Community and collaborative learning in an online classroom Posted on May 3, 2021 by Joanna Kedra How to design an online course is such a way that it leads to the meaningful learning process for students? … Continue reading →
Gone with the web? Share your learning material and lose it forever – or not Posted on May 3, 2021 by Ville Miikkulainen After the second week we had a reflection week, which is a great idea from the ONL organizers to help participants gather their thoughts and catch up! However, at least I ended up catching the other things but ONL, because… … Continue reading →
What Sense and Sensibility? — A Reflection On "Experiential Learning" Process Posted on May 3, 2021May 8, 2021 by Martin Siaw Almost a month has passed since I wrote the paragraphs below. I stopped short of posting it because I thought I should just let it sit for a while, let my rage subside completely and decide when my head is cool whether I should share my thoughts …
To engage students in blended learning environments Posted on May 3, 2021 by Janne Nyström I have reflected partly on teaching during this course. So far the world of teaching is completely new to me, I only started in early February, and have thus not the privilege to be able to compare methods – because of COVID-19 everything happens online, at a distance. I have, however, some experience from lecturesContinue reading “To engage students in blended learning environments”
Sharing and openness Posted on May 1, 2021 by Juan Rocha One of the features that attracts me to open online learning is the democratisation of knowledge. Science and scientific knowledge is one of the main achievements that makes us humans: from the invention of fire to the development of vaccines. Knowledg…
Categories and characteristics Posted on May 1, 2021May 2, 2021 by Ann Scott On the topic of learning and motivation, it is interesting to reflect on the difference between being a learner and an educator when we talk about Salmon’s five stage model, which is a model we are using in our PBL group (see reference to Salmon’s website below). We can develop competencies that relate to learning… Continue reading Categories and characteristics
Learning in communities Posted on April 30, 2021May 11, 2021 by Esa Ruskeepää Marcel Breuer, Marta Erps-Breuer, Katt Both and Ruth Hollos-Consemüller in 1927. twitter.com/BauhausMovementOur third topic was centered around communal learning and networking. We spent a good amount of time trying to define what does “networked …
Blended learning and exit tickets Posted on April 30, 2021 by Ann Scott Blended learning is an important topic, and the importance of blended learning has been emphasized even more in the past 18 months or so, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Boelens et. al. (2017) have identified four key challenges to the design of blended learning and these are: Incorporating flexibility Facilitating interaction Facilitating students’… Continue reading Blended learning and exit tickets
On Stuckness and Superpowers Posted on April 29, 2021 by Andrea Korens Watching the recorded webinar for topic 4 (Design for Online & Blended Learning), I am aware of the privileges I bring from my background area of expertise. Teaching in, and administering an applied program, so many of the principles described explicitly by Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes are intuitively and implicitly part of my practice. In normalContinue reading “On Stuckness and Superpowers”
Learning in communities – a new opportunity or an old practice? Posted on April 29, 2021 by Katarzyna Radke In the old good days we used to attend school in groups of 20-30, learned together, played together and sometimes travelled with the…
Topic 3 – Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning – Reflections by Chamara Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Chamara Kumara Topic 3 – Learning in communities – networked collaborative learningLet me start my reflections by giving out real-life experience related to networked collaborative learning. This might not directly related to teaching but definitely a learning …
“But I don’t want to take the exam again!” Posted on April 29, 2021 by Ann Scott Red flag going up: am I really “allowed” to post this!? Here is a very personal reflection connected to work. Oops. Thursday afternoon. I know that as soon as I click on “publish”, over a hundred students will see their results from the most recent exam. I also know that my inbox will be flooded… Continue reading “But I don’t want to take the exam again!”
