Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Reference I've used

Collis, B. & Moonen, J. (2005). Flexible Learning in a digital world. London: Kogan Page Ltd.

Wade, W., Hodgkinson, K., Smith, A., & Arfield, J. (1994). Flexible Learning in Higher Education. London: Kogan Page Ltd.

Race, P., & Brown, S. (1993). 500 Tips for Tutors. London: Kogan Page ltd.

Monday, September 10, 2007

New Ideas for Flexible Learning Demonstration.

My ideas for Flexible Learning demonstration has changed.I will be demonstrating how to thread a Singer domestinc knitting machine and how to knit stokinet.

This will consist of a DVD showing steps by step showing all parts of the knitting machine and how you can cast on stitches and finally knit.

The development can be a process of lessons on DVD and this would capture every step for a person to follow and replay.

It is a useful tool for learning a new skill in a practical way. Additional information will be provided for students learning in a "flexible environment". A very useful way of learning.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

My understanding "Flexible learning"

Flexible learning has a new meaning. Flexibility is learning and adjusting to diverse situations.
It reaches a variety of people giving them the opportunity to engage in various types of learning and prioritising their needs.

Flexible learning offers opportunities focusing different areas such as :- technology, pedagogy, execution and institutional structure. It is more than distance education; involves resources, tutotials, communication and students learning ability.

Technology is an innovative way to learn and most learners take well to this system. We are not forget that some learners need the visual and the doing to make connections. Learners need options.

Pedagogy demonstrates how an individual can learn by having an organized content not necessarily facilitated face to face. Students can be more actively engaged and have focused outcomes by flexible learning. Their learning is based on higher level thinking, placing their evergy in analysis, evaluation and experimentation.

Execution of flexible learning is about awareness of how the learners can process information and retain it. Also, how an institution can reach more people and educate them successfully.

The focal point is the student and how an institution can reach a vast mass of people. It is about reaching the student and making sure they are learning. Finding out, what does the student need to achieve their goal?.

Flexible learning is discovering the students learning capabilities and response to different techniques. This will determine how to design a course with the interest to cater for a majority of learners.

Flexibility occurs within a perimeter. Although students will set their own schedules, they will need to provide the institution certain assessment criteria to be a participant and attend sessions or days to discuss their progress. Students will need to be monitor and make sure they comply with set course structures and complete all assessments.

Flexibility will have to be adjusted to make sure tutors have the appropriate time to deal with different expectations, resources, delivery, diversity and learning backgrounds. Good communication with students is vital.

An institution would want to make sure that these courses are feasible and successful not only for the organization but most definitely for the students learning capabilities and for their future.

Flexible learning is to be taken seriously as it is a step to a more discipline behaviour. It will be more self motivation involved and the responsibility for a more self directed system. Students will need to identify how much additional learning they are prepare to contribute to find new resources and enhance their learning and techniques.

Flexible learning is a new way of thinking. A responsible self estimulated, self motivated, self pace and achievable way with the freedom to apply creatively and successfully what has been learned.

Bibiana

Thursday, June 14, 2007

meeting with Leigh & bronwyn

Discussion about DFLP and how I can achieve obtaining it. I would like to extend it for the rest of the year but I would consider finishing it sooner.

Need to set a tutorial to understand blogging and delicious.

Would need to read and research as well as summarise and post it to my blog twice a week.

Talk to my colleague Tania and coordinate a meeting time to look into videos for our course and if possible attending tutorial together and researching collaboratively.

Leigh will try to set up a tutorial and a meeting time with cookery.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

to do list

1. Read Flexible learning: it's not just about distance and respond on my blog.
2. read through course blog AND wiki
3. Set up a del.icio.us account and save some bookmarks
4. Research video blogging
5. Post to my blog at least once a week.

testing video blogging

Demonstration how to sew idea.

I would like to create a (video blog) cd tip and tricks on how the male can be independent and sew their own buttons. Here is what I found in Youtube

Hello

My name is Bibiana I am a fashion lecturer and starting this blog for the Designing for Flexible learning course.