Research – All the blog posts from the #onl181 community

Understanding the changing nature of information literacy in education

Posted on November 21, 2022 by KayO

A recent study exploring how college students conceptualize the online information landscape has found that information literacy approaches relying upon a ‘static’ presentation of information, which is sought by the student, does not reflec…

Supporting students through the Research Process

Posted on June 17, 2020 by KayO

Returning to a K-12 school environment after several years’ teaching at a Masters’ level at University has given me interesting insights into the way younger students engage with the research process. At different stages through their Prima…

Inquiring towards Innovation

Posted on August 28, 2019 by KayO

As an educator, librarian, researcher and learner, I have engaged with and taught about inquiry learning in many ways. Valuing openness and access, I share some of this teaching online; here you can see the most recent iteration of LCN616 Inquiry Learn…

Managing a professional digital identity: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 12, 2019 by KayO

Every interaction we have online leaves indelible traces which are often referred to as our digital footprint. It is the data created by “what you’ve said, what others have said about you, where you’ve been, images you’re tagged…

Navigating the network for quality, credibility and authenticity: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 11, 2019 by KayO

On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog… via GIPHY It’s funny because it is true. When engaging with professional learning through your PLN, it is essential to have the capacity to quickly and effectively evaluate information and r…

Effective time management: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 9, 2019 by KayO

Anyone who has spent anytime engaging with social networks and the internet in general will know of its addictive qualities. Whether it is endlessly scrolling through photos on Instagram, reading Tweets as they pop up during your favourite reality tele…

Managing infowhelm: A challenge for Connected Professionals

Posted on July 8, 2019 by KayO

Initiating and maintaining a Personal Learning Network (PLN) can be an incredibly exciting, rewarding and very effective way to engage with professional learning. However, learning mediated by social networks is not without its challenges. This post is…

Challenges for Connected Professionals: The shadow-side of the PLN

Posted on July 8, 2019 by KayO

When you speak with teachers who maintain a Personal Learning Network (PLN) for professional learning, most of them wonder how they ever lived without it. Being able to tap into the global ‘hive mind’ to seek inspiration, new pedagogical ap…

Linking, Stretching and Amplifying at the National Education Summit in Brisbane

Posted on May 30, 2019 by KayO

In this post, you will find an overview of my presentation which I gave at the National Education Summit in Brisbane, where I presented in the Capacity Building, School Libraries Strand. To give you a summary of my presentation, here is the abstract de…

Another exciting online learning experience – the Twitter Conference

Posted on April 22, 2019 by KayO

Experimenting with different online learning opportunities which take advantage of the affordances of openly networked online social technologies underpins my approach to learning and teaching. Just as I encourage participants in the subjects that I te…

Clickbait, consternation and that elusive silver bullet: Falling down the rabbit hole

Posted on March 15, 2019 by KayO

Feature image: Image by Computerizer from Pixabay Growing up, my parents demanded that my sister and I were quiet from 6pm until around 6.15pm every evening. This 15 minutes was when ‘the news’ – specifically ‘the headlines&#821…

Visualise your Thesis – Stretching my Brain in a Different Direction

Posted on July 30, 2018 by KayO

Earlier this year, my stepdaughter underwent open heart surgery. The procedure went smoothly (thank goodness!) and she recovered well, however during this time, I was a little scattered, and found it difficult to fit in concentrated blocks of time writ…

Exploring the pedagogical potential of PLNs – Keynote presentation for LTU

Posted on June 15, 2018 by KayO

This post is a summary of the presentation which I gave as the keynote for the Lulea University of Technology Higher Education Conference. The pedagogical potential of PLNs from Kay Oddone Below is a summary of my presentation, including the feedback r…

Personal Learning Networks and Pedagogy – what’s the connection?

Posted on June 11, 2018 by KayO

A few weeks ago now, I was honoured to visit the University Pedagogy Centre at Lulea University of Technology, in Northern Sweden. During the week I spent working with Oskar Gedda, Malin Larsson Lindback and their team, we discussed the role of PLNs i…