Gone with the web? Share your learning material and lose it forever – or not Posted on May 3, 2021 by Ville Miikkulainen After the second week we had a reflection week, which is a great idea from the ONL organizers to help participants gather their thoughts and catch up! However, at least I ended up catching the other things but ONL, because… … Continue reading →
Connected to the World with a ‘Click’: Collaborative Learning In Communities Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu COVID-19 has taught us strategies to adapt with life and carry on with daily living. Since the pandemic, travel has not been the same. Our ONL211 open network platform is a timely initiative that reminded me that without travel, beyond the borders, all of us could still engage in collaborative learning in communities. In myContinue reading “Connected to the World with a ‘Click’: Collaborative Learning In Communities”
Openness Learning: Weighing the Pros & Cons of Quality Assurance Posted on April 1, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu Prior to learning about topic 2, I was wondering about the quality assurance of resources in Open Learning platform. However, at the completion of Topic 2, I feel that my perceptions towards open learning has changed- it is not that bad after all! I analyzed the concept of quality assurance in relation to openness learningContinue reading “Openness Learning: Weighing the Pros & Cons of Quality Assurance”
Big bang! Posted on March 19, 2021 by Ville Miikkulainen You all know the pain and the intensifying feeling of guilt of not getting started with a massive writing task aiming to produce something that you have never actually done before… Like trying to get the first lab report done … Continue reading →
Hello world! Posted on March 19, 2021 by Ville Miikkulainen Welcome to Aalto. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Posted by Ville Miikkulainen
Journeying through the use of online tools: Taking small steps everyday Posted on March 18, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu Over the last 2 weeks, I have made many new friends from all over the world :). Peer support has been a key to make my learning about online digital tools more interesting. When I enrolled for this course in January, I had no idea about online teaching and learning tools. I had several questionsContinue reading “Journeying through the use of online tools: Taking small steps everyday”
Problem-Based Learning Posted on March 1, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu Hello everyone! I read a paper “Using Problem-Based Learning:New Constellations for the 21st Century” by Savin Baden. I enjoyed reading the paper. It was indicated that online mediated learning is underpinned by theory of connectivism or pedagogy of connectivity (Savin Baden, 2014). However, how do we as academics encourage a safe milieu of connectivism forContinue reading “Problem-Based Learning”
Introduction Posted on March 1, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu Hello, I am Sheena Ramazanu. I am a research fellow from Alice Lee Centre of Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore. I am a new recruit (2 months old) and I would like to learn more about online teaching pedagogy. I faced technical challenges when conducting my first tutorial session with the class. I thoughtContinue reading “Introduction”
Lessons learnt and the future… Posted on December 13, 2020 by Kathrin Zeller In this final blog, we are asked to reflect about lessons learnt and future practices. To summarize, in the beginning of the course I was kind of LOST. Unknown course concepts, challenges and people lying ahead and on top of it: online… Got enough of online in 2020 I wanted to shout, but well, whatContinue reading “Lessons learnt and the future…”
Design for online and blended learning – a challenge and a chance Posted on December 11, 2020 by Kathrin Zeller The forth topic in the ONL202 course, “Design for online and blended learning” has probably been the most comprehensive topic in the whole course and it kind of connects all other topics. It has been a challenge, mainly because I could not dedicate as much time as I had wished for reading and thinking duringContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning – a challenge and a chance”
Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice Posted on December 10, 2020 by Patricia Saenz-Mendez This journey started during September 2020 and two months later, it has ended. Nevertheless, it is not really the end, for me is the beginning of a new way of thinking, working, teaching and learning. The course, the PBLs and my ONL group influenced me a lot. I knew nothing about most pedagogic approaches weContinue reading “Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice”
Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning Posted on December 10, 2020 by Patricia Saenz-Mendez During the two weeks devoted to this topic, we ended up analyzing our ONL202 course in relation to the Community of Inquiry (CoI). First time I have heard such a name! We went through a webinar, books, notes and reflections from experts, websites, and a long list of other interesting material. I was trapped byContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning”
