ONL211-TOPIC 4

blended and online teaching and learning and design frameworks Hi! In our PBL#6 group work I looked into the asynchronous activities in blended learning. My very brief and rather superficial review of the literature suggested by ONL211 yielded the text you may browse below, titled “Elaboration”. The text is a review and light reflexion of […]

Topic 4: Learning places that spark emotional interest

“designers and educators need to create places that are not only safe to learn, but also spark some emotional interest” (Fielding 2006) To me, the fourth topic of the course, with its focus on emotional presence (Cleveland-Innes, 2008), particularly emotional presence within the Community of Inquiry framework (Cleveland-Innes & Campbell 2012) turned out to be some of …

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Topic 4: What is Blended in Blended Learning when all are Staying Home?

I had always been suspicious of the idea of blended learning. Not because I do not think it a good thing. On the contrary, it seems hard to argue against in the current pedagogical climate. So, what’s my problem with it? Well, it is the unquestioning faith in the affordances of digital and online technologies … Continue reading Topic 4: What is Blended in Blended Learning when all are Staying Home?

Design for online and blended learning

In this topic the focus was shifted from being students/participants to being facilitators where we would try and design an online blended course that would promote student engagement, community and collaborative learning. We discussed about how important it is for the student learning process to feel part of the community, and it is the facilitatorsContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”