Design Solution: Using Video-Based Discussion to Build Online Learning Communities

A man and a woman using their cellphones.

Please note: This blog post is a course related assessment for the Master of Arts in Learning and Technology program at Royal Roads University. “Learning is not safe. In fact, to learn is to take a risk, to become an aerialist, to put your head in the lion’s mouth. Learning is a death-defying act. And though it takes place largely within the confines of silent classrooms and sterile learning management systems, within the mind of the learner, riots can occur.” (Morris, 2016, para. 40) Context We are professors in post-secondary education, teaching in the fields of skilled trades and digital… Read More