Design for online and blended learning

Blended learning (which involves both campus and online dimensions) provides learners with the flexibility many people crave for.  In this topic I have learnt the importance of providing online learners a structured developmental process. Salmon (2013) suggests a five stage model for successful online learning. This model provides ideas for supporting learners through a 5-staged … Continue reading Design for online and blended learning

Design for online and blended learning

Blended learning (which involves both campus and online dimensions) provides learners with the flexibility many people crave for.  In this topic I have learnt the importance of providing online learners a structured developmental process. Salmon (2013) suggests a five stage model for successful online learning. This model provides ideas for supporting learners through a 5-staged … Continue reading Design for online and blended learning

5-step-model-salmon.png

Designing for learning

The past two weeks we have been exploring the model Community of inquiry. The model is presented in the previous post. A couple of things caught my attention. Cleveland-Innes, M. (2018) presents categories of teacher presence. She says the teacher presence is seen in three dimensions: Design and organization Facilitating discourse Direct instruction This is … Continue reading Designing for learning

Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

I have attended several courses in teaching and learning in higher education and many of them are often designed as learning communities or learning networks. I love the way that knowledge is not only shared but also co-created in personal learning networks (PLN). In the task for week 3, i think we got confused in … Continue reading Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

I have attended several courses in teaching and learning in higher education and many of them are often designed as learning communities or learning networks. I love the way that knowledge is not only shared but also co-created in personal learning networks (PLN). In the task for week 3, i think we got confused in … Continue reading Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Reflections on open learning – sharing and openness

Openess in learning creates an opportunity for flexible learning and lifelong learning as materials are readily available and mostly at no cost. Openess in education has good implications for sustainable development especially as materials become accessible even in remote places. It has lots of advantages for the university, the individual teachers as well as for … Continue reading Reflections on open learning – sharing and openness

Reflections on open learning – sharing and openness

Openness in learning creates an opportunity for flexible learning and lifelong learning as materials are readily available and mostly at no cost. The need for good communication skills (written or verbal) is thus increasingly emphasized (Bates, 2015). Openness in education has good implications for sustainable development especially as materials become accessible even in remote places. … Continue reading Reflections on open learning – sharing and openness