Blended courses provide an opportunity to integrate the learning that is done online and
in the classroom so that students can see clear connections between what they are doing in both
environments. Introducing an online activity in class and then providing feedback to the activity
in class after the activity is completed can help “close the loop” of learning for students. ​​Small
group activities centered around asynchronous content at the beginning of a face to face session
gives students an opportunity to “dust off the cobwebs,” gain confidence in their thinking, and
identify points of consensus and areas needing clarification. Active learning in the classroom can
increase student engagement and promote learning. The online environment can also be used to
create active learning opportunities for students that help them engage with challenging concepts
or that provide self-assessment of self-reflection opportunities. 

All activities should promote meaningful engagement with course concepts and not
become “busy work” for the students, and ideally an assignment should span both spaces, to a
certain degree, to bolster integration.  The crucial point is, nothing lives in an isolated space!