“Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don’t really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way.”-C. JoyBell C. As I reflect on my ONL educational journey, I can define it to be a learning roller coaster. In theContinue reading “Lessons learnt – future practice”

“The most profound words will remain unread unless you can keep the learner engaged. You can’t see their eyes to know if they got it so … say it, show it, write it, demo it and link it to an activity.” – James Bates Without a doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significantContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”

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Looking forward to a season of learning, to be loss in the world of expectant exploration, of undefined areas of uncharted waters personally in the sea of blogs. Much like opening pandora box, unlike my defined life as a family physician.

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” – Helen Keller. At a glance one can denote that the needs and expectations of current day learners have changed dramatically. Learning communities,are both physical and digital connections. In South Africa the cost of education is getting higher, alas learners are also learningContinue reading “The Power of Community– networked collaborative learning”

Although at first creating a blog seemed daunting when considering the perceived technical skills involved, using blogs. The learning curve is not as steep as I imagined, and there are many resources for instructors. Despite 2020 looking nothing like I expected, I survived. I still can’t believe that I even started my own blog inContinue reading “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way….”

In line with the adage that “Sharing is caring”, someone needs your actions to inspire his actions. With reference to Caliskan (2012) who identifies the term “openness” as a reference to any teaching organisation or institution that offers a variety of choices to learners by giving them the opportunity to study and learn in waysContinue reading “Openness in Education & Learning”

Due to Covid 19 we were all thrust into the virtual world of on line meetings. However, my on line participation drastically increased during this period. I am no fundi in teams or zoom meetings but my knowledge has grown in leaps and bounds. Being a novice to PBL, I was unsure of it workings.Continue reading “Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies”

As I am embark on this journey I am super excited yet apprehensive. I have always read blogs and found the narratives interesting and one day said hopefully I will get the courage to express myself. Well that one day is here due to ONL which gave me the push. As a novice blogger gettingContinue reading “Yipeee, my first official blog.”