Lessons learnt – summarising blog Posted on December 23, 2021 by Tim Roberts The most fulfilling part of this course has been to hear from other peoples’ diverse perspectives on teaching and learning in higher education from different subjects and different…
Implementing online and blended learning designs Posted on December 23, 2021 by Tim Roberts The majority of the courses that I teach are offered as both campus and distance courses. The standard for dealing with these courses in my department has been…
Overcoming problems in collaborative learning Posted on December 22, 2021 by Tim Roberts All of the courses I teach at university, in English, linguistics, academic writing, and related subjects, involve a lot of group work. I believe that there is great…
Openness in my own teaching Posted on December 8, 2021 by Tim Roberts From many positions it would seem that Sweden has a rather unrestrictive and ‘open’ higher education system. There are no tuition fees, and there are various pathways into…
The fallacy of nativeness Posted on October 15, 2021 by Tim Roberts Prensky’s (2001) dichotomy of Digital Natives and Immigrants suggests that those born and nurtured in the digital age have an inherent ability to function within and understand this world. Conversely, those individuals not socialised within this world from a young age are never able to achieve complete proficiency in their access to and skill with […]
