What are some key learning points you have gained about online teaching & learning, after attending ONL202? Throughout the process I gained so much knowledge regarding the sharing of documents and how to really collaborate and to work as a team together on the same project.  The different methods used during the different topics wereContinue reading “Topic 5 – Final Reflection”

We as lecturers need to adapt our learning strategies to accommodated different students with different access methods to the information . Here we start to bring in collaborative lecturing and blended learning and the use of open resources. We need to make sure that all our students have access to different devices and we needContinue reading “Topic 4 – Design for online and blended learning”

Everyone do not have the same opportunities and ways of learning and collaboration. We need to look at new ways to include those who are unfortunate to be able to collaborate. In South Africa during 2020 some learners or students did not had devices or data to be able to collaborate during the lockdown. OurContinue reading “Topic 3 – Learning in Communities – collaborative”

From the start of the discussion we argued and wonder how open is learning material used to be. It is wonderful to share knowledge- but what will they use it for? How do you protect your own learning material. The reason why the material need to be open to all need to be very clear.Continue reading “Topic 2 – Open learning – Sharing and openness”

During this topic it was very interesting to see that younger students do not want to participate during the online sessions. We as lecturers need to help them and let them feel comfortable to participate and it means that we need to show them how to do it and also provide rules in the beginningContinue reading “Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacy”