When designing for online and blended learning, it’s very important to consider WHO you are designing for and what their MOTIVATION for learning is.The CoI model is a very useful tool for understanding the learner.  Once you can fully grasp the so…

Based on my experience in the classroom as a lecturer, I’ve seen how group work can either yield brilliant results or fail dismally.  What makes the difference in these groups? What is the success or failure based on? We can site all the…

Based on my experience in the classroom as a lecturer, I’ve seen how group work can either yield brilliant results or fail dismally.  What makes the difference in these groups? What is the success or failure based on? We can site all the…

Although at first creating a blog seemed daunting when considering the perceived technical skills involved, using blogs. The learning curve is not as steep as I imagined, and there are many resources for instructors. Despite 2020 looking nothing like I expected, I survived. I still can’t believe that I even started my own blog inContinue reading “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way….”

How do you encourage online participation and develop digital literacy when your students do not have access to a computer, no data and cannot understand basic concepts in English (our language of tuition)?In a South African context – specifically the …

In line with the adage that “Sharing is caring”, someone needs your actions to inspire his actions. With reference to Caliskan (2012) who identifies the term “openness” as a reference to any teaching organisation or institution that offers a variety of choices to learners by giving them the opportunity to study and learn in waysContinue reading “Openness in Education & Learning”

The term “Openness” has been used in multiple ways causing confusion of what it really means. When we started this topic, I had to do some research on what it really means in the educational context and think about to what extent I have experienced openness. Generally, Openness in education refers to open entry andContinue reading “Topic 2: Open Learning: Sharing and Openness”

Due to Covid 19 we were all thrust into the virtual world of on line meetings. However, my on line participation drastically increased during this period. I am no fundi in teams or zoom meetings but my knowledge has grown in leaps and bounds. Being a novice to PBL, I was unsure of it workings.Continue reading “Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies”

As I am embark on this journey I am super excited yet apprehensive. I have always read blogs and found the narratives interesting and one day said hopefully I will get the courage to express myself. Well that one day is here due to ONL which gave me the push. As a novice blogger gettingContinue reading “Yipeee, my first official blog.”

The concept of digital literacies was something familiar yet new to me and exploring this topic gave a whole new meaning and understanding to it. I had the opportunity to reflect on who i am as an individual in the digital age when the topic was introduced by David White during his webinar. I seemContinue reading “Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies”