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How to get the mix right (Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning)

Posted on May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 by Andrea Meixner

Sow how do I feel about the past two weeks? It’s easy, and it isn’t. Our journey through the learning design topic was strange. I think we made a honorable attempt at structure. We did all our reading on time, were well-prepared for the firs…

The Struggle is REAL

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Liezel Sonn

How do you encourage online participation and develop digital literacy when your students do not have access to a computer, no data and cannot understand basic concepts in English (our language of tuition)?In a South African context – specifically the …

Topic 4 – Applying the COI framework

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Nitin Williams

Figure 1. Influential Community of Inquiry (COI) framework developed by Garrison R., Cleveland-Innes M., and colleagues. Teaching has traditionally been through lectures to large classrooms of students. However, recent advances in technology, combined with new theories of learning and new … Continue reading →

To Work with Others, Know Thyself

Posted on May 6, 2021 by KHO Su Yian

In some ways, especially technology-wise, this is a golden age for collaborative learning. Top tier universities such as MIT and Stanford offer course materials for free, internet access is prevalent worldwide (although stability and speed still vary a great deal between countries), and free collaborative tools online such as Padlet, Wakelet, Google Docs and othersContinue reading “To Work with Others, Know Thyself”

Reflections about Topic 4

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Anna Aldenius

Topic 4. I’m trying to be a co-leader again. It went better this time so far even if we had to adjust some along the process. The improvements I made this time, were that I and leader Yuanye communicated in advance about the layout, published documents and sent information in several rounds. I was curiousFortsätt läsa “Reflections about Topic 4”

Flexibility and feedback

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Tatja Pusa

(Topic 4) Flexibility is probably one of the most coveted properties of online and blended learning. With online learning, there has been a change in the roles of both teacher and students. In blended learning students are being offered to make choices between different assignments and materials When students get the feeling they can contributeContinue reading “Flexibility and feedback”

Our Strength lies in Community Interactions & Engagements

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Sheena Ramazanu

As an educator, I have always prioritized engagements of learner to learner and learner to instructor level. However, in an online learning environment, I have learnt that learner to content engagement is equally important as well. Based on my readings, here is an outline of the different types of engagements and it’s strategies. It isContinue reading “Our Strength lies in Community Interactions & Engagements”

Community and collaborative learning in an online classroom

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Joanna Kedra

How to design an online course is such a way that it leads to the meaningful learning process for students? …

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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 →

What Sense and Sensibility? — A Reflection On "Experiential Learning" Process

Posted on May 3, 2021May 8, 2021 by Martin Siaw

Almost a month has passed since I wrote the paragraphs below. I stopped short of posting it because I thought I should just let it sit for a while, let my rage subside completely and decide when my head is cool whether I should share my thoughts …

To engage students in blended learning environments

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Janne Nyström

I have reflected partly on teaching during this course. So far the world of teaching is completely new to me, I only started in early February, and have thus not the privilege to be able to compare methods – because of COVID-19 everything happens online, at a distance. I have, however, some experience from lecturesContinue reading “To engage students in blended learning environments”

Sharing and openness

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Juan Rocha

One of the features that attracts me to open online learning is the democratisation of knowledge. Science and scientific knowledge is one of the main achievements that makes us humans: from the invention of fire to the development of vaccines. Knowledg…