ONL222 Group 6 the EduNauts”Solution (Problem) Based Learning is a guide not a straightjacket” wisdom from Lars

So I asked on my Facebook what I could write about for today’s blog with the theme of education in the new era. Ironically, the only response was the lack ICT in South African public schools. Abbreviated for Information, and Communication Technology, i…

“Every day I live to dream, but in every dream, I dream of living.”Shortened to: Live to dream. Dream to live. As it is inscribed on the unders of my arms.I came up with this quote many a year ago, inspired by James Dean’s “Live as though you’ll die to…

For those of you who have been able to get to know me a little better, you will know that I am a HUGE Beatles fan – so much so that my…

The ONL path had quite a few unexpected twists and turns for me personally. From the outset of this course, …

This particular topic (Design for online & blended learning) is not only interesting to me as an academic learning designer, but also as…

Well, I said it never really ends, so this is me starting at the beginning again. But this time a little bit older, a little bit wiser, a little bit freer, a little bit clearer… Or whatever thought-provoking cliche you think would fit in th…

…Or must it? What if it was just a realization that it was always there,Nesting in the soil, waiting for the right foundations for its fruit to bareLike a tree breaking free of the ground only to dig deeper and deeperIts root spread around as it seep…

The COVID-19 pandemic forced institutions to move online quickly, with little preparation. But, as weeks and months passed, two things became clear. An “emergency” approach to online learning was not sustainable or advisable, and higher educational institutions needed clarity and guidance in defining and designing high-quality online education. The issue of quality is an essential […]

As we are in the final days of the Open Networked Learning course, I am persuaded to continue my journey with problem-based learning. As a learning designer, I plan to utilise the experience I was afforded through the learning opportunity to incorporate the design in up and coming projects for post-graduate programmes. Cooperative learning is […]

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are organized groups of people who have a common interest in a specific technical or educational domain. They regularly collaborate to share information, improve their skills, and actively work on advancing the general knowledge of the domain. Healthy CoPs have a culture built on professional networking, personal relationships, shared knowledge, and […]

This topic was an interesting one, unfortunately, I was plagued by lousy internet and piles of work, and missed a meeting due to this. But we produced an excellent topic outline and created something really special in the end. What I really noticed was…