The ONL Experience: Endless Possibilities!

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Participating in the ONL course has been a transformative experience, especially in redefining how I perceive learning, collaboration, and teaching in digital spaces. One of the most valuable insights I’ve gained is the *possibility of solving problems asynchronously with ease*. In traditional settings, problem-solving often depends on synchronous interactions—being physically or virtually present at the […]

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Reflection on Topic 3: Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning

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Over the past few weeks, our PBL group’s engagement with Topic 3 has brought into focus both the potential and the challenges of fostering genuine collaboration in learning communities. The scenario posed a familiar issue: students often equate collaboration with task distribution rather than a process of shared thinking and growth. My experience reflected this […]

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Topic 4 Reflection!!!

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Exploring Topic 4 has deepened my appreciation for the strategic thinking required to create meaningful online and blended learning experiences. As an educator, I have always valued in-person interaction, but this topic challenged me to think beyond traditional methods and embrace digital tools more intentionally. I was particularly inspired by the principles of constructive alignment […]

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Greetings!!!

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Hello, everyone! I am Eunice Kombe, a prosthetist and orthotist as well as a lecturer at KCMC University in Moshi, Tanzania. My work revolves around improving mobility and quality of life for individuals in need of prosthetic and orthotic care. Beyond clinical practice and teaching, I am deeply involved in research and innovation in rehabilitation […]

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Reflection on My Digital Identity and Topic 1 Learning Journey

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In the digital age, I am both a professional and an individual navigating a rapidly evolving digital and learning landscape. I leverage digital tools for research, networking, and advocacy in prosthetics and orthotics, ensuring that technology enhances access to rehabilitative care. At the same time, I maintain a personal digital identity where I interact with […]

ONL course: contents, experiences, and reflections

Posted on by Visa Penttilä

The ONL course has provided several valuable insights into pedagogical theory and practice on different levels: with regards to the course contents, in terms of an experience of collaborative learning in a digital context, and finally in provoking reflection on how to implement teaching in different settings. Contentwise several topics have become more familiar to […]

Perspectives to online and blended learning

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Providing education through online settings either in full or in combination with on-site learning can benefit from analytical examination through different pedagogical models. I will go through three perspectives that can be used in highlighting different aspects of online and blended learning. From the teacher’s perspective, the TPACK model by Koehler & Mishra (2009) relates […]

Collaborative learning for the win

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Collaborative learning seems to provide significant benefits for learning as students can observe one another learning, ask questions from their peers, bring their own perspectives for other students, learn to work in groups and so forth. However, at the same time students can experience group work as tedious and needlessly complicated and just divide their […]

Open educational practices as a double-edged sword

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Open educational practices and resources seem to provide both opportunities for social justice but also challenges for teachers, students, and organizations. I feel somewhat divided about open education: while it certainly has potential in improving equity and it should used in providing education for those who are disadvantaged in accessing education, it can also drain […]

Digital literacy & pedagogy

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I have not had a clear perception of my own digital literacy – I have used the tools university has provided me with without much effort, at times reading through manuals and searching for solutions if problems have arisen. The metaphor of visitors and residents by White and Le Cornu (2011) provided me with a […]