category EDDL 5141 Online Teaching and Learning

Two ways of facilitating online learning are the Community of Inquiry and the 5 Stage Model, each with positives and negatives.  Both focus on the true facilitation of a course, by moving away from direct instruction. The 5 Stage Model… Continue Reading →

Introduction  The teaching of poetry in many English classes entails reading a poem (often written by someone long dead), analyzing its figurative language, the poem’s possible meanings, and then moving on to the next one. This format, which I experienced… Continue Reading →

Online Course Audit Choosing the appropriate technology to aid in the fulfillment of the desired learning outcomes is not an easy task.  Several methods exist for the choice and subsequent analysis of educational technologies to help students succeed.  The SECTIONS… Continue Reading →

Learning outcomes are the framework around which classes and courses are built.  They are most effective when multifaceted and meaningful.  Some outcomes are summative, while others are formative, with neither being superior to the other.  Within the constructivist and connectivist… Continue Reading →

SMART goals have been the framework for evaluating learning outcomes and goals in education.  With each letter representing a specific facet of the learning process, it makes the evaluation and alternation of outcomes easier. S: is the goal specific?  is… Continue Reading →

When lesson planning, it is essential to be conscious of all the possible factors that may influence the teaching or learning of a given subject matter.  The anchor text for this week was A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Course for… Continue Reading →

Connectivism is the learning theory within the umbrella of Connectivism that states that learning is a network-forming process.  Unlike other learning theories, Connectivism is an everchanging arena where knowledge is constantly being evaluated and replaced when no longer relevant.  This… Continue Reading →

Learning theories are defined as aspects of how and where knowledge is acquired and how it is/isn’t accessed.  They can are most often divided into behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism (with a further delineation to connectivism).  These learning theories also guide… Continue Reading →

For my Online Course Audit, I chose The Qur’an Between Judaism and Christianity on FutureLearn.  The course boasts exploration of the relationships between the Qur’an, Judaism and Christianity. This online course will illustrate how the Qur’an situates itself as part… Continue Reading →