Syndicated – Page 205 – Open Networked Learning

A new way of thinking concerning online education

Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Fredrik Backlund

As a teacher, I like teaching and learning activities (TLA) that becomes somewhat more personal compared with giving a lecture, i.e. meeting students in seminars (smaller groups) or supervising master thesis students. Hence, I have had some resistance …

Can we really include social and emotional presence in technical subjects?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

When talking about online learning, there is a lot of discussion about the Community of Inquiry framework as a structure for a successful course. This focuses on teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence, with emotional presence introduced as a parallel or fourth presence. The use and embrace of emotions is of course really importantContinue reading “Can we really include social and emotional presence in technical subjects?”

The practice of Online Learning

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Thomas Fischer

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting measures of social distancing have been a large shock also to the university landscape forcing to switch teachers to pure Online Learning (OL) measures. Currently, OL is like teenage sex. Everyone wants to do it, but no one knows how it works. While OL activities used to be moreContinue reading “The practice of Online Learning”

Reflections on Topic 3

Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Jesper Augustsson

OK so for this topic I have chosen to reflect on ‘an occasion when real collaborative learning took place that moved your own thinking forward’, as it is aptly put on the ONL page.Although I have experienced some collaborative learning in the past (but…

Reflect on how you can provide support, facilitation and scaffolding for students in online and blended learning environments.

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Kanyisa

During the past two weeks of topic 4 (Design for online and blended learning) it is evident that Online learning is something that each and every institution will have to adapt soon or later. For Teachers/Lecturers this can be a demanding task to implement in their teaching and learning pedagogy. I think my PBL Group … Continue reading Reflect on how you can provide support, facilitation and scaffolding for students in online and blended learning environments. →

Topic 2: Open learning

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Nuria Solsona

To design for Open learning is a complex task. There are a set of requirements or design attributes that needs to be considered: participatory technology, people openness & trust, accessibility,… But rather than focusing on the technological side or design method, open learning could be viewed as a professional oath, a mission that guides teachersContinue reading “Topic 2: Open learning”

Reflect on how you can provide support, facilitation and scaffolding for students in online and blended learning environments.

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Kanyisa

Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Jess

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Through my studies in this fourth topic of the ONL course, I have been able to give a lot of thought as to how I can best facilitate learning in both an online and blended learning environments for my students. The concept of scaffolding is an important one, as … Continue reading Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Opportunities of Blended learning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Adithya Thaduri

On the previous topic of online collaborative learning approach, it becomes apparent that to improve the broader perspective and learning of a problem, it is necessary to have both digital tools and competence from various disciplines. However, in order to support these prerequisites, it is necessary to have a platform that consists of leaning theoriesContinue reading “Opportunities of Blended learning”

Making room for learning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Lucia C

Presence is something I have been looking at in my own research on remote leadership. What many researchers have noticed is the challenge in building trust, energy and focus in online meetings. The usual argument is that there are “no bodies” in virtual meetings and that the sensorial cues are fewer. In our research weContinue reading “Making room for learning”

Topic 4

Posted on May 10, 2020 by fridabender

In the best of worlds, blended learning offers the best of two worlds. Mixing face-to-face with online elements could really be ideal, and there is a wealth of literature pointing at its benefits, from the students’ and the educators’ points of view (see e.g. Cleveland-Innes and Wilton (2018), Lopéz-Peréz et al. (2011) and references therein).Continue reading “Topic 4”

Course Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 10, 2020May 19, 2020 by Jason Parry

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