#FDOL132

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Flexible, Distance and Online Learning an open course using COOL FISh http://fdol.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @openfdol #fdol132

orientation webinar 17 September 2013

FDOL132 organisers and PBL facilitators

Chrissi Nerantzi Academic Developer University of Salford, UK FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Lars Uhlin Educational Developer Karolinska Institutet, Sweden FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Maria Kvarnström Educational Developer Karolinska Institutet, Sweden FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Neil Whitnell Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Salford PBL facilitator

orientation Rationale: During this important first unit, learners will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the online learning spaces and make first contacts with peers and facilitators. Learners will be encouraged to share their background knowledge, experiences and practices and begin to build relationships with peers and facilitators in order to be able to effectively engage in open collaborative activities and develop learning support networks. Also, participants will have the opportunity to learn more about Problem-Based Learning (PBL) which is the pedagogical design used to enable collaborative peer learning and join specific PBL groups if this is their preferred way of learning during FDOL.

unit 1

FDOL132

Learners • Registered: 98

• FDOL132 community in G+ until now: 53

• Signed up for PBL groups until now: 23

Countries • UK - 66

• Sweden – 20

• Canada – 3

• Ireland – 2

• Hongkong, Argentina, Greenland, Switzerland,

New Zeeland, Slovenia, Belgium

status: 17 September 2013

• Familiarisation;

– Course: aims/design/structure/PBL

– Tools

• Google+ community; presentation, connection

• Getting together in PBL groups

• Autonomous learning opportunities

unit 1: activities

FDOL overview

Unit 1 (12 – 25 Sep): Orientation

Unit 2 (26 Sep – 2 Oct): Digital literacies

Unit 3 (3 – 16 Oct): Flexible learning and teaching in the digital age

Unit 4 (17 – 30 Oct): Collaborative learning and communities

Unit 5 (31 Oct – 13 Nov): Supporting learners

Unit 6 (14 – 27 Nov): Open educational practices

Unit 7 (28 Nov – 5 Dec): Sharing

• FDOL course site: WordPress

• FDOL unit discussions: Google + community

• Facilitated PBL groups: Google+ communities

• FDOL on Twitter: @openfdol #fdol132

• FDOL on diigo

• FDOL on scoop.it

FDOL spaces & tools Follow the FDOL

site at http://fdol.wordpr

ess.com/ to receive email

notifications about the course. This is your newsletter.

portfolio, personal learning space?

• Wordpress or other blogging tools?

• link with Twitter - add @openfdol #fdol132 to the title

learners’ spaces

What is your current understanding of

Problem-Based Learning (PBL)?

• learning based on authentic and complex scenarios

• inquiry-based learning in groups/teams

• structured approach – variety of models

• processes as both means and goals/outcomes

• self-directed studies (

• ‘teacher’ role as facilitator

Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

Important! Engage in the processes, experience and reflect individually in your portfolio and share within your group (and the FDOL community)

COOL FISh

Step 1: Focus

What do we see?

How do we understand what we see?

What do we need to find out more about?

Specify learning issues/intended learning outcomes

Step 2: Investigate

How and where are we/am I going to find answers?

Who will do what and by when?

What main findings and solutions do we/I propose?

Step 3: Share

How are we going to present our findings within the group?

What do we want to share with the FDOL community?

How can we provide feedback to another group?

What reflections do I have about my learning and our group

work?

Nerantzi, Uhlin & Kvarnström (2013)

Organisation of FDOL132

Any questions and/or suggestions?

“I immediately thought of picking blueberries

(especially since it looked like "blåbärsris" on the

ground), searching for all that sweetness in the

woods together with friends and family. Made me feel

quite at home and happy!”

“Maybe it should be just read

as "we're going to get our

hands dirty".

“I like the notion of

working together (fruit

picking - perhaps

blackberries??) that the

image conveys... a motif

for FDOL 132?”

“What took me by surprise was

my reaction to the photo of

hands in the course materials

labelled " all together" - which

was couldn't they have washed

their hands first before taking

the photograph ;-(. At least

online there is no chance of

catching anything from your

fellow learners except all the

good stuff of new ideas,

inspiration and enthusiasm.” FDOL132 voices

#FDOL132

Flexible, Distance and Online Learning an open course using COOL FISh http://fdol.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @openfdol #fdol132

Thank you for joining us today

and see you online

next webinar unit 2: digital literacies

Dr Cristina Costa 26 September 9:30-10:30 am (UK time)