The end of one journey and start of another…. As this ONL course comes to closing it is actually new beginning for me. I walk away with a new skill, knowledge, perspectives and most importantly a new list academic contacts. This has been one of the most amazing journeys in my academic career. ONL … Continue reading Topic 5 ..Lessons Learnt – Future Practice →
Is Openness a threat to expert position?
During topic 2 we discussed the different merits of openness. It came to my mind that there might be a risk that openness comes in conflict with the privilege of an expert position. To some extent, an expert position comes with some level of exclusivity in the knowledge gained by the expert and the way … Continue reading Is Openness a threat to expert position? →
On the dilemma between the carrot and the stick to increase student retention
During topic 4 we noticed that it seems to be a general truth that students loose motivation along an online course. This may vary from course to course, and student retention could be high if a course is well designed, but it seems difficult to reach 100% student retention. In our group (group 2), we … Continue reading On the dilemma between the carrot and the stick to increase student retention →
It was the best of times… Sharing and Openness
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it … Continue reading It was the best of times… Sharing and Openness
Design for online and blended learning
Have I told you how much I am enjoying this course… and how much I hate it… 🙂 I have only been a teacher for approx. 6 years, before that I was doing clinical work and research. Teaching is not something that comes naturally to everyone. It is hard work and something you learn often… Continue Reading →
Learning in communities
Isn’t learning in communities something we do all the time… or do we? No man is an island someone once said and I guess this is true, we are constantly interacting with each other and in that interaction we learn from one another. Put people in a group with the sole intention of learning and… Continue Reading →
Reflection on my learning journey throughout ONL
The most important thing that I have learnt throughout by participating in the course has little to do with tangible stuff and much more to do with confidence in using digital tools and navigating in an online environment. When I entered the ONL course, I considered myself to be digitally illiterate. Although that might have … Fortsätt läsa Reflection on my learning journey throughout ONL
Summarizing the Influence of Learning Environment (#ONL181)
Draft of final post Final reflection from ONL181 As I’m finalizing my third iteration of the course Online Networked Learning (ONL181) as co-facilitator, I’m left with questions about how online learning environments stimulate motivation to learn. I think we can benefit from a formalized structure and find it interesting to draw experience from roles in literature… Read more »
A rearview
What are the most important things that you have learnt through your engagement in the ONL course? Why? There remain more questions than answers – the technologists are defining the future by and large and education is being left to drift along on the tide of technological schizophrenic development (check out the number of tools/apps … Continue reading A rearview →
Lessons learnt
One of my experiences from the course, that might be out of scope for the real course content, is that there are many tools around that are aimed to facilitate learning, and the quality of the tools are quite shifting. However, new tools take time to learn and the time seems to be substantially different … Continue reading Lessons learnt →
My lessons learnt so far with ONL
Time goes fast when you are having fun… and it is now time for me to write some finishing thoughts around my engagement in the ONL 181 Course. First of all I would like to thank the participants in my PBL Group for a fantastic time and great collaboration work. It has been fantastic to … Fortsätt läsa My lessons learnt so far with ONL
The long and winding road
It’s a journey, not a destination…but importantly, see that it’s fit for purpose. During my own journey I have found that the easiest way to demonstrate an approach to a problem like seeking an answer, is by asking a simple question, one that challenges unexamined belief with the need to understand how things work. If … Continue reading The long and winding road →
Design for Online and Blended Learning
During a webinar hosted by Dr Martha Cleveland-Innes she commented on the variety of learning theories and design models available.[1] She mentioned that one Canadian university which had started to maintain a database of these, has well beyond 50 entries in their collection, and updates and additions are continuously being done. But why has so…
Topic 4 – Design for Online and Blended Learning
The past two weeks we explored the topic of designing online and blended courses. Our group revisited the COI framework but also focused heavily on constructive alignment and how this can guide our planning and design. For me I moved into thinking mo…
Topic 5- Reflection on progress made by a beginner- and ideas for a new course to attend later…
So- the course is coming to an end. We have been given questions to reflect on and I do not know where to begin. I have recommended the course to so many of my teacher friends. I find myself talking about this course in a fascinated voice and my friends and family just laugh at … Fortsätt läsa Topic 5- Reflection on progress made by a beginner- and ideas for a new course to attend later…