'Putting people in a safe place to learn'. A key aspect of learning in general and applied here in the context of e-learning where uncertainties and anxieties may be higher than normal. The phrase also resonates with comments made by Piers (Piers Worth, colleague, mentor, friend, and Psychology Head of Department) where he discusses good teaching in the context of attachment theory and the important of allowing students to explore by giving them a secure and safe base from which to explore.
Is there a 'precise' definition of blended learning?
Thinking about domains of learning... e.g., affective, psychomotor, cognitive (in relation to what I teach?)
How people learn - joint, social activity.
People often see a course as an opportunity to be assessed rather than an opportunity to learn. Big challenge for distance learning?
Learning styles. Constructive alignment (Biggs, 1999). Learning activities and assessment aligned to learning outcomes.
Salmon (2000) (updated 2006?). Five stage framework. Online learning, needs to be a pleasurable and successful experience.
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