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Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Pietro Elia Campana

Looking at this ONL experience, in particular the group activities, I agree with the results of the study conducted by Capdeferro and Romero [1] on how to avoid frustration in on-line learning environments that is equivalent on how to promote collaboration (since one of the main reasons of frustration is the lack of collaboration). IContinue reading “Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

Topic 3: Connectivism and online collaborative learning

Posted on May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 by iouant

How learners can learn collaboratively while taking an online course if they are not in a classroom filled with classmates and they are physically isolated interacting only through their computer? At first, it may seem like an oxymoron but would it mak…

Topic 2: Openness as Public Good .. but also Privilege

Posted on May 5, 2020 by ivan kwek

Openness is in fashion. Openness is also big business. Surely openness is a good idea, isn’t it? Think of the many ways I had benefited from the generosity of colleagues, and strangers even, who were so willing to share. Let me count the ways. Each and every “original thought” I thought I had probably arose … Continue reading Topic 2: Openness as Public Good .. but also Privilege

Facilitator Support in an Online Course

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by aijin

It is interesting the role that a facilitator has in an online course. I often wonder to what extent the facilitator should engage in the facilitation…do you guide the knowledge construction to the point that you are steering the learners, or d…

Deep learning online? A question of making it tight

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Lucia C

Deep learning, this is what in many discussions with my colleagues we have wished for. That our students would focus more and learn in a deeper way. And we have complained about how superficial they are, especially the generation we now meet in the first year of our programs. In our ONL201 discussions we alsoContinue reading “Deep learning online? A question of making it tight”

Online Learning Networks VS. Communities

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Robert Ciuchita

Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning What I found particularly interesting when working on this topic was the difference between a learning community and a learning network as summarized by Kay Oddone in her YouTube presentations. I tried reflecting on my own experience with the two forms of online learning and cameContinue reading “Online Learning Networks VS. Communities”

ONL Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Nadine Karlsson

I will share my experience in blended learning in a course I am involved in at the University of Linköping. I have been teacher since 2017 and course coordinator since 2018 in the course of Social Epidemiology in the Master Program in Medical Sciences. To teach to students the relevance of social determinants of health […]

Importance of a Course/Subject Nature and Type in Course Design

Posted on May 2, 2020 by mehrdad

There can be many factors to take into account in deciding the design of a course and adopting the right methods for teaching it, but one factor which I believe plays an important role and can affect our teaching methods is the type of courses and programs. Some courses like from the programs in human … Continue reading Importance of a Course/Subject Nature and Type in Course Design →

Importance of a Course/Subject Nature and Type in Course Design

Posted on May 2, 2020 by mehrdad

Topic 3 Learning in communities- networked collaboration

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Alexandra Olofsson

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on Unsplash During this weeks when we have worked with this topic, our group have had very interesting discussions related to both cooperation and collaboration and with those as a starting point, I want to start by defining these two concepts; Cooperation: The process of working together to the same end.Continue reading “Topic 3 Learning in communities- networked collaboration”

Week 4:Reflection on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 2, 2020 by emily

Our current practice on the development of blended learning is uploading of pre-recorded video lectures via online learning platform followed by two hours of face to face tutorial every week. However, this method of blended learning has changed since the COVID-19 situation because our students are required to do home-based learning. We continue to upload pre-recorded lectures via theContinue reading “Week 4:Reflection on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning”

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

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ivan kwek

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?