So I get it now. This entire course is designed according to Salmon’s five steps (2012), right? And  if so, boy, have I stumbled on the climb up the ladder. I have also taken shortcuts, skipped rungs, almost fallen off, but somehow always gotten b…

This is where the course is beginning to make real sense to me. I have developed and taught online courses since 2011 and have had to learn through trial and mistakes what works and what does not. Approaching the guidelines offered by City University L…

This week’s topic is one that I have already broached a bit in one of my first comments (“Introduction week 2”). Also, the one time in the course that the group is supposed to delve into collaborative learning of different kinds, I cannot participate. …

How generous can and should we be with our courses? I have taken a number of MOOCS over the last five years or so, and mostly enjoyed them. I also share my courses and the work I have put into them with my colleagues and students. Despite all this, I s…

Writing an entry about coursework that happened in the PBL Group 6 several weeks ago is challenging but by consulting both the process and the resulting presentation I will try to recapture some of my initial  thoughts on the material and subtopic…

2. ConnectingAfter getting some of the apprehensions and general scepticism off my chest, I feel ready to approach this course with a more open mind. And it is encouraging that the question I asked in my first post is (somewhat) addressed in the readin…

1. Getting StartedI am way behind in my reading for this course, so writing anything on this blog has not made sense until now. Since I still have some catching up to do, in this entry, I will just comment and reflect on the texts and videos that appea…

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