I have been looking forward to this topic since the start of the ONL Course.  In my subject discipline – law – my focus has definitely been much more on designing the curriculum and content of the course rather than the broader teaching and learni…

When I read for the first time topic 3 title I thought we would share experience about our teaching and learning processes that we conduct in different communities. I suspected that we would talk about teaching young students, adults or adults in their working environment, e.g. a company. This is what I do as a […]

Consider frustration as a friend. CHARACTER #1: The Host CHARACTER #2: PLN (Personal Learning Network) An Invisible Character CHARACTER #3: LMS (Learning Management System) CHARACTER #4: Workerist (Student) CHARACTER #5: Frustration (Student) CHARACTER #6: Lurker (Student) CHARACTER #7: Commitment-phobe (Student)… Continue Reading →

If I had to describe my approach to ‘collaborative’ learning prior to embarking on this ONL course, I would say that I had a ‘divide and conquer’ approach. I would prioritise efficiency and the need to get the task done over the broader benefits to be …

If I had to describe my approach to ‘collaborative’ learning prior to embarking on this ONL course, I would say that I had a ‘divide and conquer’ approach. I would prioritise efficiency and the need to get the task done over the broader benefits to be …

Sharing and openness is with no doubt obvious feature of open learning. However for many of us it seems really difficult to come to terms with this fact. During our PBL group meetings and discussions some of us(including me ) expressed their fears connected especially with the issue of “sharing”. Working for different institutions we […]

The topic this week really challenged me.  If I had to describe my approach to ‘openness’ in teaching to date, I would say:- There was complete ‘openness’ between my students and myself – I was transparent about the course objectives and my e…