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Exploring the synergies of active learning in a community of inquiry

Topic 4 has been a challenging mountain to climb. In writing this blog, I was to consider the perspective of the educator in designing for learning. The perspectives of learners and teachers are different. And being on the other side as a learner during the ONL211 journey has shed light on what it is likeContinue reading “Exploring the synergies of active learning in a community of inquiry”

When the Group becomes a Team

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…

When the Group becomes a Team

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…

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Learning Designer – Good Tool

It is indeed my good fortune today to chance upon Group 5’s posting on Blended Learning. Finally, all the random thoughts, ideas and questions I had drifting in my head are streamlined and crystallised.    Here’s the big picture:The learning …

ONL211-TOPIC 4

blended and online teaching and learning and design frameworks Hi! In our PBL#6 group work I looked into the asynchronous activities in blended learning. My very brief and rather superficial review of the literature suggested by ONL211 yielded the text you may browse below, titled “Elaboration”. The text is a review and light reflexion of […]

The perfect blend – an analogy between cocktails and blended learning

Designing a blended learning course is much like mixing a cocktail. You have never mixed a cocktail before? Well here we go: Select the recipe (Cocktail or Longdrink, alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Organize the accessories and the ingredients. Mix the cocktail. Maybe add some decoration. Enjoy the cocktail. So basically, this quite corresponds to the steps“The perfect blend – an analogy between cocktails and blended learning” weiterlesen