I first came across the concept of the Flipped Classroom when I took a Coursera MOOC last summer called Learning to Teach Online. While the term was new to me, the concept was not, since in a classroom environment where materials are made available to students via a learning management system (LMS) surely students areContinue reading “To flip or not to flip?”
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Lessons from the year that was 2017
It seems that reflecting on the year that has passed is something that bloggers do, but I don’t consider myself a blogger (yet!). Nevertheless, here are a few lessons that I’ve learned from 2017 and will use to guide me in 2018. They are not, however, New Year resolutions…. Time is a precious commodity, spendContinue reading “Lessons from the year that was 2017”
Reflections on participant observation – #SOCRMx Week 3
Okay, so the activity guidelines were quite specific: “Find a public space that interests you and spend a few hours (over a period of a few days, ideally) making some field notes about what you see going on. The following questions might be useful as a guide to your field notes: Where are you? – describeContinue reading “Reflections on participant observation – #SOCRMx Week 3”
Reflections on a case study – #SOCRMx Week 2
I’m sticking week 2 in the title even though it’s actually week 3 of #SOCRMx but I intend to be caught up and have my ‘homework’ done before week 3 ends. The focus group activity is “to review the following case study and reflect on the use of the focus group method.” ‘Review and reflect‘ IContinue reading “Reflections on a case study – #SOCRMx Week 2”
Thinking about social research methods – #SOCRMx Week 1
For me, this MOOC is less about my research topic (which really doesn’t exist just yet) and primarily about refreshing and enhancing my knowledge on the topic of social research methods itself. A secondary benefit is being part of a blog group that includes #MScDE students who are ahead of me in the programme andContinue reading “Thinking about social research methods – #SOCRMx Week 1”
Applying ‘critical thinking’ to learning?
This week’s blog post was intended to be a personal reflection of the Coursera MOOC Learning to Teach Online that my University of Limerick colleagues (both module leaders and moderators, current and aspiring) might consider when pondering their own continuing professional development. However, this week’s content on my IDEL course is all about critical thinking, criticalContinue reading “Applying ‘critical thinking’ to learning?”
Sandra Flynn 