Nitin Williams

Topic 5 – Lessons Learnt

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Nitin Williams

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay So, here we are! The last day on ONL211. Its been a hectic, but very enjoyable 12 weeks for me. The happiest surprise for me, was how was much fun it was to learn … Continue reading →

Topic 4 – Applying the COI framework

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Nitin Williams

Figure 1. Influential Community of Inquiry (COI) framework developed by Garrison R., Cleveland-Innes M., and colleagues. Teaching has traditionally been through lectures to large classrooms of students. However, recent advances in technology, combined with new theories of learning and new … Continue reading →

Topic 3 – synergistic collaboration

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Nitin Williams

Collaborative learning is when the learning outcome by a group, is greater than if the group members had learned individually. Learning often happens in group settings, but the learning outcome is typically similar to the learning outcome if the group … Continue reading →

Topic 2 – The Teacher of Tomorrow

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Nitin Williams

Image by Iñaki del Olmo from Unsplash Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have made it possible for several people to learn topics and subjects they would not otherwise have had access to. Furthermore, many MOOCs … Continue reading →

Topic 5 – Lessons Learnt

Topic 4 – Applying the COI framework

Topic 3 – synergistic collaboration

Topic 2 – The Teacher of Tomorrow

Connecting Week – looking back, looking forward

Connecting Week – looking back, looking forward

Topic 1 – reflections