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Critical and Analytical Reflections about Online Learning
EDFD459 so far has been predominately a liminal space for me. Without even realising, I believe I have moved from level 2 (Online socialisation) of Salmons scale to level 4 (Knowledge and construction). The reason for this upward movement is because of the supportive structure of this course. With the forums and readings, the structure…
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Classroom and Beyond
When you hear “classroom and beyond” you probably think of excursions or taking a Maths lesson outside, of course these things have a place in this category, however the classroom and beyond is much more diverse than that. Beyond the classroom also means new kinds of learning spaces which all come with their own positive…
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Group, Collaborative and Co-operative Learning Spaces
Collaborative and group work can be tricky, they allow opportunity for students to sit back and let others do all the work, or the opposite, students can dominate and take over. Asking students to get into a group and work together is not enough. Co-operative work is different to as it requires three concepts, “team rewards,…
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The Liminal Learning Space
The liminal space is one that I have had to learn to grow comfortable with and “is where all transformation takes place, if we learn to wait and let it form us.” (LS) It was not until recently that I have learned to find comfort in the Liminal space. I had always been someone that wanted…
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The Online Learning Space
A digital/online learning space is one of endless possibilities. Teachers in NSW can constantly update themselves and their teaching strategies. The department of education in NSW provides all teachers and support staff with endless amounts of optional Online Professional Development. If a teacher feels they need more assistance in a certain area of their teaching,…
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Personal Learning Space
Self-directed learning can be problematic, if the student is forming the structure and content of their own learning, they can be bias on what they learn and how they learn it. Circumstances are to be considered when looking at how and what we learn as they are what lead us into our exploration and reflections. (Smith,…
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Learning to Learn online.
Strength can be found in online learning when the students are collaborative. We all know the common saying “It takes a village to raise a child”, if we apply that here, students are the village, and their education is the child! According to Gilly Salmon’s Model of teaching and learning online, see image above, the second…