Online participation and digital literacies Posted on January 1, 2022 by Reflections on learning in a digital world This is my first blog post in the course Open networked learning focused on teaching at universities in an open networked environment. I am attending the course as an open learner, not affiliated to any university. There will be five blog to…
Reflections Posted on December 26, 2021 by anamaria cociorva I decided to take the ONL course since COVID made me realise – sadly – that i know nothing about online teaching. Myself, like many others, thought: ”What can be so difficult? We do exactly the same as we did in classroom – but now we will be on Zoom instead of an actual classroom.”Fortsätt läsa “Reflections”
The tip of the ICEBERG? Posted on December 26, 2021 by anamaria cociorva I’ve always thought of myself as open to changes, a quick learner and as rather familiar with various IT tools. But well, as with many other things, Covid proved me wrong…so there i was, in a Zoom online lecture, extremely stressed because, in spite of me testing multiple times my setup and internet connection, theFortsätt läsa “The tip of the ICEBERG?”
Topic 5: End of Course Reflection Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dr Santhakumari Thanasingam Closure As I come to the close of my time in PBL 4 and my time in ONL, I want to in this final blog reflect on my experience in ONL and how it has impacted me. Relationships One of the strengths of ONL is the bringing together of people from diverse backgrounds for the … Continue reading Topic 5: End of Course Reflection
Musings at the end of ONL with PBL08 Posted on December 23, 2021 by Verily Tan I want to include the group I journeyed with in this final summary because participation in the course has been made special and unique because of the ways we analyzed the case studies, chose areas of foci, and developed our ideas. It has been an experiential journey through the various stages of group formation an … Continue reading Musings at the end of ONL with PBL08
Lessons learnt – summarising blog Posted on December 23, 2021 by Tim Roberts The most fulfilling part of this course has been to hear from other peoples’ diverse perspectives on teaching and learning in higher education from different subjects and different…
Implementing online and blended learning designs Posted on December 23, 2021 by Tim Roberts The majority of the courses that I teach are offered as both campus and distance courses. The standard for dealing with these courses in my department has been…
Overcoming problems in collaborative learning Posted on December 22, 2021 by Tim Roberts All of the courses I teach at university, in English, linguistics, academic writing, and related subjects, involve a lot of group work. I believe that there is great…
Topic 5 – future Posted on December 22, 2021 by Anna Granberg I will write this blog from my own mind, but I listed sources that thinks the same way or have a slightly different view. Listed are 6 things that I think that will be part of the future Higher Education field. Life long learning – yes, already when I graduated in the 90’s I had … Continue reading “Topic 5 – future”
Topic 4 – ICEBERG the life boy for online learning Posted on December 22, 2021 by Anna Granberg “Integrated, Collaborative, Engaging, Balanced, Economical, Reflective and Gradual” is the way that van Ameijde et.al (2018) frames the key factors for student retention. A topic that interests me a lot and during the Pandemic has the interest has increased even more. As described in the article (van Ameijde et. al 2018) , the retention has … Continue reading “Topic 4 – ICEBERG the life boy for online learning”
Let Us Be Ripples Posted on December 21, 2021 by Simoné Janssen “Knowledge is useless if you don’t share it,” Michio Kaku What an enlightening journey ONL has been. From the concepts explored and the topics debated to the incredible PBL group I was so fortunate to be a part of. I was forced to reflect on my own role as an educator and my approach to … Continue reading Let Us Be Ripples →
Change is Messy Posted on December 21, 2021 by Simoné Janssen “The threat of COVID-19 has presented some unique challenges for institutions of higher education. All parties involved—students, faculty, and staff—are being asked to do extraordinary things regarding course delivery and learning that have not been seen on this scale in the lifetimes of anyone currently involved.” Charles Hodges, et al. Before we jump into this … Continue reading Change is Messy →
