Design for online and blended learning
Design for
online and blended learning
My participation with the ONL course made me reflect on my
own lecturing style. My modules are all
face to face tuition. How can I develop
my modules to incorporate an online learning side to it?
Most of the modules at my institute of higher learning have
a 10% digital component to it. Unfortunately,
most of my courses don’t have a digital component to it, it is still in the
development phase. Nothing is stopping
me in the meantime to add a digital aspect to it. I can add a tool like
Wikispaces to it to get the students involved with the module outside of their
contact tuition time.
The Wikispaces page will be for each of my modules that have
no digital component to it. We do a
continuous assessment during the module.
My plan is to do the continuous assessment on a digital platform. I also want to get the students active in blogging
to share ideas regarding different lesson units. The process of blogging will hopefully
stimulate the students in their way of thought. My aim is also to show my
students the advantages of collaboration, but still want to be able to track
their individual contribution.
Wikispaces will help me with that.
It was designed with a tracking element in it.
I’ve definitely learnt a lot in my participation in the ONL
course and I will try my best to share it with my students.
I am in the same position as Sanet, in that I am expected to add a digital component to my courses. I am also going to do my ongoing assessments in a digital space.
ReplyDeleteI relate to what you mention. The courses where I'm involved in teaching, most of them don't have an online component. Although they do have a really strong collaboration component that can benefit with all these methodologies and tools. I'm currently tutoring also Chemical Engineering Design, and the course, even though it is not online, it is clearly inspired on the Scaffold model and I think it is working really well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I did enjoy a lot working with you on our PBL group, with you being very supportive and constructive! All the best for you, Sanet!