One major concern of tertiary education institutions is the high dropout rate of adult learners from online courses, which is particularly a prevalent issue in asynchronous fully online courses (Kay, 2022). While several internal as well as external factors will determine the decision of students to drop a course, Park and Choi (2009) have identified […]
Topic 3: Constructive online collaboration requires intrinsic learner motivation, time, trust, shared values, and a balanced sharing of duties
Scenario 3 draws attention to lacking collaboration among students while working in groups. Capdeferro and Romero (2012) have identified in their research that students often feel frustrated in collaborative learning activities in online courses, particularly due to asymmetric collaboration, a lack of shared values and clear communication, and due to an imbalance regarding individual contributions […]
Learning is a social act – don’t you think?
Welcome to my space for the reflections on topic 3 – Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning. I joined the webinar “Learning in communities” on Monday the 7th November with Kay Oddone (Charles Sturt University, Australia) & Lotta Fröjdfeldt (Mälardalen University, Sweden). Little did I know, once again an inspiring and wonderful hour would […]
A puzzle piece of something big that makes me happy.
Welcome to my space for the reflections on topic 2 – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness This topic kicked off with the webinar from Maha Bali about “Exploring Nuances of Open Educational Practices”. (‘ONL222 Topic 2 Event’, 2022) In order to prepare for the webinar, I listened to the recommended podcast “Perspectives of […]
Topic 4
My Current Practice I have developed 2 Open Educational Resources and am in the process of developing a MOOC for ultrasound education. The OERs are as follows: https://pocus.sg https://periop-echo.com Designing and developing both of them have been a learning experience for me. I started learning wordpress from scratch on my own and have integrated a […]
TOPIC 4 INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION
Unpacking the educational experience by applying the Community of Inquiry Educator Survey and the Design Principles of World Cafe to my overall practice Notes on what others have done and what I need to add. I found the Community of Inquiry Educa…
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TOPIC 3 INDIVIDUAL LEARNING REFLECTION THE PUSH FOR AUTHENTIC COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT Introduction I want to begin my individual reflection with a story. I was going to write lyrics for a rap song “collaboration fo…
Reflections on learning in communities
I have a dream of setting up an open learning community or network for students learning ultrasound in my institution. Here are some of the reasons why i think this could be useful: The topic in question currently does not have dedicated time allocated to it in the course structure and it is difficult to […]
Topic 2: Openness is a good goal to strive for – regardless of the mode of learning
For good pedagogical reasons, the ONL222 course is a forum which welcomes, fosters, and practices openness. Higher education institutions increasingly often emphasize the benefits of openness[1], with digital open resources and practices contributing to an increasing range of pedagogical possibilities. Generally, following Bali et al.’s (2020) understanding of different forms of openness, it is important […]
Topic 1: Encouraging students to gain confidence and empowering learning experiences
Analysis of Scenario 1 My first approach to analysing a scenario is to identify keywords which stand out in the description. Apparently, the learner described in scenario 1 is feeling excitement, yet anticipates challenges due to little experience in an online learning environment. In addition, the wide range of online tools and the learner’s perceived […]
TOPIC 2: INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION-SHARING AND OPENESS
TOPIC 2 INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION The nuanced light and shade of “sharing and openness” and “withholding and closedness”: getting the balance right With pictures :)The Zone System in photography developed by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer where there is…
TOPIC 1 INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION
PAUSE, REWIND, REFLECTTOPIC 1: Individual Reflections on Topic 1 My identity in the Digital Age Prensky’s -Digital Immigrants versus Digital Natives David White- Visitors versus Residents &…