Hi Everyone
This topic really got me thinking about collaborative learning and teaching. Sometimes you get so involved with the planning and understanding about what is being discussed that we forget to take a step back and look at how is this going to be received by my audience, is it going to benefit them, is this the best online tool I can use to convey my ideas etc.
So this task really captured my attention because in determining the benefits of online learning it enabled me to understand that the advantage of using online tools is closely linked to the kind of online tool you need to use to maximise the learning experience for the student. And indeed as we have observed in this course there are MANY!!!
So this will definitely be something that I will be acutely aware of when it comes to learning design and facilitation. In concluding online learning has numerous benefits from emotional, psychological and pedagogical and there is no doubt in my mind that this is the way forward in education!
