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My experiences of teaching online: A case study

By Michael Seery On January 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

My paper on taking a module that was taught in class and moved online has been published in CERP (free to access). The paper aims to share my own experiences in teaching a module online so that others considering this approach might find some information of use.

The paper is set against a [...]

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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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Interacting Online – problems arising out of discussion boards

By Michael Seery On February 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I wanted to post some thoughts on the use of discussion boards in VLEs – both from the perspective as a learner and as a tutor. My impetus is that if online learning is to be truly beneficial in place of in-class learning, interactivity is the core driver. Discussion boards are fantastic in this regard, [...]

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