Staged Introduction of Blended Learning – To Blend or Not to Blend?

The Master’s Degree in Global Mental Health (GMH) is in its sixth year as an on-campus course and in its second year as an online distance learning (ODL) course. A significant review of ILOs, course content, Moodle resource, the role of graduate attributes and assessment types was undertaken prior to the 2017/18 launch. The optimisation of agility and cohesion between Programmes has provided an opportunity to introduce blended learning materials for the on-campus students as a means of supporting learning. With the introduction of blended learning into the on-campus course we wish to ensure that it is embedded robustly, efficiently and effectively