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The road to…

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Ted Bågfeldt

In the last topic we have discussed how to convince a department head that we need to work with online and blended learning. It has been good discussions and it is clear that we can come up with more reasons and arguments, both for and against, doing t…

Is collaboration always possible?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Silke Welter

How do my students manage that? They work, most of them full-time, have families and study a master-programme – all at the same time. I always had the biggest respect for them, but now, being in a kind of the same position – but only for some weeks and without grades – I don´t knowContinue reading “Is collaboration always possible?”

Communities of inquiry: myth or reality?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Alessio

In literature, a community of inquiry (CoI) is defined as a group of people who collaboratively engage in critical thinking to construct personal meaning and confirm understanding. Communities of inquiry…

Topic 4. Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by elloest

With current corona virus situation around the world, teaching and learning in higher education has quickly moved from the traditional … Mer

Design for online learning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Clarissa Sielemann

This week was all about online and blended learning.In my facility we are normally using a blended learning design.Starting with some text-input and an online questionnaire and than a first in-person meeting. In the first meeting the participants get some more information for the topic and they organize themselves into groups for the exam. The … Continue reading Design for online learning

Just-in-time for Blended Learning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by joelmartinsson

Imagine you are lecturing in front of a full aula with over 100 students. The topic is parliamentary democracy in national context. A topic which, of course, is your favorite. The students are mainly freshmen at the University. Since you reaaaaaaaaly want the lecture to go well, you have bunkered down for days: reading upFortsätt läsa “Just-in-time for Blended Learning”

Becoming a Convert – on Presence & Blended Learning Part 1

Posted on May 10, 2020 by sppsak

I have to admit that I have never thought *overtly* about PRESENCE in the classroom. Like many, I have been trained to work on instructional design, which means I am mostly consumed by designing my modules to ensure that students are able to “learn” the content by the end of the semester. Each weekly topicContinue reading “Becoming a Convert – on Presence & Blended Learning Part 1”

Collaborative learning for the society?

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Jukka Välimäki

The three main functions of universities are often described to be education, research and serving society. These functions are intertwined, but here I’m focusing especially on the third one – serving the society – in relation to collaborative learning in education. Teaching students to be academics and professionals in their fields can of course beContinue reading “Collaborative learning for the society?”

Are you in the mood for learning? (Topic 4)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Osman KUCUK

As we move toward to the end of ONL201 course, we have a good chance to think about a course design of our own, a course in veterinary sciences, in my case, with Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning. I will focus mostly on teaching presence of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) andOkumaya devam et “Are you in the mood for learning? (Topic 4)”

Reflection on Topic 5: Lesson Learnt: Future Practice

Posted on May 9, 2020 by emily

Time passed by very quickly and before I knew it, the course was over. I learnt to make friends from different countries, learning different cultures. Also learnt to relax by finding out how we were the precious weeks before proceeding to discuss our topic for the week. I also learnt to be accommodating with one another andContinue reading “Reflection on Topic 5: Lesson Learnt: Future Practice”

The show goes on..:)

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Patrik Klintenberg

According to plan I should have been in Maputo now, busy lecturing and interacting with a group of students taking a course in Resource Assessment as part of a MSc programme in Environmental Engineering at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique. The current situation with both UEM and my home university Malardalen University in Sweden …

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Topic 5: End of a journey

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by iouant

The ONL course is almost over. What a journey!I learned many things through my engagement in this course. First of all, I experienced how it is to learn through sharing experiences, concepts and ideas and through building your own experiences togethe…