Post 16-otl301-Reflection

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Reflections Over the years, I have been concerned over what I view as the seriously truncated understanding of what teaching entails that is now commonly held. Taken hold in most peoples’ minds, it seems, is a very narrow and limited … Continued

Post 15-otl301-Self Coding

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There was an engagement of critical inquiry. All dilemmas were resolved Be patient and ensure events are logged right the first time. By the application of concepts and theories learned in the course. Working in WordPress has provided a plethora … Continued

Post 14-otl301-Interview with Expects

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The topic that resonates is “strategies for facilitating the process of critical inquiry, especially those leading to integration and resolution”. To ascertain the strategies for facilitating both social and cognitive presence used by others an interview was conducted with a … Continued

Post 12-otl301-Revised Thoughts

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Teaching presence begins before the course commences as the teacher, acting as instructional designer, plans and prepares the course of studies, and it continues during the course, as the instructor facilitates the discourse and provides direct instruction when required (Anderson, … Continued

Post 11-otl301- Something to Remember

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I remember when had to design an online learning course outline for an MBA program. Then came to mind the faculty use of communication tools such as announcements, discussion board postings, and forums communicate to the students that the faculty … Continued

Post 9-otl201-Integration

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  The most important concepts that have impacted my thoughts on student engagement and retention are Cognitive Presence, Social Presence and Teaching Presence. Garrison, Anderson, & Archer (2000) define cognitive presence as the extent to which the participants in any … Continued

Post 8-otl201-Course Introduction

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Course Introduction Transcript Hello Everyone and welcome to our course! My name is Dr. Christian Tabi Amponsah (Dr Chris) and I will be your instructor for the course. I am looking forward to working together in the next few weeks … Continued