And yet another week has passed. This has been, so far, the topic I have enjoyed the most. Maybe this is due to, at least from my perspective, the fact that the transfer of the content to my day-to-day work is easier to apply (plus the interaction with my group is getting very fun!). I … Continue reading Topic 3 – W.7: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning – Part 2
The collaboration means everything
Hiking is not just my passion, it’s also my way to relax and charge my batteries. For me it just isn’t possible without good company. I want to share the best experiences with someone special like the loved one or a good friend or few. I always have at…
The freerider problem
Oh, aren’t they annoying, those people who try to get the benefits without paying the cost? Who think they can just float by, without contributing? In online learning, a key idea is that education should be free and that it doesn’t cost anything to share knowledge. So if everything is free, there shouldn’t be a freerider … Continue reading “The freerider problem”
Fourth post
Communities of Practice and the Online Learning EnvironmentBrindley et al. 2009 argues that online courses can provide participants with a very social and engaging learning environment. The key word being social. Social is here about engagement. And en…
The division of labour in a digital society
As a sociologist I just could not resist the opportunity to paraphrase Emile Durkheim’s (1984) classic work from the 19th century. Back then the analysis regarded how modern societies develop and thrive through a higher level of division of labour. In a peculiar, and slightly ancient, way the societies relied on a peer pressure, but … Fortsätt läsa The division of labour in a digital society
Online collaborative learning – Motivation, Goals and Communication
In this blog post I will write about some factors that I think are important to get successful collaborative learning, regardless of if the collaboration is online or not. The first thing is the importance of motivation. According to the article Motivation to learn in massive open online courses by Miri Barak, Abeer Watted and Hossam Haick, motivation is part of … Fortsätt läsa Online collaborative learning – Motivation, Goals and Communication
Counter dependency & Fight or Trust & Structure? Or even maybe Work & Productivity?
This topic – Learning in communities – networked & collaborative learning, have been both more familiar, but at the same time quite intellectually demanding for me. It has a very metacognitive approach, and we are going deeper into sociological and psychological theories with terminology that is not natural to me, being a biomedical scientist by training. … Continue reading Counter dependency & Fight or Trust & Structure? Or even maybe Work & Productivity? →
Easy peasy lemon squeezy?
During these two weeks, we have discussed online collaboration and learning. It has been rather interesting, as we have been talking about it while actually collaborating and learning online. In theory, facilitating an online collaboration should be rather easy if you just follow Brindley et al. steps (2009): Facilitate learner readiness for group work. Establish … Continue reading Easy peasy lemon squeezy? →
Online Group Work: Forming Groups, Creating Focus and Maintaining Interest
During the past two weeks, our group has thought about group work. This has of course made us more aware of our own group work practices. I think we were already pretty good at it, but it never hurts to get in a bit more practice. We started out with a few articles from which … Continue reading Online Group Work: Forming Groups, Creating Focus and Maintaining Interest →
SIX WEEKS ALREADY…
Life has been crazy busy!! And maybe thats the reason its taken me this long to post my reflections on Topic 2 , considering I was one of leaders I should have loads to say! One word that sums up my experience on Topic 2 is TEAMWORK!! This was such an integral aspect of negotiating … Continue reading SIX WEEKS ALREADY… →
Topic 3 – Learning in communities
Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learningThis post is intended as a reflection of my own experience as a learner dealing with technologies and finding a way to work collaboratively. For this reason, instead of referring t…
ONL181 BBL1 – Topic 3 – Learning in Communities
This is my reflection of topic 3. This has been quite a hard topic for me. I do not have much experience as I have not really developed many courses of any kind. This has led to many (off-topic as I now see) thoughts. I attribute this to the abstr…
ARE THERE ANY PROS and CONS IN USING OER? A deep reflection on open material.
Online resources may lie more in enabling our students’ learning experience than in saving time developing resources. The good news for teachers and students is that a new category of resources, open educational resources has emerged over the past several years, and some universities and teachers are finding that it can offer a lot of benefits …
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As the saying goes, two heads are better than one…
Collaborative learning is commonly seen as a process whereby students’ work together, maximizing on each other’s strengths. It forms part of the 4 C’s of 21st century learning, and goes a long way in ensuring the success of distance/ online learning. Though it may not be a walk in a park for students being exposed … Continue reading As the saying goes, two heads are better than one…
Topic Two: Open Learning, sharing and Openess.
The topic at hand raises pertinant points in relation to to how does one look at it in todays Education world and beyond. We all know the vagries of it but how does one tackle the topic at hand.The question “What are the opportunities and dangers of “going open”?, can be seen in such a … Continue reading Topic Two: Open Learning, sharing and Openess. →