Topic 3: The Beauty and Challenge of Collaborative Learning and Assessment

Posted on by Susan Lee

Collaborative learning in the forms of think-pair-share, group discussions and longer-term projects have been introduced across different levels of learning, including the higher education (Jin 2012; Flores et al. 2015). In teaching professional and business communication courses, teamwork and collaboration are incorporated in my courses as a way to simulate interaction within workplace work teams. […]

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Technology “came” to me

Posted on by Vallentine Kekana

Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies reflection My most memorable interaction with technology was in primary school. We learnt how to switch on a computer, wiggle the mouse and right click. I was not particularly enthused as lessons were a prerequisite until a friend of mine started showing off her fast typing skills. My […]

#ONL212 Design for online and blended learning

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The current pandemic has forced teaching to go online. Learning is compromised when content is delivered remotely and often does not conform to the high standards of learning through face-to-face (FTF) interaction, and in the bargain, an important learning opportunity is lost. Moving forward, we need to look at ways to motivate and engage students […]

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#ONL212 Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

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Large classes are typically taught in a lecture format where learning material is dissipated, and students submit their final assignments from self-developed understanding. To create a shared understanding of the learning material wherein students actively interact, infer and co-create knowledge, a student-centric method grounded in social constructivist theory called Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) […]

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#ONL212 Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

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In the week of 18 to 31 October, we discuss the sharing and openness in open learning for the ONL 212. We started with the definition of the openness. There may be several definitions in the existing publication. It included ““It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing […]

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#ONL212 Digital Literacies

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I am glad to participate in the second course of Open Networked Learning (https://www.opennetworkedlearning.se/onl212-course-overview/ ) in 2021 (#ONL212). The community includes all the participants from all over the world. I have chances to discuss with colleagues and friends from Sweden, Ukraine, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, etc. We apply the FISH (i.e., Focus, Investigate, SHare) […]

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