There are three types of presences articulated in Garrison, Anderson, and Archer’s (2000), Community of Inquiry model (CoI). They are social which is learner focused and is identified as the ability of students to project thems…

A course, a community, an approach
There are three types of presences articulated in Garrison, Anderson, and Archer’s (2000), Community of Inquiry model (CoI). They are social which is learner focused and is identified as the ability of students to project thems…
So many things to focus on when it comes to designing an online course! I have seen an approach in the beginning of the pandemic, of putting an offline course online, without any consideration of the nature of the internet, and remote learning. I…
Finally, the topic I have been looking for since the beginning of this course is here, designing an online course. Honestly, I am equally unsure (or even more) on how to approach it as I was with the previous topics. There are many reasons for that and responsibility is one of them. I have been […]
Reflect on your current practice and reason about possibilities for development of online and blended learning designs. I’ve been working on developing a Community of Inquiry (CoI) model for my courses for some time – or Collaborative Inquiry as it… Continue Reading →
Reflect on your current practice and reason about possibilities for development of online and blended learning designs. I’ve been working on developing a Community of Inquiry (CoI) model for my courses for some time – or Collaborative Inquiry as it… Continue Reading →
The concept of Blended Learning has made its entry into the education industry in recent years before the Covid-19 crisis. I don´t think it is anything new in terms of education, as most of what we’ve gone in the way of education has been more or less “blended”. No training is based solely on lectures, […]
In this post, I’m going to investigate whether the exercise sessions in one of my courses can be considered as collaborative learning experiences or not. In the ocean of possible definitions of collaborative learning, I choose the following definition, or better, explanation of collaborative learning: “students work together in small groups toward a common goal. […]
ONL Topic 4- Designing an Online course For me this has been the best weeks at ONL as I am embarking on the voyage of designing a totally online course for international students for next year. I feel that during these weeks I have learnt a lot, had many epiphanies and I actually feel that […]
The pandemic came fast and unexpected, the digitalization of education was there but accelerated in a process no one could…
In this post, I write about how the support a teacher may give to students is a valuable way to promote engagement in the course and contribute to collaborative learning. When I think to support, the first thing that comes to my mind is “answering to questions”. But support can be many different things and […]
I know myself as more of a visitor to the digital world than a resident. I have been always cautious of what I share online, to whom, and for what purposes. I have also been worried about how the information… Continue Reading →
What a great topic this was to explore – networked collaborative learning. Collaboration often happens in groups. We know (and maybe some of us also feel that way) that group work is often avoided. There are many reasons for it – and many of them …