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Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning: working with resistance and queer failure.

Posted on by Lina Rahm

The NMC 2019 Horizon Report states a need to ‘rethinking the practice of teaching’ in a soon to come future. Already in early 1980s the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke said “Any teacher who can be replaced by a machine should be”, this much-repeated statement is often used to stress the need for technological … Continue reading Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning: working with resistance and queer failure. →

Topic 3: Network of what? Human and non-human collaborative learning communities

Posted on by Lina Rahm

The key to understand the world is the ability to learn, this is at the core of human and as well non-human systems (such as artificial intelligence). Currently, automatic and intelligent systems are ubiquitous in everyday activities and can be seen as a form of algorithmic outsourcing, but also new forms of collaborative learning enabling … Continue reading Topic 3: Network of what? Human and non-human collaborative learning communities →

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Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on by Esther Bättig Neusch

„As technology increasingly takes over knowledge-based work, the cognitive skills that are central to today’s education systems will remain important; but behavioral and non-cognitive skills necessary for collaboration, innovation, and problem solving will become essential as well.“Klaus Schwab We had two weeks to explore factors that influence students’ community experiences in an online learning environment. […]

Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on by Lorraine Rajagopaul

The era we now live in is characterized by rapidly increasing technological changes. While technology is advancing – the education system is working towards keeping up with the changes.  The large number of students entering tertiary education, shortage of teachers, working towards a green environment, etc. add to making sense to using a blending approachContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning”

Negative? Me? No!?!

Posted on by Patrik Holm

The past two weeks has been both uplifting and reflective. When studying both the “Five Stage Model” [Salmon 2013] and the “Community of Inquiry” (CoI) [Vaughan 2103] my teacher self has been confirmed and I realize that I am doing much right in my online teaching, but there are also very much room for improvements, […]

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Open Education

Posted on by Deveshinee Maharaj

When reading up on the topic “Openness in Learning”, I found that there were so many resources available for both the student and the lecturer. John, Thavavel, Jayaraj, Muthukumar and Jeevanandam  (2016) so aptly defines the topic that open education is teaching and learning material that can be  used and shared by anyone without cost.Continue reading “Open Education”