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1. #FDOL132
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to the #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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. • Familiarisation;
– Course: aims/design/structure/PBL
– Tools
• Google+ community; presentation, connection
• Getting together in PBL groups
• Autonomous learning opportunities
unit 1: activities

6. 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

7. • 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.

8. portfolio, personal learning space?
• Wordpress or other blogging tools?
• link with Twitter - add @openfdol #fdol132 to
the title
learners’ spaces

9. What is your current
understanding of
Problem-Based Learning (PBL)?

10. • 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)

11. 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?

12. Nerantzi, Uhlin & Kvarnström (2013)
Organisation of FDOL132

13. Any questions and/or
suggestions?

14. “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

15. #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)