Yes, you read right – Plog, not blog. So, what is is? Well, during one of our sessions we came up with the term plog: a professional blog. You might remember reading in one of first posts, the challenge I faced as to whether I would write professionally or as the true me. I chose … Continue reading My Final Plog →

As I reflect on my ONL journey. The past 3 months have been exciting, somewhat frustrating when technology fails, but overall a great learning experience. My experience with PBL Group 6 was interesting, fun and we definitely made a great team! What I have learnt on ONL: Not only to contribute, but to collaborate effectively … Continue reading Reflection

#ONL – Topic 4 South Africa is moving towards the fourth industrial revolution. Higher Education Institutions have increased their offerings to online or blended learning courses. Blended learning has been a more softer approach to the immigration from historical face-to-face courses and re-designed to be offered online. Why the blended approach? The purpose of online … Continue reading Increase in Blended Learning

Thinking back to my past life as an L&D consultant, blended learning has been part of my routine for about the past 10 years. When starting out my learners had to complete their online content, which was content heavy and laborious. Then we would go to class and go through the same information all over … Continue reading Blended Learning →

So we’ve come to the final week of ONL and it’s time to reflect on the journey. Exactly what I’m going to take out of this from a professional perspective and how I’ m going to apply what I’ve learned to my job, I have yet to contemplate and determine. I’ve definitely learnt, that’s for … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 5 – this part of the journey ends… →

Topic 3 #onl This topic was all about online collaboration. We discussed our personal experience in the group, our challenges, frustration and enjoyment. On a personal level, having missed two meetings I found myself somewhat confused. Frustration and confusion are some of the contributing factors to online learning and collaborative learning. My focus for this … Continue reading Collaborative learning

Ice is back with a brand new invention…I loved Vanilla Ice as a kid and weirdly every time I think of collaborative learning these words pop immediately in my mind. It took me a while to disseminate why. Originally I thought the key word was collaborate, just as collaboration should be the key work in … Continue reading Stop, Collaborate…and Listen! →

One of the things that I find most critical about online learning design is preparing the students for and guiding them through the course. The course should be designed so that students feel comfortable with the technology, know what to expect, and trust the process. Of course, this applies to traditional, face-to-face teaching but it … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 4 – supporting and guiding students in online courses →

One of the things that I found interesting about topic 3 was personal learning networks – what they are, how we use them and how they can work in conjunction with a more formal learning community. Now, in the digital era, if you connect with people via social media, you essentially have a personal learning … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 3 – curating in the sea of knowledge →

Topic 2#ONL – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness. Clearly the internet has allowed us connectivity around the globe. We are able to communicate and share more than ever before. Our weekly Zoom meetings gives us the opportunity to contribute and collaborate on our Topics. Working in groups synchronously and asynchronously online may as well … Continue reading Education is Sharing