#ONL192 – Page 47 – Open Networked Learning

It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Wibke Straube

Teaching is an art form, according to educational studies scholar Diane Laurillard; it is entertainment and also – in order to be “teaching” it needs to be more than just entertainment. It is based on a “formally defined goal” (Laurillard 2013:1) with the aim to create a space of reflection, to create learning and … Continue reading It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

Reflections on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Clive Whaits

Background Information. Primarily I am, by profession, an electronic engineer and am not an educationist but yet I am intricately involved in education. That is, I have not specifically studied a bachelors degree in education but have been educating electrical engineering students over the past three decades (1988 to date). What I have studied is … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning →

How to access open creative content?

Posted on May 2, 2019 by W A Piyumi Udeshinee

As David Wiley mentions in his short Ted-talk, openness simply means being generous. Sharing your materials with the others is indeed a nice thing and that is what we have been taught by our adults since our childhood! Isn’t that so? Anyway, as a teacher, I think we all have to be open with our … Continue reading How to access open creative content? →

Design for online and blended learning

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Sebastian Schwede

Topic 4 dealt with design for online and blended learning and as our PBL group (12) understood this week’s scenario it was about designing a fictional course based on promoting student engagement, community, collaborative learning and use of the principles of good facilitation. We designed a course on “Online collaborative writing” (here you can see … Continue reading Design for online and blended learning

Reflective post on PK’s blog Topic 4

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Patrik Klintenberg

Reflecting on Design for Online and Blended Learning Photo by William White on Unsplash In Topic 4 in the course ONL191 the task is to reflect on design for on-line and blended learning. According to Vaughan et al. (2013) as well as City University London (2016) it is important to establish social presence, cognitive presence … Continue reading “Reflective post on PK’s blog Topic 4”

Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Beth siddondo

This has was quite an interesting topic for me especially because I am a newbie in online learning but the concept of collaborative approach in learning is part and parcel of my career as a research manager. The concept of collaboration is essential in context of contributing knowledge and resources as a team (doing things … Continue reading Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning

Leah's Blog 2019-04-30 13:23:56

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Leah Okenwa Emegwa

Let’s strive for an ecosystem of learning, shall we?

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Hafizah Osman

What is online learning? What about blended learning? How does one design for one, or the other? Are they interchangeable? How does a flipped classroom fit into the picture? So many questions. And so many more answers. In case you missed my earlier blogs, my foray into online and blended learning started just under two years ago. It has been a very steep learning curve, …

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

Posted on April 28, 2019 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. →

Online and blended learning

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Shushentha Naidoo

Ways in which one can enhance teaching and learning is always looked into. Like, how can teaching and learning be more interactive and engaging, how can old and new methods merge to create modern ones. Delving into my experiences, teaching and learning practices have evolved. Lectures have moved along a paradigm of being traditional / … Continue reading Online and blended learning →

Cooperation vs Collaboration: Spot the difference

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Hafizah Osman

It has been whirlwind of activities for me on the professional, and personal front over the past month or so, making it a lot more challenging for me to keep up with my ONL work. But with the support of my group members and facilitators, I kept at it and I am where I am now, thankfully. Huge thanks to Elaine and David for the …

Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Leah Okenwa Emegwa

I have attended several courses in teaching and learning in higher education and many of them are often designed as learning communities or learning networks. I love the way that knowledge is not only shared but also co-created in personal learning networks (PLN). In the task for week 3, i think we got confused in … Continue reading Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning