Welcome to topic 4 – Design for online and blended learning We’re moving from participation to the educator’s perspective: how do we design learning that truly engages and supports students? Over the next two weeks, you’ll explore research-informed practices in Learning Design, including assessment strategies, trust-building, and ways to foster active, inclusive, and sustainable learning. […]

ONL252 – Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning 17 – 30 Nov 2025For this topic, we shift our focus from participation in a learning environment to the perspective of the educator in the design for learning. Over this fortnight, you will have the opportunity to explore current practices in Learning Design including assessment, […]

Does AI have a role? We’ve all heard a lot about generative AI tools and you have probably tried some of them out. There are many things to think about in relation to the use of these tools, such as: We aren’t going to be able to come up with answers to all the questions […]

Course Design We will start this session by looking at different models for course design, and briefly considering their characteristics and possible disadvantages. There will be an opportunity to discuss learners and how they might have changed over the last few years or decades, and how we design courses around what they bring with them, […]

Networked collaborative learning Welcome to topic 3, about learning in communities. Hopefully, you have had a great reflection week. The next topic is networked collaborative learning: how can we engage our students in an online and blended learning environment? We’re excited to welcome Hróbjartur Árnason, who reminds us that learning is not just about absorbing […]

03 November – 16 November 2025 In this third topic, we will explore aspects of collaborative learning in relation to networked online spaces for learning. Learning can become deeper and more meaningful when learners work and learn together, this applies both in formal situations such as in universities and lifelong learning centres as well as […]

Wednesday 5 November 12:00-13:00 (CET) Welcome to join our first of two webinars about learning in communities. Our guest for the two sessions is Hróbjartur Árnason from the University of Iceland. Hróbjartur is the Director of Academic Development and Assistant Professor of Adult learning and Human resources development in the School of Education. In this […]

Wednesday 12 November 12:00-13:00 (CET) Welcome to join the second of two webinars about learning in communities. Our guest continues to be Hróbjartur Árnason from the University of Iceland. Hróbjartur is the Director of Academic Development and Assistant Professor of Adult learning and Human resources development in the School of Education. In this webinar we […]

Dear ONLers, We hope you enjoyed your weekend! For this week, there are no planned course common activities – however it is perfectly OK to decide for yourselves if you want to meet to reflect as a group! At this point things may have piled up on your to-do list and we want you to […]

27 October – 2 November Dear ONLers, This week, we’ll have the opportunity to catch up and reflect. The course may seem to consist of a lot of meetings and activities, but a major part of it is what happens in between. Therefore, this week does contain only one common scheduled webinar (see on the […]