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The end of the journey a beginning of another?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Thaiurie Govender

I wasn’t sure at the beginning what was expected for the course and I was afraid at the beginning to be part of a MOOC, I thought will I lose my voice in a d…

We worked on the edge but it was worth it! (Topic 5)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Rafi Rashid

In this last blog post for ONL192, I’ll begin by briefly explaining how we came up with our meme. I will then summarize the most significant ways in which the ONL course helped me. The image we had selected for our meme features 3 minion cartoon characters – one minion is pulling on a pieceContinue reading “We worked on the edge but it was worth it! (Topic 5)”

Wearing the learner’s hat: Viewing blended learning from a student’s perspective (Topic 4)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Rafi Rashid

Topic 4 was especially beneficial for me for 2 main reasons. Firstly, it was a timely opportunity for me to reflect on my own efforts in recent years to promote collaboration amongst my own students with the help of blended learning. 2 years ago I started experimenting with online learning activities and, to my surprise,Continue reading “Wearing the learner’s hat: Viewing blended learning from a student’s perspective (Topic 4)”

Let’s Blend it :-)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Thaiurie Govender

http://untblendedlearning.weebly.com/conclusion.html To begin this blog post, when I think of blended learning I often think of a blender and putting ingredi…

Let’s Blend it :-)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Thaiurie Govender

http://untblendedlearning.weebly.com/conclusion.html To begin this blog post, when I think of blended learning I often think of a blender and putting ingredi…

Let’s Blend it :-)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Thaiurie Govender

http://untblendedlearning.weebly.com/conclusion.html To begin this blog post, when I think of blended learning I often think of a blender and putting ingredi…

Let’s Blend it :-)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Thaiurie Govender

http://untblendedlearning.weebly.com/conclusion.html To begin this blog post, when I think of blended learning I often think of a blender and putting ingredients into that blender to make a smoothie, which makes me start thinking about how will one des…

Lessons learnt – reflection of ONL192

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Jonas Tana

The most important things I have learned during ONL course are related to me as a learner, working in groups, and studying online courses. Of course, many new aspects of openness have also emerged, such as the quite difficult concepts of digital visitors/residents, open education and blended learning. But as said, more has been related … Continue reading Lessons learnt – reflection of ONL192 →

Lessons learnt – future practice

Posted on December 9, 2019 by David Bevington

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”This quote is from T.S. Eliot’s Little Gidding, the last of his Four Quartets, poems I read at school and certain phrases have stuck with me. In fact, in consideringContinue reading “Lessons learnt – future practice”

Lessons learnt – reflection of ONL192

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Jonas Tana

Are ARGs PLNs?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Leo Hatvani

Following the title of this blog in the discussion of edutainment (educational entertainment) versus education, we should look at an interesting phenomenon that has been around for quite a few years now. Alternate Reality Games (ARG) are akin to treasure hunts that can happen by leaving a series of connected clues in the physical or … Continue reading Are ARGs PLNs? →

Design for online and blended learning

Posted on December 9, 2019 by David Bevington

Like all the other ONL topics, this one was designed to make us think. The focus of design for online and blended learning was not on the tools and technologies that could be used to design, but on the pedagogical aspects of frameworks and models that should be considered when creating good blended and online learningContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”