4 myths on how to spice things up in online learning
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSHow do we make an online course exciting? What makes people stay and do the work? We talk a lot about…
Why I love working with e-learning sceptics
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSTwo weeks ago, I was contacted by someone on the L&D team of an NGO. She said the organisation is aiming…
9 tips for successfully including peer collaboration in an online course
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSThere are still many preconceptions regarding which types of tasks cannot occur online. Often when I ask new clients why they…
Learners’ own stories are more important than yours
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSI’m quoting Clive Shepherd for the title here (from his article ‘Engaging your learner – four dos and four don’ts’). I…
Musings on completing a PBL MOOC about PBL (problem-based learning)
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSEarly December I completed the MOOC ‘Problem-Based Learning: Principles and Design’ organised by Maastricht University: a course where participants “learn about…
Universities’ e-tutoring methods should not be used in facilitated professional development
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSIn most online courses at universities, tutors set a minimum number of discussion forum posts per week. For example, students must…
Learning is created, not communicated
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSI signed up for the MOOC ‘Problem-based learning: principles and design’ offered by Maastricht University – it’s starting October 5th. I…
‘Discussion forum’: don’t let the name of the tool put you on the wrong learning design track
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSThey’re usually called discussion forums or discussion boards and are the most commonly used tool for answering questions as well as…
From e-tutor to e-facilitator: 4 things to un-learn
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSE-tutoring and e-facilitating are terms that are frequently used interchangeably, yet it’s important to differentiate because they are based on different…
Asynchronous e-facilitation: watching or listening?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSAre you running reports and checking course data to verify whether your learners have done the work in your e-course or…
