Even before we ended up in the worst disaster movie nobody asked for I was frustrated at how the social noise surrounding blended and online learning were from a for-profit standpoint and made in developed world contexts. I found myself further working around it using tools that were free or at least kinder on my teaching budget.
While I got a head start with being an online learner since 2015, even I found the prospect of teaching online terrifying at first. I was at a loss on where to begin, and luckily UPOU had MOOCs for online teaching ready to go. The concept of Learner Support in distance learning helped set the foundations, and was key into transitioning my physical classroom to a functional online classroom.
I was asked to give a talk on Learner Support to NU Baliuag. Here’s a version of that presentation.
As part of my own advocacy to help those in the developing world, my inbox and Twitter is now open to doing consultations to help online modules for those in developing countries, especially SEA. In line with the philosophy of open education, these consultations are availabe on a “give what you can basis”. Pay it forward, or tip me with a ko-fi.