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High quality blended learning for further education and the skills sector

About the Consortium


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Heart of Worcestershire College has delivered a successful blended learning curriculum for over 10 years. One of the main challenges to this has been the sourcing of good quality learning resources specifically developed for the Further Education (FE) sector. From experience, we have found that the most effective way to create appropriate resources is through a co-development process where the costs and expertise are shared across the partnership.

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The Blended Learning Consortium has been set up to support colleges in moving forward to meet accredited guidelines and allow members to benefit from the creation and sharing of FE specific resources. With this in mind, Heart of Worcestershire College would like to invite your college to join the Blended Learning Consortium. Kindly supported and sponsored by Instructure , the Consortium currently produces a wide range of eLearning resources spanning a wide range of learning levels and subject areas.

Our Resources

All our resources are SCORM compliant and can be integrated within your chosen LMS. Each resource (excluding standalone videos) provides the ability to track learner progress via targeted assessment or course completion. We ensure all our resources are accessible as possible by utilising native accessibility tools as well as additional custom UI and mechanics that provide an intuitative and logical learner experience.

Storyline Standard
  • 30-40 mins
  • 'Traditional' slides
  • Audio narration
  • Tracked quiz
RISE Standard
  • 20-30 mins
  • Continuous scroll
  • Fully responsive
  • Tracked quiz
Microlearning
  • 10-15 mins
  • Continuous scroll
  • Fully responsive
  • Knowledge checks
RISE Video Set
  • 10-15 mins
  • 1-3 mins p/video
  • Tracked quiz
Gamified / Scenario
  • 20-30 mins
  • Bespoke navigation
  • Gamified / scenario
Standalone Video
  • 1-3 mins
  • Single topic area

Showcase Examples

Take a look at some of our recent work by visiting our blended learning showcase page.

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New XR Resources

Through an exclusive partnership with Activate Learning, we are proudly launching some exciting new XR resources. More information can be found by visiting the following page:

Visit XR Resources page

Fun Facts...

166
Members
110
Subject areas +
3500
Resources +

We have released over 3,500 blended learning resources that are being widely used within further education. These resources are available to all members at a huge cost-saving through an attractive low anual membership fee. See below for details.

How it works

  • Annual membership fee of £5K
  • Democratic voting process to determine which subject areas are developed
  • Money used to pay member colleges to write and develop learning objects
  • Content is created to agreed specifications and standards
  • Members have access to source files to adapt and re-brand the learning resources
  • Members have their own control over any annually paid-up resources
  • New members can back pay for previously developed content
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Benefits to members

  • Access to high quality content developed by the Consortium
  • Efficiency savings through shared development costs
  • Money would be redistributed through member colleges to develop resources
  • Development of in-house skills in writing, editing and developing content
  • Support and training from the experienced content development team at Heart of Worcestershire College
  • Discounted software from partners and sponsors
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BLC Members Resource Centre

Already a BLC member? Visit the resource centre to access and download the learning content.

Visit the BLC Resource Centre

Note: A member account is required to access all the content.

About Us

The Blend


Blended learning is at the heart of what we do. Our links within the education sector enable us to effectively plan, create and deliver the best possible resources to our members. We are passionate about providing inspiring blended learning solutions that engage and empower learners while seamlessly integrating within their existing curriculum.

Meet the Team


Since launching the BLC we have hand-picked a creative and dedicated team to help us grow into the close-knit and productive unit we are today. Coffee keeps us running, gin keeps us sane and our pets keep us laughing, while a love of instructional design means we can keep supplying the best possible blended learning resources to our members.

Matt Beck
Director of Blended & Online Learning

Champion of learning technology and innovation, and the driving force of the team.
Matt has recently taken over from the fantastic Amy Hollier who has moved on to her next adventure.

Kirsty Cullen
Digital Learning Leader

Baker extraordinaire and adventure seeker. Kirsty is always on the hunt for new places to go with her beloved puggle.

Dom Sweeten
Creative Content Lead

Office biscuit dealer, bullterrier lover and graphics geek. Dom also spends his spare time as a sound designer.

Emma Williams
Digital Content Project Lead

Loves karaoke, coffee and rugby. A trained barista as well as being the curator for our in-house cheese world cup.

Dan Tryner
Content Developer

Rubik's Cube wizard and technology sponge, Dan loves supporting the team with his graphics knowledge.

Neil Wallace
Content Developer

Cacti collector and movie buff, Neil consistently wows the team with his Storyline voodoo and animation trickery.

Laura Fereday
Content Developer

A cosplay genius and plant lover in her spare time, Laura brings constant creativity and a love of colour to the team.

Sarah Fellows
Content Developer

Our in-house quiz legend and lover of sweet things, Sarah is known within the team for her editing and development prowess.

Sam Freeman
Content Developer

Sam can be found wearing every item of clothing she owns to keep warm, or underneath her dog, who has decided she is a seat.

Blog Article


"Embracing the opportunity of blended learning"

Blog article by Amy Hollier, Director of Blended and Online Learning, HoW College (2019-24)

Read how the academic year of 2019/20 would see the most significant seismic shift to teaching and learning that any of us have experienced and how a rapid switch to remote teaching meant educators had to rip up their best laid plans and within days move their practice to an online environment.

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Case Studies


BLC - How we are pushing the boundaries

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We have communicated with our members and partners to collate how the BLC has positively affected working practices and enhanced the learner experience. Read the following case studies to see how the BLC is pushing the boundaries of blended learning.

Teaching and Learning
Staff Development & CPD
Digital Strategy
Finance
Case Studies - All

Nottingham College - BLC Case Study June 2019

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Hear about Nottingham College's journey proir to and since joining the BLC including issues they faced, their reasons for joining and how the BLC has benefited them.

Nottingham College - BLC Case Study June 2019

Watch the following video about how Nottingham College has implemented resources from the Blended Learning Consortium.



The Blend

Our Members


Over 70% of FE colleges in the UK are part of the BLC family. Look at the map to see where they all are.

Members

Subject Areas


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Each year, the Consortium develops and releases interactive e-learning content using pooled Consortium funds. The subject areas developed are the result of democratic voting from BLC members, with the top voted for subjects being developed using the available funds. Additional subject areas are then added as funds become available from new member subscriptions. As well as having access to the current phase of resources, members are able to cherry-pick the most suitable subject areas from those previously developed allowing Consortium members to tailor their chosen content to suit their requirements.

Forthcoming Phase
Voting will open for the next phase of development later in the year.
Current Phase
The following subject areas are currently in development:
Sample resources
To view a sample session from any of the subject areas, click on the links below. Please note these are sample resources taken from the available topic areas. Consortium members gain access to the full library based on their subscription.
Alternatively, click the following link to see the up-to-date resources booklet that lists all the available sessions.
View Resources Booklet
Current phase subjects:
English & Maths
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Tutorial
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Vocational
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Bespoke Video Resources
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Stand-alone bespoke video resources developed in the following areas:

Follow the links below to view a sample from each area.

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Exclusive Offers


As a Consortium, we are in a position to negotiate with companies and sponsors to obtain discounts and benefits for all Consortium colleges, all of which are outlined below along with relevant contact details and links if you wish to find out more.

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10X Managers

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Fast-track to higher performing, engaged managers and teams

10X Managers mission is to support managers in becoming business leaders who engage teams, drive results, and foster innovation. I have been engaging with 10X Managers and their offering recently and believe they could do the same for many of us.

Core Services

1. Live Development Experiences
  • Tailored workshops and full programmes designed and delivered by a team of 20 expert coaches
  • Uses a Community Development approach to enhance skills, behaviours, and connections
  • Includes Skill & Troubleshooting Workshops, Manager Strength Index, and Playbook Creation to facilitate knowledge sharing
2. LeadersLab Online Platform
  • A self-service resource hub for managers to tackle daily challenges
  • Offers access to expert support, peer discussions, masterclasses, playbooks, and live events
3. Manager Strength Index
  • Benchmarks managers' performance against education sector standards
  • Identifies key development areas and high-impact opportunities
  • Provides data-driven insights for L&D and HR teams to measure training effectiveness

BLC offer:
To start a relationship, we would like to offer a 12-month complimentary licence for your managers to our flagship learning-experience platform, LeadersLab, which supports them to:


  • Acquire essential management skills using resources such as 70+ on-demand Masterclasses
  • Collaborate with 4,500+ peers, sharing ideas and solving problems together
  • Participate in monthly expert-led workshops & training events

If anyone would like to explore this offering further or simply take advantage of the complimentary licences please contact Nick Eccleston:



For additional information, visit the 10X Managers website:



Accessibility Toolkit for Moodle

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Accessibility Toolkit for Moodle

Brickfield Education Labs offers a comprehensive Accessibility Toolkit for Moodle to improve the accessibility of Moodle course content. The Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit provides accessibility auditing and remediation of course content with an improved editor and the creation of accessible file formats.

BLC Members Offer:
We are delighted to offer members of the Blended Learning Consortium a special discount of 20 % off a 2-year contract for orders completed by end 2024.

What is included in the price: Annual License Fee per FTE, On-Demand Online Training, Online Help resources.

This discount is off our list price as of March 21st, 2022. To claim your discount please complete our contact form on our website.

Offer only open to individual FE colleges who are part of the Blended Learning Consortium..

The problem

From speaking to a wide range of organisations and institutions about accessibility, we understand that they all seem to face a common set of challenges. Staff are often not all fully trained on Moodle or how to build content in Moodle, with some staff not having a good knowledge of HTML. Overall, we understand that staff are subject matter experts - not accessibility experts. So how can they know how and be able to create accessible content? This is where Accessibility Toolkit for Moodle comes in to help the teacher and the learner.

Brickfield approach

The Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit uses a three-step process to find, fix and future-proof content accessibility within Moodle.

1. Finding the challenges

The Moodle Accessibility Toolkit provides the institution insights into where things stand with the accessibility of content in Moodle is vital. Initially, the platform automates the analysis of the content inside Moodle courses against a set of Accessibility standards.

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2. Fixing the issues

Once the audit phase is complete, the Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit enables teachers carry out content remediation. Staff can use the tools to triage several common issues in bulk – such as changing descriptions of links and adding alt text.

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Accessible files for students

As part of the Futureproofing, the Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit has an accessible file convertor which integrates with Moodle at course resource level. With this, learners can choose to convert uploaded documents into more accessible formats to suit individual choice.

Accessibility file conversion

Amongst the alternate files available are:

  • Text formats – PDF, Docx, Txt, HTML
  • eBook formats – Mobi, ePub
  • Audio – with different speeds
  • Daisy
  • Digital Braille File

Documents are converted “on-demand.” Students are notified when alternate format is available. Supported file types are .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF, .PPT, .PPTX, .TXT, .XML, .HTML, .HTM, .RTF, .EPUB, .MOBI, .TIFF, .TIF, .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .BMP, .PNG, .PCX, .DCX, .J2K, .JP2, .JPX, .DJV, .TEX and .ASC

To claim your discount please complete our contact form on our website by following the link below:



Accessit

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Accessit - Taking Education Further

Accessit is a library management system designed to support your college by streamlining workflows and helping you build a connected community of learners.

Over 25 years Accessit has developed a class leading integrated library management offering, one that is designed for a modern learning environment and hosted in the cloud with anywhere any time access for staff and students. Our approach has been to develop something that users - whether they be librarians or learners – find easy to use. To make researching using all the library’s resources easy, even if literacy isn’t your strong suit.

We also strive to make researching outside of the school easier as users can also search across EBSCO, GALE, Britannica and more - all from one webpage. In many cases our customers use Accessit to manage their libraries across multiple campuses with easy management of:

  • Online digital content
  • eBooks
  • Video resources such as ClickView
  • Inventory (laptops, cameras etc.)
  • Teacher resources
  • Archives

Accessit Library integrates with many of the leading Student Information Systems and Data Management Systems to make day to day management of learners easy. With a support team of both IT and Librarians based in the UK, we have people who can help you get the most out of Accessit Library with training and support when you need us.

BLC offer:
Blended Learning Consortium members qualify for 50% off data migration to make the move from your previous Library Management System simple.


View this pdf for more information about Accessit:



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Or call us on the following number and we will be happy to discuss our services with you in more detail:

+44 (0) 203 6179908


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Activate Learning - XR Resources

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New XR catalogue in partnership with Activate Learning

Activate Learning have partnered with the Blended Learning Consortium to make available to BLC Members a suite of extended reality (XR) assets. Read more about what's on offer by visiting the XR showcase page.

Beyond Labz

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Beyond Labz provides the most immersive, flexible, and realistic virtual lab simulations on the market. Whether you're teaching in higher education, high school, online schools or homeschooling, our platform allows you to bring science to life in ways that are adaptable to every teaching style and curriculum.



Visit our website for more information:



Boost by Proprep

Boost Learning

Boost is a teaching and learning platform providing subject-specific collections of short, topic-level theory videos, interactive practice questions, and solution videos. Designed to support independent study, course prerequisites, and test preparation, colleges can tailor customisable learning pathways to support student needs.

Proven Impact

Since its launch Boost has had a significant impact on student learning outcomes, case studies include:

  • Imperial College London – 44% of Boost users scored above the class average in final assessments, more than double the 20% of non-Boost users
  • University of Dundee – Students saw a 50% improvement in average grades compared to the expected pass grade when using Boost alongside their studies
  • University of Bolton – Supported the creation of an institution-wide Academic Skills Centre

BLC offer:
Free pilots are now available for all BLC institutions between now and the end of the academic year.


Email Matt Beck and Simon Bell to gain access:



We believe Boost’s Intro to Algebra and Precalculus Collection may be most relevant to BLC members, although all collections are available to pilot. In addition, Boost has collections on an Introduction to Financial Accounting, Principles of Programming, CAD & CAM Design, and Digital Systems.

2024-25 Pricing
  • £1,875 for 1,000 licences
  • £3,800 for 4,000 licences

This is a heavily discounted package exclusively for BLC members, as 1000 licences on Boost would routinely cost between 8-10K. If this is of interest, contact Matt Beck at the BLC for more details and offer options.

View the Precalculus Subject Collection pdf:



View all our curated collections on the Boost website:



Canvas by Instructure

Instructure

Meet the learning platform that powers the world’s smartest classrooms.

Amplify teaching. elevate learning and intensify impact. It’s the connective education solution that helps us all learn better together. Through software, assessment tools, content, professional development, partner technologies and a million-member-strong user community, the Instructure learning platform makes learning more personal and student success more equitable.

BLC offer:
Instructure is delighted to offer members of the BLC a 25% discount on Canvas subscriptions for the full duration of any multi-year contract (Limited to new customers only).


To schedule a demo or to discuss your institution’s specific needs, please reach out to Matthew Mcshane, Regional Director for Further Education:



Get to know Instructure and the Instructure learning platform here:



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ClickView

ClickView

ClickView, relevant, educational content at your fingertips

BLC Members Offer:
As a BLC member, you receive a 10% discount off your first year's subscription

ClickView provides access to a central bank of vetted, safe and ad free curriculum video, plus rights cleared on-demand films and TV, with interactive question layers for formative assessment.

Trusted by over 5500 schools and colleges, with 1 in 3 UK Colleges using ClickView

'It can be difficult to find vocationally relevant and accurate video content to use for demonstration purposes or to assist with blended learning. That’s why ClickView is such a valuable asset. The fact that all videos are current, written by subject specialists and align with curriculum, is incredibly reassuring to educators.'
Amy Hollier, Head of Blended Learning, Heart of Worcestershire College

'ClickView enhances our teaching and learning. The quality of teaching and learning content gives our educators confidence in the curriculum to support their methods. Our students have instant access to powerful learning possibilities which is encouraging and driving independent learning. With the wider possibilities of broadcast TV to bring learning to life and quiz tools to check understanding, our educators are empowered to provide deep and meaningful teaching and learning.'
Catherine Evans, Teaching & Learning Manager, Coleg Gwent

'ClickView significantly reduces the time our lecturers spend trying locate relevant content to enhance their online delivery and then reduces the stress of them worrying if that content will still be available in the future.'
Kevan Scade, Digital Learning Support Team Leader, Ayrshire College


Learn more about ClickView by visiting our website:



Email Chris Woods at ClickView to learn more:



D2L Brightspace

D2L Brightspace

It’s an exciting and challenging time for Further Education as the spotlight falls on the sector to train the next generation of employees. Technology is helping Further Education Institutions to attract more students, diversify incomes and improve business efficiencies through the provision of flexible online offerings and a more personalised learning paths experience.

About Brightspace

Brightspace is a cloud-based learning platform that makes online and blended learning easy, flexible, and smart. Brightspace is not like a traditional virtual learning platform (VLE) — it is easy to drag-and drop content to create engaging courses, better uptime, supports all mobile devices, and is accessible for all learners. Plus, Brightspace enables the future of learning with a gaming engine, adaptive learning, video management, intelligent agents, course interactives, full support for outcomes or competency-based learning, and world-leading learning analytics.

About D2L

D2L believes learning is the foundation upon which all progress and achievement rests. Working closely with clients, D2L has transformed the way millions of people learn online or in the classroom. Learn more about D2L for schools, higher education and further education at www.D2L.com.

BLC offer:

50% off first year subscription costs

View offer as PDF:



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FizzyNewt

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FizzyNewt – Exclusive Complimentary Access Secured for BLC Members

A Better Way to Manage Attendance and Encourage Student Engagement

FizzyNewt is designed to simplify attendance tracking and encourage student engagement, while fostering a responsive learning environment. This exclusive opportunity for Blended Learning Consortium members enhances how institutions connect with and support their students.

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Developed by a university lecturer who firsthand experienced the challenges of traditional attendance systems, FizzyNewt combines a user-friendly interface with practical functionality for educators and students.

  • Streamlined Attendance Management
    Simplifies tracking while reducing administrative workload.
  • Early Warning System
    Identifies students who may need additional support to achieve academic success.
  • Micro-Feedback for Real-Time Insights
    Allows students to share their thoughts and feelings about learning sessions, offering educators actionable insights to improve engagement and comprehension.
  • Advanced Analytics and Reporting
    Provides detailed, real-time data on attendance trends and engagement, enabling data-driven decisions to improve outcomes.

Watch this short video to learn more about FizzyNewt:



Exclusive BLC offer:
The Blended Learning Consortium has arranged complimentary access to FizzyNewt for a limited number of members, inviting them to participate in a case study exploring its transformative impact on attendance management and student engagement.


Get started:

Contact Simon Bell to explore this opportunity and discuss your free access from the start of 2025. You can also contact your BLC representative.



Visit the FizzyNewt website for more information:



itslearning

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Collaborating tutors and students through a 360º transparent learning platform. Itslearning have what it takes to revolutionise learning outcomes, to improve social learning, communications and peer assessment. It is an intuitive, modern learning platform that is accessible anytime, anywhere.
We are offering special discounts for colleges who are members of Blended Learning Consortium. Whether you are an individual college or groups of colleges, our cost-effective packages allow you to benefit from economies of scale.

BLC offer:
The discount on license price is as follows:

  • Individual college - 20%
  • 2-4 colleges - 30% (minimum of 5,000 users)
  • 5 colleges** or more - 50% (minimum of 15,000 users)

Be part of this exclusive offer | Be part of the itslearning world:



For a free demonstration of itslearning please visit:



IPS - Integrated Payment Solutions

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IPS provide’s a bespoke tailored solution, designed to connect with all your existing hardware and fully supported by our partners new hardware. As the only official partner of Pro-Solution, we integrate with all functions, in the following areas:

  • Access Control
  • Cashless Payments
  • Automatic Registers
  • Enrolment and Visitor Management
  • ID Cards
  • Active Directories
  • Tills and Stock Control
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BLC offer:

  • Free Trial of software on the condition that it fulfils the brief
  • Buy 2 items from the suite and receive 10% discount on 2nd
  • Buy 3 items from the suite and receive 20% discount on 2nd and 3rd
  • Buy 4 items from the suite and receive 30% discount on 3rd and 4th
  • Buy 5 items from the suite and receive 40% discount on 4th and 5th
  • Buy 6 items from the suite and receive 50% on all of the above plus 6th item free
  • Multiple items work perfectly for groups of Colleges or several campus’

Contact us for more information:



t: 01202 00 66 77

Learn365

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Learn365 (previously LMS365) — the only learning platform built into Microsoft 365.

Supercharge growth, deliver SCORM packaged training within Teams and track progress with our category-leading LMS.

Built on Microsoft 365 platforms, services, and generative AI technologies, Learn365 is a cloud-based platform that enables organizations to deliver learning where people are already logged in and active – in Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Viva Learning, or on their mobile devices.

BLC offer:
20% discount off list price


Visit the Zensai website for more information about Learn365:



Contact Seun Aluko directly for more information:



Tel: +447874 161748


Lucas Nuelle

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Lucas-Nülle GmbH develops and produces innovative training systems for education and vocational training. We provide the training equipment and associated e-Learning courses and assessments.

For more than 20 years, the company has pioneered digital education. All teaching equipment is connected to digital learning content, which guides the user in experimental learning to ensure their success. In 15 different fields of engineering, Lucas-Nülle offers complete learning solutions. Using the LN training and assessment solutions, students are supported in their learning to gain qualifications up to Level 6.

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Specialisms include:

  • Automation (Industry 4.0)
  • Automotive Engineering (including Electric and Hybrid Technology, accredited by IMI)
  • Renewable Energy/SMART Grid
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering

To see how one university has implemented Lucas-Nülle products take a look at this video:



Get a short impression of what Lucas-Nülle offers:



An example of a training system for hybrid and electrical vehicles:



BLC offer:
8% Discount


Email Dirk Schönian to learn more:



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Navigate

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Capturing the whole learner journey

Trusted by over 100 FE colleges, Navigate is a suite of products that empowers learners and staff to record, manage, evidence, and report on all non-academic activity and skills development.

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Navigate is modular in nature, and designed to work in harmony with existing college systems.

Visit our website:



Alternatively, email us for more information:



Overt

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Blended Learning Consortium ‘Autumn Term’ savings from Overt Software

We are based in the UK and provide solutions to businesses and educational institutions all over the world. Overt Software has harnessed the power of open source software and has developed a range of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) packages.

BLC offer:
With our ethos of “exceptional service and honest expert advice”, being at the heart of everything we do, we are happy to give a 20% discount for Consortium Members for the first year (new customers to Overt Software only).

Hosted Moodle Solution

Our hosted servers are backed up by our complete range of server support activities. This package gives you a worry-free hosted solution, ideal for ensuring the smooth running of your applications. We give you a truly excellent solution for a busy institutional environment.

Mahara Cloud e-Portfolio

We can integrate your Mahara e-Portfolio with Moodle to take advantage of Moodle’s tracking, reporting and grading functionality. We create true single-sign-on between both Mahara and Moodle systems.

Shibboleth Cloud Single Sign-On

We understand that managing hundreds of user accounts that access online resources only adds to the daily load within the LRC & IT Departments. With Overt’s Shibboleth single sign-on solution, staff & learners are able to access online resources 24/7, 365 days a year.

Shibboleth Azure AD/ADFS Authentication Module (SAAM)

With more and more organisations utilising the power of Azure/Office 365 and ADFS a new problem has emerged. Users are now needing to sign on to multiple SSO systems (Azure AD/ADFS and Shibboleth) negating the benefits that SSO brings. That is why we have developed SAAM, as this bridges the authentication between the multiple SSO systems allowing users to simultaneously sign on to Azure AD/ADFS as well as Shibboleth (or another SSO system). This means that the user only needs 1 login to access all of their resources - bringing back true SSO.

If you are interested in any of our packages and want to take advantage of our Blended Learning Consortium discounts, please feel free to contact our sales team:



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Alternatively, call us for more information:

t: 01905 955 037


The Skills Network

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The Skills Network allows learners to undertake their study in an exciting and interactive e-learning environment. The system not only supports learners’ development, but also includes tutor access and intelligent data management tools which cover all aspects of blended and distance learning delivery.

BLC offer:
For members who want to come on board with The Skills Network, if they commit to learning resources for an initial 50 learners with us, we will build them a fully branded tenancy of our online platform for free (RRP is ordinarily £1,000), plus we will charge just £20 per learner (RRP is usually £30).
This makes the total cost just £1,000 instead of £2,500 RRP.

Click here for more information about the offer:



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System Live

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System Live are a software house specialising in Quality Enhancement Software, Consultancy and Reporting within the Further Education sector.

Observation Live - for Lesson Observations

System Live have partnered with Wakefield College on a new Lesson Observation system catering for the needs of FE. Key features include the ability to set up different types of observation types from graded to non-graded to learning walks, fully configurable templates, offline mode for recording observations when no internet access is available, create action plans for staff, sophisticated in built reporting.

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Planning Live - for Schemes of Work and Lesson Planning

Our system for Schemes of Work and Lesson Planning. This system replaces a college’s traditional approach of teachers recording this information on Word documents. Therefore has all the benefits of being able to share, collaborate, standardise and report which a centralised system provides.

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We are pleased to announce a discount of 20% on the licence for Observation Live and Planning Live for members of the Blended Learning Consortium!

A brochure with more details about Observation Live can be downloaded below:



A brochure with more details about Planning Live can be downloaded below:



More information can be found on our website:



Or please email us directly to find out more information about our products and services:



Teachermatic

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TeacherMatic is an innovative and exceptional suite of AI tools designed by teachers, for teachers.

With the help of Chat GPT-3, TeacherMatic empowers educators to create a diverse range of engaging teaching resources and activities such as lesson plans, schemes of work, multiple choice questions, discussion topics, and so much more.

You can see a 5 min demonstration of TeacherMatic here:

BLC offer:

BLC members who purchase TeacherMatic will get a free online training session for teachers to support them in making the best use of this toolkit.

More information can be found on our website:



Or contact:



Texthelp

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Texthelp

Join the millions of people all across the world using Texthelp tools to enhance their learning and working styles and realise their true potential.

Read&Write is a simple software ‘toolbar’ that works in conjunction with all of your current software such as Word, Web Browsers, PDF files and Google Docs, Slides and Classroom. It has a comprehensive set of features such as text to speech, prediction, text and visual dictionaries, translation, resource creation and study skills tools. It will help every student, across every subject when they are using computer equipment specifically in improving literacy and fluency in conjunction with digital skills.

Read&Write as a Computer Reader & Scribe in Exams

Read&Write is the prefered computer reader for exams throughout the UK. The software makes exams accessible for students who have dyslexia or reading difficulties. “A computer reader allows the pupil to independently meet the requirements of the reading standards”.

The benefits of a computer reader & scribe

For the student:

  • Computer reader allowed in exams testing reading where a human reader is not permitted
  • Can be used across a wide range of exams
  • Allows students to work independently

For the teacher:

  • Supports Inclusive teaching through differentiation in the classroom
  • Supports evidencing progression
  • Reduces cost of reasonable adjustment
  • Improves teacher performance

For the colleges:

  • Reduces exam costs, additional invigilators, readers & scribes not needed
  • Fewer rooms required

BLC offer:
We’re delighted to offer members of the Blended Learning Consortium a special discount of 15% off the Read&Write standard site price (new customers only).

Included in price is a domain wide licence which will cover all on-site and licensee owned devices including loan devices. Texthelp will also provide a range of support including:

  • Access to a dedicated FE area for students to aid onboarding, help build skills and increase usage
  • On demand, live webinars for staff training
  • Access to ‘Texthelp Academy’ where your staff can access feature videos, ‘How To’ webinars, courses & much more.
  • technical support, updates & upgrades

30-days free trial

Take advantage of our free trial period to see the power of Read&Write.

For all enquiries please visit the Texthelp website:



Or email:



**All of our products are built with accessibility in mind, ensuring every student has the same opportunities for learning. Texthelp also provides software that makes Maths both digital and accessible (Equatio), offering multiple modes of input for teachers and students. OrbitNote is a PDF solution allowing you to make PDFs more Accessible and Actionable. It allows you to transform and interact with documents in a completely different way. Our Texthelp Toolbox allows you to create an accessible, dynamic and collaborative classroom that works for every learner.


Think Smart

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“Inspectors will consider the extent to which learners receive thorough and impartial careers guidance to enable them to make informed choices about their current learning and future career plans” OFSTED Further Education and Skills Handbook

Think Smart helps your current and prospective students discover the right career path for them, and guides them towards the appropriate courses, vacancies and apprenticeships to achieve their ambitions.

Here is a demo video:



We interview professionals across a wide range of industries about their jobs, and use this to develop real-world problem-solving scenarios that your students can try out to get an understanding of what different career paths involve. Our adaptive algorithms track the topics and activities they enjoy in order to guide them towards appropriate career choices.

We offer:

  • Hundreds of problem-solving scenarios across >35 industries and constantly growing content
  • The ability to rapidly build new content according to you + your local economy’s needs
  • A word bank for students to add definitions of difficult jargon
  • Guidance for prospective students towards appropriate courses and/or job vacancies
  • Comprehensive analytics platform to measure progress throughout their student journey

BLC offer:
We are delighted to offer a 20% discount on licenses to BLC members.

Please contact us for details and to arrange a demo:

Email:



Tel: 07492393793

Visit our website for more information:



Transform Education

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Transform Education Ltd is a training and consultancy provider set up by Peter Kilcoyne and Esam Baboukhan focused on transforming Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) through the use of technology. transformeducation.co.uk/ Our core mission is to inspire and empower educators to transform TLA.

Our core services are:

LMS 365

We are the UK educational reseller for LMS 365.

LMS365 is a fully functional VLE/LMS built around SharePoint and the Office 365 suite of applications. It supports teachers and learners using Microsoft Teams and other Office 365 apps, which they are familiar with to engage in teaching and learning. The LMS 365 platform provides powerful back end VLE functionality such as course management, tracking, reporting, SCORM integration, gradebook and certification. Using LMS365 in Teams opens a whole new level of social collaboration and excitement! Teams’ chat-based interface allows users to work together on various course topics in a fun and informal manner.

Watch these videos for more information:

LMS365 built for MS Teams:



LMS365 Learning Management for the Modern Digital Workplace:



See transformeducation.co.uk/partners/lms365/ for more information.

Microsoft Global Training Partner

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We have been recognized by Microsoft as a Global Training Partner. We offer a full range of training and advisory services to help organisations and their staff make the best use of Microsoft Teams and Office 365. Esam Baboukhan, a part-time Microsoft Learning Consultant, winner of EdTech 50 and Pearson’s Silver Digital Innovator of the Year 2020 award is known nationally and internationally for his inspirational pedagogical use of Microsoft 365 and can provide bespoke training and advice to your college and staff.

See transformeducation.co.uk/partners/microsoft/ for more information.

Bespoke CPD

Through our Directors and team of outstanding associates we offer a range of bespoke face to face and online training across many areas of digital learning.

These include:

  • Microsoft 365
  • Google for Education
  • Blended Learning pedagogy
  • Digital Accessibility
  • Using Video as an effective strategy
  • Webinar design
  • Using Drones
  • Developing a digital strategy
  • Cybersecurity

See transformeducation.co.uk/services/ for more information.

Implementing Blended Learning

Peter Kilcoyne is well known for his work in Blended Learning. Both in setting up and leading the Blended Consortium for its first five years and managing the implementation of the SOLA blended learning model at Heart of Worcestershire College. This work has been recognised through the college winning TES and AoC awards and Peter being in the EdTech 50. Peter has supported many colleges and universities across the UK and internationally and offers bespoke training and advisory services through Transform Education.

See transformeducation.co.uk/services/ for more information.

Transform Education Associates

Transform Education has several associates who work with us to deliver training and support. These include some of the leading digital managers and practitioners working in the FE sector today offering a wide range of specialist skills.

For more information about our associates go to transformeducation.co.uk/associates/ for more information.

Please get in touch if you are interested in finding out more about becoming one of our associates.



BLC offer:
Members using our services will be given 10% off the price for training and consultation services.

Members buying a licence for LMS365 will be given two days free training.

Visit our website for more information:



Vera

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VERA is a suite of AI-powered tools helping students and job seekers explore career paths, build standout resumes, and prepare confidently for real-world interviews. Offering a career discovery test, CV builder and AI interview preparation, to discover how VERA supports employability, career confidence, and digital readiness.

Visit the website for more information:



Alternatively, contact us:



Vevox - Student Polling

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Engagement for online, in-person and hybrid meetings & classes.

BLC offer:
Vevox college pricing plan - offer:

Find out why education institutions have rated Vevox #1 in the world for software AND service.

Pilot (year 1) offered at 50% of standard costs.

Plan includes:

  • A full institution-wide Vevox student polling plan
  • Access for all academic staff and students
  • For 1 year (12 months inclusive)
  • Unlimited usage and feature set
  • Fully supported via our world-class Customer Success Team
  • - Dedicated Customer Success Manager (Train the trainer, staff training, etc. all included)
  • SSO, LTI, Teams/Zoom integrations, ChatGPT AI etc included

View the college pricing overview:



Visit the Vevox website for more information:



Alternatively, contact us for a no obligation demo:



Vitalize

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Who is Vitalize?

Vitalize IT provides support and training to enable schools and colleges to develop the use of Digital learning via Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

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Our goal is always to support your college to enhance teaching and learning with technology, by engaging students and teachers.

Our dedicated support team is made of experienced teachers and ICT professionals who have many years’ experience of working in the education sector.

BLC offer:
We’re delighted to offer members of the Blended Learning Consortium:

A totally free virtual assessment questionnaire and analysis report to see how confident your tutors are with either Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

For more information, please book a 1:1 video meet:



For more information please visit our website:



Or email us:



Offers

Events & Webinars


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Upcoming Events

No upcoming events.
Do you have something you wish to showcase to our members?
Please get in touch if you would like to organise a webinar.

Previous Webinars

Previously recorded webinars are available to watch again by following the links below.
Depending on your internet speed, there may be a short delay while the recording loads up.


BLC Summer Conference 2025 - A Decade of Digital Discovery

Thursday 3rd July 2025


Fizzy Newt Webinar

Thursday 22nd May 2025


BLC Spring Meeting 2025


BLC Autumn Meeting 2024


BLC Spring Meeting 2024


BLC Autumn Meeting 2023


TeacherMatic Webinar

Wednesday 27th September 2023


BLC Summer Conference 2023 - Education 4.0


Introducing Vevox

Wednesday 17th May 2023


BLC Spring Meeting 2023


Lyfta Webinar

Introducing the Lyfta immersive learning platform.


Accessit Library Webinar

Introducing Accessit Library


Introducing Focus XR

How to get the most from VR learning in 2023


BLC Autumn Meeting 2022


BLC Summer Conference 2022 - Digital Sparks

Digital Event Programme - Wakelet
View the digital event programme


BLC Spring Meeting - 31st March 2022


ClickView | DN Colleges Group


Introducing the Formative Platform


Embedding Blended Learning; making the most of the BLC resources


Blended Learning Autumn Conference 2021


Blended Learning Summer Conference 2021


Audactive and iSpring Webinar


TextHelp Webinar - Widening Accessibility, Redefining Inclusion


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Spring 2021

Thanks to all those who have attended the regional meetings, you can watch the recordings using the links below:


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Autumn 2020


Century Webinar - The Future of Further Education - 25/11/2020:

Do you want to know more about the digital transformation of the #FE Sector? Technology is now essential for the teaching and learning of English and Math's. The Blended Learning Consortium and Century Tech present an insightful webinar to help answer this question. With speakers form Bradford College, Rise Holme College and Activate Learning.


Virtual Reality Assessment Tool (eCom Scotland) - 14/10/2020:

eCom Scotland have been working extensively with City of Glasgow College to develop a VR for assessment toolkit. Their development process has now reached the stage where they would like to involve the BLC in trials of using the prototype toolkit to provide feedback. This would be great help for them to create a toolkit that fits the needs of the FE sector. The toolkit shows great promise from our experience so far and is able to produce self-contained SCORM objects as well as other formats, which would fit with the BLC model.


Flipick LMS Webinar - 30/09/2020:


LMS365 Webinar - 25/06/2020:


Adapting to the 'New Normal' and Embracing the Digital Opportunity - 18/06/2020:


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Spring 2020


Preparing for distance learning - BLC Webinar 16/03/2020:


Accessibility Professional Development - BLC Online Conference 12/03/2020:


Events

Support & Guides


Here you will find useful documentation and guides for using the Blended Learning Consortium resources. Please refer to the supportive information relating to your VLE or intended use. We aim to add additional guides over time.

Use of AI Statement

AI is transforming the way we can deliver our resources, helping us innovate and improve the experience for you and your learners. We use various AI technologies to streamline processes, assist with idea generation, problem solving, and enhancing ways to deliver our resources. This statement explains how we use AI, our commitment to ethics, and how we ensure transparency, privacy, and fairness in everything we do.

View Our Use of AI Statement

BLC Moodle Plugin

A low-cost plugin is available that provides seamless integration of BLC resources into Moodle. Conveniently browse through the available BLC sessions and add them directly to your Moodle course. Please refer to the following PowerPoint and informative videos for more information about the plugin.

BLC Moodle repository PowerPoint

If you would like more information about the plugin, please get in touch.

Adding BLC resources to Moodle

Please refer to the following PDF that explains how to add BLC resources to Moodle.

Adding BLC Resources to Moodle

Adding BLC resources to Canvas

Here are two articles that explain how to add SCORM packages into Canvas courses.

The SCORM LTI must be enabled in External Apps at the account level before it can be used in courses. If you do not see the SCORM function in your course navigation please contact your institutions Canvas admin. If you are an administrator, please contact your Customer Success Manager for assistance.

How do I import SCORM files as an assignment?

How do I import SCORM files as an page?

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Get In Touch


For all enquiries regarding the Blended Learning Consortium including information about joining, writers training or details about the content available to Consortium members please get in touch and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak to someone in person you can contact Matt Beck directly. 01905 743468

General Enquiries

General enquiries

If you are already a member of the consortium and have a technical query, please use the Technical Queries form below.


Technical Queries

Technical enquiries

Use this form if you have a technical query about using the BLC resources or require additional member support. Please provide as much detail as possible to help us with your query.

Please give a brief description of the issue. If applicable, please provide the subject and session title/s for which your query relates to so a member of the team can locate the module quickly.


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