Category Archives: 3. Professional Communication and Dialogue

Reflecting on the 3 Ps… and no, not People, Planet, Profit

Readers will be forgiven for thinking that this post purports to be a meaningful reflection on perhaps social responsibility, ethical practice, or indeed any of the sustainable development goals, since teaching and research in this area is a passion of mine. No, this post is about a different set of 3 Ps that have beenContinue reading “Reflecting on the 3 Ps… and no, not People, Planet, Profit”

The challenge of “remaining current” part 2 – “Ultimately, it’s all about community”

As promised in Part 1 of this short series, this post considers the Community of Inquiry framework from Garrison, Anderson and Archer (1999), in my opinion another important model for online teaching and learning. However, in the two weeks since my last post I have been pondering on community. Interested, then please read on. BrouwerContinue reading “The challenge of “remaining current” part 2 – “Ultimately, it’s all about community””

Reflecting on collective forms of learning

Last month our cohort moved into year 2 of our structured PhD in e-research and technology enhanced learning where our current module focuses on networked learning, teaching and assessment. There have been some interesting discussions over the last three weeks, most recently focusing on individual, cooperative, collective, collaborative learning and more. One of the questionsContinue reading “Reflecting on collective forms of learning”

Reflecting on PACT week 3

Our second activity for week 3 of PACT involved identifying how one of the selected readings can help us better reflect on our practice. Four resources were suggested and while I would have liked to have selected one of the SEDA specials I couldn’t locate a library source, so selected Chandran’s presentation instead. I wasContinue reading “Reflecting on PACT week 3”

An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2018/19

Our module has come and gone, assessment work has been graded and it’s time for reflection. By that I mean my own reflection rather than yours, many of which have inspired this blog post (or ‘blessay’ given its length at just over 1,000 words) and your insightful direct quotes are scattered liberally throughout. Here goes…Continue reading “An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2018/19”