Online participation plays an important role in successful online teaching and learning, and this has manifested in my engagement in the ONL211 course. My participation in accessing the online environments, attending webinars, writing of blogs, group discussion and collaborative work has honed my abilities as a professional in the field of education management and administrationContinue reading “Lesson Learnt – Future Practice”

Just before the arrival of digital technology, the origin of blended learning lies in distance learning through correspondence courses. The growth of personal computing in the eighties and the advent of the worldwide web in the nineties stimulated the development of new models of the learning process at different levels of education (Bryan 2016). InContinue reading “Blended Learning in Higher Education”

Collaborative Learning (CL) entails working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings. CL represents a significant shift away from the typical teacher-centered or lecture-centered milieu in college classrooms. Laal & Laal (2012) posit that a good way to understand what CL means is to refer to the definitions presentedContinue reading “Collaborative Learning: Educational Excellence”

In many situations, the term open learning is used interchangeably to refer to e-learning, flexible learning, and distance learning. Paine (1989) as cited by Fraser and Dean (1997: 25) defines open learning as both a process which focuses on access to educational opportunities and a philosophy which makes learning more client and student centred. ItContinue reading “Open Learning: Education for Openness”

The American Library Association (ALA) defines digital literacy as “the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.” Digital literacy covers more than just send a text and post to social media, in education, it encompasses so much more. It involves acquiring specific skillsContinue reading “Digital Literacy and Online Participation”

We have developed a teacher training curriculum and were able to host training sessions for teachers and educational personnel about new techniques of teaching how to read. We believe this will empower teachers in classrooms to teach more effectively.