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Supporting Virtual Communities: Reflection on Module

By Michael Seery On June 6, 2010 · 1 Comment

As we complete the Supporting Virtual Communities module, we are asked to reflect on our learning during the module, by replying to some of a range of prompts given. Two prompts are considered in this report: “The Muddiest Point” and “To the Future”. While they draw on different aspects of the module activities and my [...]

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Supporting Discussion Boards – Some Literature

By Michael Seery On June 6, 2010 · 2 Comments

The following is an annotated bibliography for the Reflection on Learning post for the module Supporting Virtual Communities. Links to references are available at: http://www.delicious.com/mkseery/SVC

DeVries, J. and Lim, G. (2003) Significance of Online Teaching vs. Face-to-Face: Similarities and Difference, E-LEARN 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 7-11, 2003. [...]

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E-moderating: Reflection

By Michael Seery On June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

In the third week of the supporting virtual communities module, we were given a range of scenarios, and asked to outline what our response to the scenario would be. It was a very interesting and engaging activity, and through posting my own thoughts, reading others and reading replies to mine, a lot of issues got [...]

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Facilitating online group work: Reflection

By Michael Seery On May 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Having been part of a group required to complete a task online over a week, it was interesting to view the process of a group task from a students’ perspective. Some reflective points are considered along with thoughts for how to facilitate group work with my own students in the future.

This week on the [...]

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Online Induction and Socialisation: Reflection

By Michael Seery On May 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This post summarises some points of reflection having completed the first week of the module “Supporting Virtual Communities”, on the DIT Msc Applied E-Learning. The first week of the module had the theme induction and socialisation, and I have incorporated some thoughts on the week, prompted by the reflective prompts given by the module tutor, [...]

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