Scaffolding
Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning “In essence, inclusive and open pedagogies are rooted in empathy and require that we take a humanistic approach in creating learning experiences” Amanda McAndrew I have enjoyed ...
Semi-Open Knowledge for Open Learning
During the discussion about open learning within the PBL7 group we have come across a very interesting topic. Accessibility to open learning materials suitable for open courses may be somewhat limited due to a number ...
Topic 5: Wrapping it up
So, it is the 10th of December and it is time to wrap the ONL experience up. I will use the questions posed on our community page to try and sort my thoughts and feeling ...
Leap of faith?
Photo by Sammie Vasquez on Unsplash Our Open Networked Learning (ONL) course has come to an end and it is time to summarize the journey. Now it feels like we just got started and found ...
12 weeks on: What have I learned?
Looking back on the last twelve weeks of coursework, I realized that this experience has been truly enriching and would have not been as rewarding without the help and guidance from our ONL course organisers, ...
Blended Learning
Let me start by saying that I’ve had no experience in a blended learning environment. Throughout my education, I’ve always had traditional education in a lecture hall style setup. The contact time would be in ...
TOPIC 2 – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness
“If there is no sharing, there is no teaching.” “Openness is about being generous.” – David Wiley Second topic and new learning. This time I was introduced to a new world of online education that ...
How to design an online course?
Source: The Five Stage Model (Salmon, G. 2013) I must admit that among the five topics covered in our ONL course, this is the topic I struggled with the most. To be honest, it was ...
1. Introducing the use of Digital Literacies
I apprehensively enrolled into ONL 192 course given my immigrant status. After my fourth session the apprehension levels decreased. Reasons being that the facilitators and group members created an environment that is so conducive to ...
MY ONL192 REFLECTIONS
At the beginning of the course I thought I was digitally literate but this course has opened me up to many other tools and platforms that I would not have discovered on my own, the ...