That is a very good question.  After half an hour reading up about different theories of learning I’m still not sure I really have any idea! Anyway, the first task is to describe the last time I learned something and how I did it.  Mine is quite a basic example, recently a colleague showed me […]

That is a very good question.  After half an hour reading up about different theories of learning I’m still not sure I really have any idea! Anyway, the first task is to describe the last time I learned something and how I did it.  Mine is quite a basic example, recently a colleague showed me […]

I chose to look further into digital literacy, as I already have an interest in this theme. ocTEL suggested resource 1: Rheingold talk (2009) on 21st century literacies Key points (my thoughts in brackets): Need to get beyond skills into attributes, also limited unless collaborative (socio-constructivist view point) Critical consumption of internet resources – looking at […]

Interesting exercise on this week’s ocTEL course.  Some questionnaires on on-line readiness to help learners assess whether they are ‘ready’ for online learning (or not / yet): Penn State University: Online Readiness Assessment San Diego Community College: Online Learning Readiness Assessment Illinois Online Network: Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students University of Houston: Test of […]

Interesting exercise on this week’s ocTEL course.  Some questionnaires on on-line readiness to help learners assess whether they are ‘ready’ for online learning (or not / yet): Penn State University: Online Readiness Assessment San Diego Community College: Online Learning Readiness Assessment Illinois Online Network: Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students University of Houston: Test of […]

Hi, I appreciate it can be frustrating to try and understand the learning experience from the perspective of the student. I have many years experience too, meeting students who enrol for an online distance learning course. Our students have varying…