CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED WITH ONLINE LEARNING

Posted on by Kavisha Seevnarain

Whilst online learning could be an efficient way to balance work life and study life, many challenges arise which may hinder one from completing a course successfully. Some of the challenges include; lack of social interaction, delayed responses, learning curve for the less technically savvy, browser compatibility, lack of time management skills and motivation. When … Continue reading CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED WITH ONLINE LEARNING →

Include conference at Karlstad University

Posted on by Jörg Pareigis

Yesterday and today, the Include conference takes place at Karlstad University. I have the opportunity to talk about open education as an opportunity for social inclusion. In my presentation, I will first very quickly go through what open education is, its roots and what open movements it is related to. Secondly, I will highlight some […]

Blended Learning

Posted on by Alexia Cox

Thinking back to my past life as an L&D consultant, blended learning has been part of my routine for about the past 10 years. When starting out my learners had to complete their online content, which was content heavy and laborious. Then we would go to class and go through the same information all over … Continue reading Blended Learning →

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Topic 4: Community of Inquiry and the constructivist perspective to learning

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

Today while riding the bus to my workplace, I decided to read a little more on the concept of community of inquiry (CoI). So as most of us do, I googled the term and immediately started reading the Wikipedia page on it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_inquiry). So first thing I learnt: CoI has been a concept taken from … Continue reading Topic 4: Community of Inquiry and the constructivist perspective to learning →

Topic 3 – Commitment, Interest & Enthusiasm: Essential Ingredients for Collaborative Learning?

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

So I have been thinking for few days what should I write on topic 3 on collaborative learning? As we discussed in our group meetings on Zoom, one of the success factors in a collaborative learning setting is commitment and interest. We all have been in such settings where the enthusiasm to learn and collaborate … Continue reading Topic 3 – Commitment, Interest & Enthusiasm: Essential Ingredients for Collaborative Learning? →

Tips for teaching as a PhD student

Posted on by Jörg Pareigis

Today, me and my colleague Carolina Camén are invited by our Graduate student association to give some tips on teaching as a PhD student. Rather difficult task to summarize our experiences in 30 minutes. Here I put some slides together, mainly as resource links for everyone interested. “The Apprentice” by -{GP}- is licensed under CC […]