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Online Learning Course Analysis

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Receiving an education via an online course is one that has begun with many challenges. I have come from having no knowledge of researching information to feel like I have journeyed a long way finding the confidence to research pertinent and quality resources. Through this particular unit I have been given the implements to develop a sound knowledge of online group collaborations and the programs to allow the communication to take place.
Learning about how to obtain credible resources has been invaluable to my advancement so far. Using Metzger's criteria has helped me to detect information that is accurate, current, objective, credible and comprehensive (Swinburne Online, 2016). Metzger’s criteria have helped me to find references such as; …show more content…

This makes it problematic to obtain and share information promptly as you need to wait for the others to come online to read what you have said or asked before you can get a response. Similarly the members of your team all have various amounts of time they can devote to the project each week, meaning some may be slower than others at posting their work to the presentation making conclusive proof reading and formatting a slow …show more content…

I have since realised learning in the digital world is more challenging than it appears with feelings of isolation playing a vast role in my study to begin with. I found, during this time that I needed to participate in as much collaboration as possible and to converse with the class and my group to facilitate myself to learn as much as conceivable with also feeling connected to the class. Constructivist theorists believe a child learns best using collaboration with peers to build on their current knowledge. Vygotsky called this the "Zone of Proximal Development" (ZPD) and he came to this view by observing children who were tested on tasks individually compared to children who were tested on tasks in a collaborative way, he found that the progression of engagement helped to refine the thinking and make the learning more effective (Atherton, n.d.). I believe the same can be said for adults as well, especially after going from one online university where no group tasks were initiated to studying here were grouped collaboration was encouraged

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