The last topic in the ONL202 course was focussed on reflecting on the journey in the course. The course provided an enriching experience of various aspects of online teaching as well as learning. As it was highlighted several times that ‘the course is the course’, the activities were highly student oriented with few lectures (moreContinue reading “Looking ahead (ONL202 Topic 5)”
Do we need to think differently? (ONL202 Topic 4)
The topic 4 in ONL202 was about designing your course and teaching for online and blended learning environments. Moving away from the classical campus-based teaching towards online and blended learning forms has been challenging for most of us, especially during the year 2020 where everyone was forced to do this overnight. At our university, IContinue reading “Do we need to think differently? (ONL202 Topic 4)”
Learning in personal communities (ONL202 Topic 3)
The topic 3 in ONL202 course addressed the importance of creating communities of learning. This aspect can be discussed from two different perspectives – teacher and student. In both cases, creating a personal learning network (PLN) is of great importance to facilitate learning. The definition and type of members in the PLN for a teacherContinue reading “Learning in personal communities (ONL202 Topic 3)”
Opennes – What’s in it for me? (ONL202 Topic 2)
The second topic in the ONL202 course was about the sharing and openness in ‘Open Learning’. The discussions were about how to share an online course or course material, why it is of interest, what value could it add, and the possible consequences of sharing online course material. The discussions around this topic became veryContinue reading “Opennes – What’s in it for me? (ONL202 Topic 2)”
Digital Personality (ONL202 Topic 1)
The first topic in the ONL202 course is on online participation and digital literacies. The focus has been on identifying ourselves in the digital space, how literate (or accustomed) we are with the digital tools available, and how we use those tools in our daily lives. The motivation for this seemingly is to know ourselvesContinue reading “Digital Personality (ONL202 Topic 1)”