This was an
interesting topic and I was looking forward to learning new tools and methods
of developing online and blended learning. 
To my surprise the module contained topics that I had had in mind but
never quite separated conceptually.  The
social presence, the cognitive and the teaching presence. These three are
important for a meaningful educational experience.  I had always taken for granted the emotional
presence but never quite categorized it as so important.  The video got me thinking how important this
dimension was; it is easier to visualize it in face to face learning and how
many times I had been aware of it.  It’s
a challenge to factor it in online and blended learning, yet we must do so because
of the role it plays in the educational experience.

On of my
group members introduced the ABC method of blended learning and I found it fascinating.
It maps the face to face traditional way of teaching and online learning; what
elements are contained in one or the other and how to transpose it to online
learning which now becomes a blended learning. 
This made me appreciated the PBL method of collaborative learning. Using
this method, one can design an online blended learning. This is what am
reflecting about and how to change all my courses using this method.

On the issue
of engagement with learners, the assessment triad approach is accessible and is
one that I will try out during my teaching albeit the scarce resources in my environment.
There is always a way that one can circumvent the situation.

This is a
module I found very useful to improve my delivery of course material and move
away from the purely traditional face to face learning.