Learning Activities
If you are an education professional looking for online educational activities to use in your course/s, please check our resources list below. You can download, customize and use the activities for free.
Concept map on philosophical perspectivesTags: blended learning, online learning, concept map, group work In this group activity learners are required to familiarize themselves with several philosophical approaches which they then have to apply to a chosen subject matter in the form of a mind map and discuss as a group. The activity consists of three stages: initial post, mind map and discussion. | Illustration of a concept map |
Peer assessment of group participationTags: blended learning, online learning, peer feedback, group work This activity complement in-class tutorials in a blended course. In this activity each learner will receive a participation mark for their contribution to the in-class group activities according to certain set of criterions. The mark will be based on a confidential evaluation of the other group members. The marks of all learner evaluators will be averaged across the different sections to yield a final mark worth a portion of the final mark in the course.
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Negotiation activityTags: Online learning, role play, negotiation, group work An authentic conflict resolution scenario is carried out as a group role play activity via a mix of asynchronous and synchronous interactions followed by an individual reflective paper.
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Role PlayTags: Online learning, authentic learning, role play This role play activity was designed to simulate historical event. Learners choose an event (either factual or fictional) and a role. They are then require to discuss the event with their peers according to their chosen role. Through the role play activity, learners experience how to best handle a situation by practicing interactions and trying out different approaches.
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