My Learning Portfolio by Said Alibekov https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n Teaching Adult Education Online en-us 2019-09-27 14:42:00 UTC 2025-10-27 15:53:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/406111851/ae0ff48077a1161f94543ac9898dbfa5/e4d395849317f98f2a418c0e10182b0d.gif Peer Grading: Pros and Cons said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/390588007 As Daphne Koller mentions in her talk, peer grading has been much practiced in online courses recently. In this post, I would like to outline and analyze the main pros and cons of peer assessment.

Advantages

1.       Shedding the load 

One of the most obvious benefits of peer-assessment is that it saves teacher’s working... (to read the full text press here)

]]> 2019-09-27 14:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/390588007 "The Benefits and Challenges of Modular Higher Education Curricula" by Dr Sarah French (a short summary) said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/390868621 Definition: modularization – breaking the content of curricula into smaller independent learning components which can be taken as a separate course.

Key terms:

-          Modularization: content-based fragmentation.... (to read the full text press here)
]]> 2019-09-28 14:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/390868621 Application of Behaviorist Learning Theory in Language Teaching Context said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/393911122 Reading through the different approaches to learning styles, I tried to correlate their tenets to the way I see learning from my perspective. Interpretation of what learning is can be different depending... (to read the full text press here) 

]]> 2019-10-05 13:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/393911122 Some Reflection upon the Relevance of Behaviorism to Teaching Adults Online said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/393912980 In Week 3 of the course several learning theories have been analyzed. Personally, I reckon that every theory can be apllied to any learning context depending on the angle of perspective. Yet, when it comes to teaching adults online, to my mind, behaviorist approach is the least relevant.

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]]> 2019-10-05 13:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/393912980 Keeping the balance between cognitive, social and teaching presence said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397033680 I believe that the three presences in online education should be considered as integral parts of one whole unit – learning. In any element of online learning, one may trace that "all three aspects are performed simultaneously" (Cindy, 2012). In my opinion... (to read the full text press here)]]> 2019-10-12 21:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397033680 Some examples of cognitive, social and teaching presence in our course said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397033984 2019-10-12 21:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397033984 Ageist Stereotypes about ICT Competence in Azerbaijan said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397590060 As my compatriot Ayshan mentioned, there are persistent ageist stereotypes in Azerbaijan about computer skills of older adults. Many posts in this discussion thread have linked the roots of these stereotypes to T. D. Nelson's notion of 'fear of death'.  To understand the nature of ageist stereotypes, I would like to first examine the concept of age and what it means to be of a certain age.

(to read the full text press here)]]> 2019-10-14 19:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397590060 Constructivist Learning Theories (Presentation) said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397597202 To access the presentation, please press here.

]]> 2019-10-14 19:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/397597202 A Lived Experience of Being Othered said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/399875455 Personally, thinking of a lived experience of being othered, I recollect some of them which I observed when I was taking an online course at coursera.com for the first time. 

Taking an online course for the first time left me feel a bit frustrated and disoriented. Mostly, it was hard to get...  (to read the full text press here)
]]> 2019-10-19 18:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/399875455 My list of annotated web resources and tools useful for teaching adults online said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/400058576 Here you can find the link to the video I posted on YouTube.

It includes 5 online tools and web resources which I think are the best for learning in online environment.

If you wish to explore more online tools, resources and communities. have a look at this post.


]]> 2019-10-20 23:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/400058576 Welcome to my learning portfolio! said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/402230743 Here I have collected my posts, reflections, reviews, summaries and my other works as a part of the assignment for the course of Teaching Adult Education Online. 

Please feel free to comment on any of the posts! 

]]> 2019-10-24 18:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/402230743 A short summary of Siemens G.’s "Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age" said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/402237049 In his paper, Siemens claims that there have been significant changes in learning for the last several decades amongst which he mentions growing impact of technology, lifelong and informal learning. Considering these trends, Siemens states the insufficiency in... (to read the full text press here)]]> 2019-10-24 18:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/402237049 Using Transformative Pedagogy When Teaching Online by Steven A. Meyers (a short summary) said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/403065487 The paper starts with a short description of the main principles of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory. The author feels that extending the faculty of transformative pedagogy into the online learning environment is crucial since the number of people taking online courses is increasing year by year. Moreover, online learning seems to be... (to read the full text press here)

]]> 2019-10-27 19:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/403065487 Othering in online learning by Krystle Phirangee & Alesia Malec (a short summary) said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/404175188 The article starts with pointing out that distance education is facing some challenges such as high rates of dropout due to the feelings of disconnection and alienation in online learning environment. At the same time, the author stresses low quality of teaching and poor instruction. It is argued that...  (to read the full text press here)]]> 2019-10-29 22:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/404175188 Five critiques of the open educational resources movement by Jeremy Knox (a short summary) said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/405388513 The internet has tremendously contributed to open educational movement. Institutional dominance in learning has diminished and open educational resources (OER) made course materials for education available on the Internet for free. In his article, Jeremy Knox provides five critiques to the underlying literature in OER.

First, to examine freedom and openness in OER, Knox refers to...  (to read the full text press here)
]]> 2019-11-01 12:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/405388513 Reflection on my learning progress in Teaching Adult Education Online said_alibekov1 https://padlet.com/said_alibekov1/zosuipymz48n/wish/405924656
In this post, I would like to shortly reflect upon my learning progress with Teaching Adult Education Online. I have elaborated over three main components (in my opinion) of the course...

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This is my personal reflection over the group activity on the development of a mini-course for Teaching Adults Online. Our group consisted of four group members and we collaborated on developing the course of Facebook Post Design for Grassroots Organizations.

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