CHALLENGES OF ONLINE GROUP LEARNING AND SOLUTIONS

Online group learning confidently provides an ideal environment in which interaction among students impact on learning processes. There are many challenges which one encounters with online group studying. Some of these challenges include; student hatred towards group work, the diversity and selection of groups, the one student known as the free- rider, and the lack … Continue reading CHALLENGES OF ONLINE GROUP LEARNING AND SOLUTIONS

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED WITH ONLINE LEARNING

Whilst online learning could be an efficient way to balance work life and study life, many challenges arise which may hinder one from completing a course successfully. Some of the challenges include; lack of social interaction, delayed responses, learning curve for the less technically savvy, browser compatibility, lack of time management skills and motivation. When … Continue reading CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED WITH ONLINE LEARNING

Blended learning

ONL91-Grp9 – My Reflections for topic 4: Blended learning – design, content development & emerging challenges

Blended learning, a combination of face to face learning and a technology based learning 1, is an emerging pedagogical solution to education institutions in Tanzania and Africa generally. This is mainly due to increased number of enrollment of university students while classes and reading spaces in these universities remain the same2.Blended course programs are currently offered … Continue reading ONL91-Grp9 – My Reflections for topic 4: Blended learning – design, content development & emerging challenges

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ONL191 – at the end of the road

Photo by Carolina Pimenta on UnsplashThe last 12 weeks of the ONL191 course proved to be more demanding than I expected, and they taught me that an online course can be as time intensive as a regular course, in some aspects even more so – to collaborat…

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Reflections on Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice

Finally, the ONL191-course has come to an end, and it is time to reflect. This is quite a challenging task, and feels overwhelming. There has been so many topics, and sub-topics, discussions and perceptions, activities and tools and… Yes, you get me there! 🙂 So, to make this last blog understandable and sort my own … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice

Topic 5: Lessons learnt

After participating the ONL 191 curse I can recognize that the guiding method for the facilitators was based on the Five stages model. I could see the practical impact of the learning method for the students which was the Fish model. In between that, we have been applying the concept of emotions in the communities […]