Although I have heard about blended learning (Cleveland-Innes & Wilton, 2018) for some years now, I have not been enthusiastic in applying it. To be clear, I value the benefit of using online platform to enhance learning. I have been practicing it, too. I have put my teaching materials online, I have posted the learning […]

This third topic is something I’m quite passionate about! I was thinking finally something that I feel more comfortable with ? I have been thinking a lot about this both when it comes to my role as a lecturer as well as from the perspective of my discipline. So this time my reflection will beContinue reading “Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

I have always believed in designing learning experiences which are authentic and set in a relevant real-world context. This will ensure that student learning is deepened, continuously challenged and applied meaningfully in whatever they do. I also value the possibilities of intra and interdisciplinary approaches to learning such that a student is never restricted toContinue reading “Learning in communities: a reflection on how student collaboration looks like in a critical thinking and communication course”

Foundationally, my teaching philosophy stems from a sociocultural perspective, where learning is a socially situated activity and what learners at first accomplish only in a social setting, they will eventually be able to – independently (Lantolf, 2005). Furthermore, I believe that individuals learn not as isolated beings, but as active members of a community/society –Continue reading “Design for online and blended learning: a reflection on the social presence of my teaching and learning environment”

It is the most interesting topic of this course, a good model for teaching and learning. Blended learning is a mix of online and face-to-face learning. A model that I am interested in is the “flipped classroom blended learning”. And Presumably the most widely known and used version of blended learning, where students get accessContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning”