Reflections on Topic 3 – Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning.

Posted on by Clive Whaits

Experiences in collaborative learning – my first encounter, later developments and conclusions: My first encounter. The journey of my post school studies started way back in 1974. This period commenced with a massive cloud hanging over my head since I had dismally failed my final exit (grade 12) school exams – I never felt so … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 3 – Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning. →

Reflecting on topic 4 – supporting and guiding students in online courses

Posted on by Judy Botha

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 →

Blended participation

Posted on by Dimitrios Andreou

An interesting method is the blended participation, where the teacher and some students are in the classroom, whereas some students are ‘only’ digitally present (Wang, Quek and Hu,2017). This is an interesting method, however my reflection here is that possibly, the students that are virtually present have a disadvantage and therefore, such a method should … Continue reading Blended participation →

Synchronous and asynchronous activities

Posted on by Dimitrios Andreou

In order to design a successful  blended or online course we need a framework. This framework integrates numerous elements and there are many decisions that we need to make. One important element is to have a balance between synchronous and asynchronous activities. It has been suggested that more complex issues need reflection and asynchronous activities, … Continue reading Synchronous and asynchronous activities →