Where the wind blows – Connection week

The first week on ONL241 encompassed us introducing ourselves numerous times and being in sheer awe of what educators, creators, experiment-ors, researchers and one airport engineer passionately showing us a Singaporean airport. Mind blowing stuff I tell you! With a slight existential limp, I trudge heavy footed along. As part of PBL241 group 2, we […]

Connecting week

Hello everybody! My name is Vesna, and I am an English teacher at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. I have a great love for nature, and I enjoy spending time outdoors. Although I’m not much of a morning person, I always start my day with a cup of espresso and soak up the […]

Greetings!

Hi everyone! I’m Jonathan, an Instructor from the Centre for English Language Communication who recently joined the National University of Singapore in January 2023. Besides teaching and the occasional coffee with my colleagues, I’m currently looking at ways to incorporate ChatGPT into my future lessons, whether through teaching feedback and/or research. Looking forward to learning […]

Hello world!

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! Through this blog, I will share insights, experiences, and practical tips gained from my journey through the ONL241 course#ONL241. I invite you all to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions in the comments below each post. Let’s make this digital space a place where we can all learn […]

Topic 5: Reflections on the course and suggestions

A Reflection on the course: This was generally a stimulating course with a challenging amount of work. Although we had challenges in the beginning when it comes to forming our group as a community in practice, the connections and commitments were clearer and a collaborative environment was built as we went along. The course at […]

Topic 4: Online and Blended learning design

For topic 4, we were asked to reflect on Online and Blended learning design with an approach that seeks to “encourage learners’ engagement and learning processes” in online and blended learning design. I would like to reflect a little further on one of the sources included in our reading and one that we have touched […]

Topic 3: Learning Communities and Communities in Practice

For topic 3, we were asked to reflect upon the formation of learning communities and communities of practice including in online settings. In our group and panel discussion (recorded), we talked a lot about the 5-stage model for online learning proposed by Gilly Salmon, The Five Stage Model (2022) and reflected on how, the development […]

Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

For our second topic, we were given the topic of openness and sharing in learning and teaching related areas and a scenario where we considered the impact of AI tools as well as hybrid forms of education and participation/accessibility. While the blending of in person and online teaching/learning environments seem to promise new types of […]