Defining Accessibility

Accessibility means that where possible, individuals with different needs and backgrounds may participate and engage with their surroundings. Society in general is responsible in providing an accessible environment. The educational context, irrespective of what disabilities students may have, is accessible by all students, thus everyone involved without building new barriers, need to provide a learning […]

H810 – The end is near

Starting H810, the final module in my MAODE journey. Yesterday I read through the module course and it looks pretty interesting. First reaction is that it looks like I’ll be delving in a new area which am not sure how I will be relating to my work experience as in Malta online learning is still […]

Activity 16.1: Investigating research proposals

Skimming through various guidelines, the structure of research proposals all have similar layouts where variations typically are found across disciplines. In educational research the following is an initial attempt of highlighting main sections such proposals contain; Introduction – specifying main objectives of the research and the research questions which will be investigated. Literature review – […]

12.1: Reading 13: Davies and Graff (2005) read and critique this paper

a) Introduction Quoting other studies, should include mentioning what context that particular study has been done. What level of students is being discussed? primary, secondary, post-secondary, teritiary students? Should Introduction focus so much on literature? Should discussion of literature be done in the following section (research design)? Such discussion could help authors construct and justify […]

11.8 Validity

In course material, Woodley and Aczel (2011) urge readers to distinguish between validity and reliability. Reliability is about whether the research can consistently obtain the same results using different methods. Validity is about whether the methods being used are actually giving the researchers what they claim such methods do. Campbell & Stanley (1963) stress that […]

Block 3

TMA 02 TMA02 was somewhat of a rough ride. Looking back at the process I passed through, I think that the assignment question was somewhat open to interpretation. This contrasted with the other OU assignments I have done so far which normally give a clear indication of what the course team are looking for. I […]

7.6 – 7.7 – Reading 7 Jones and Preece (2006)

This paper presents a framework that supports the analysis, development and maintenance of online and blended communities. This framework is used on two types of communities to ‘help reveal differences and similarities between them’. Online communities are defined as ‘ a group of people who come together for a particular purpose or to satisfy particular […]

H808

So H808 results are out and I have got a pass. I was surprised as although I have found this unit the most tough both due to the course contents and also due to peripheral matters, I managed to get a better result than that obtained in other MAODE units. Surely I have got a […]

3.7 3.8 Frameworks podcast and reflection

The following five frameworks and descriptions have been extracted from this activity’s podcast: ‘Achievement Frameworks’, which are really about measuring individual’s progress in terms of their learning using ICT. ‘Cognitive Frameworks’, which are looking about the impact on an individual in terms of how they think and the interaction. So that’s very much focused on […]

3.6 Reading 4: Oliver et al (2007)

epistomology – the theory of knowledge, especially the critical study of its validity, methods, and scope. Study of the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. Q1 Action Research – ‘…Practitioners researching their own educational situations and practices, as a means of improving these.’ Technical action research – ‘instrumentalist view of educational provision and professional […]