Week 1 – rumbling

Week 1 is almost over, it proved to be a very interesting week, back on the desk, reading, commenting in the moodle forum and blogging. Once again I’m trying to fit in studying with all the other pieces of my life, hopefully I’ll find a good routine as for H800. For this course, it is […]

… the wait is almost over…H807

The wait for the start of H807 is almost over. As this is my second course at OU, now I am more confident of my abilities at this level. A quick look to the themes which will be discussed in this course has shown that there is an overlap with H800. Quiet interesting, plus as […]

Learning environment

If one is to set up an online learning environment, maybe to support learning in secondary or higher education, learners may be provided with an avatar (virtual characther) through which learning may be owned…should this be set upon an already existing educational institution such as a school or should it be freely be set up and services provided […]

the Maltese VLE for schools

Last Friday our school had a school development meeting in which the launch of the ‘Maltese’ VLE system for schools has been scheduled for 2011 (wasn’t it long overdue already ?). What actually made me angry/bewildered was the lecturer’s statement that such a system would be eventually made compulsary for teachers to use. It is […]

Blogging for students

It’s been quiet some time since I have written a post. In the final part of H800 I was thinking about ways in which my students might be introduced to blogging. I have focused on my secondary students where two main blogs have been set up with two different aims. stigstud.wordpress.com is being used to […]

SNS

Whilst ‘patching’ up my ECA, I’m realising how SNS are entrenched in the lives of the majority of students. On the other hand schools (not just in Malta) tend to block access to SNS. What does this mean? That SNS are put in the same category of online gaming, porn and other time wasting online […]

Back from the Highlands

Just got back from 1 week in Scotland’s highlands. Great holiday were we drove over 1300 miles around the highlands. We have seen Oban, Aviemore, Inverness, Edinburgh (Zoo and Militaty Tattoo!!), Balltare Highland games etc…too little time to see so many beautiful places! Now need to get back on track and try to finish off […]

VLE vs PLE – Can they co exist in our learning?

In brief I would say that PLEs are mostly used for informal learning whereas VLEs, due to them being implemented by educational institutions, will inevitably focus on formal learning. How can an institution formally endorse a PLE? I would say not possible, if not in small courses. An institution, in particular courses, might recommend / […]