Poor peer pressure

The more we were discussing about collaborative online learning, the more we came back to group formations setting the tone. Obviously, assignment structures and formations set the tone as well – esp. how clear and relevant they are (Brindley et al., 2009), but let’s keep it to the group for now. How people learn in […]

Enhancing personal and collaborative learning of professionals

In my previous blog entry I mentioned that I have just taught a course “where more than half the participants have invaluable experience and expertise (practitioners working on sustainability issues from different sectors)”. This is because at my business school, we welcome each year 40 new participants in our 2-year study module on ‘Corporate Responsibility’:Continue reading “Enhancing personal and collaborative learning of professionals”

Stepping into conscious collaborative learning

Collaborative learning can be an intuitive process that takes place spontaneously when two or more students, for example, are working together on a homework exercise. But it can also be a conscious an guided learning process in which shared knowledge is created and transmitted while working towards achieving common learning goals[1]. How to make theFortsätt läsa “Stepping into conscious collaborative learning”

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Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

This, for me, is the most relevant topic so far. I was motivated to take ONL202 so I could become a more competent online educator. Although I couldn’t get through the 35-min intro ppt (sorry, but what was the thinking there ?), I did find the other materials much more useful. Salmon’s 5-stage model gives […]

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Collaborative Learning

I was reading about students’ experience on collaborative learning while marking their assignment. As expressed by them, working together is not easy, especially during with this pandemic situation where everything move to digital mode. Issues brought up were situation like unfamiliarity of content, not knowing each other, lack of leadership, no common goals, too muchContinue reading “Collaborative Learning”

Personalized Network Learning (PLN) and Collaborative Learning

Personalized Network Learning is a way of informal learning from each other.  From the ONL class Kay Oddone  explains the features of PLN in these two youtube videos below in the references.  There are multiple layers of PLN, it does not have to be on social platforms (such as linkedin, facebook, twitter, etc) , itContinue reading “Personalized Network Learning (PLN) and Collaborative Learning”