At the start on the covid-19 pandemic, there are a lot of disruption and sudden changes to the education system or model that we were used to. Many of the courses designed to be done physically have to be converted to online/virtual. Truthfully, at that point of time, much of the so called “conversion” isContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”

At the start on the covid-19 pandemic, there are a lot of disruption and sudden changes to the education system or model that we were used to. Many of the courses designed to be done physically have to be converted to online/virtual. Truthfully, at that point of time, much of the so called “conversion” isContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”

How wonderful it is to chance on an excellent resource! And this I did on community building in the classroom. I am cognizant of the Community of Inquiry (cite) model that is used to design blended learning. Here are the seven principles behind the model (Garrison, 2017, p. 112): 1) Plan for the creation of … Continue reading Community Building in the Classroom

I came across the idea of connectivism (Siemens, 2004) many years ago in a graduate class. In this topic, I am reviewing the definition. Connectivism suggests that learning is a social connected process: 1. learning as a network forming process 2. networked learning involves forming conceptual connections 3. networked learning through external social spaces (social … Continue reading Social Learning