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Group work. When students hear this term some of them are happy, other scared. Some assume they will have to work for more than a classical individual assignment, others think it will be an easy ride. How the same term can have so many interpretations even when the context is the same for all students? … Continue reading Topic 3 – W.6: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning – Part 1

Collaborative learning: what is it and how should we go about it?‘Collaboration’ is not a new term in my dictionary but I have never taught of it in reference to similar but different terms used in the academic context—for instance, cooperation, and gr…

The ONL181-course, the reason why I’m blogging, is on the half way now. After the journey of first few weeks I was a bit confused. I wasn’t sure if I was even on the map. The digi-world seemed to be too overwhelming. I was struggling at a swamp and goi…

Just saw an interesting talk regarding diversity in teams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtPG2lAmm4 the study shows e.g. that with at least 20% women in a team innovation increases. Yet, only 30% of German top companies have at least one wo…

Whew!  Where did the month of October go?  Busy, busy, busy ….. hardly had time to sleep … let alone contemplate.  A busy end to the semester …  rounding off lectures, revision programmes and examination preparation.  Factor in the marking of tests, assignments, the odd workshop and ……… dealing with the many student queries as… Continue reading Hectic!!!

Image: James Wainscoat   The basic idea of openness in education is easy to digest and even easier to celebrate: education for all! No barriers, no exclusion, free sharing of knowledge. I was amazed at how quickly the idea of openness became more complicated and difficult to grapple with once thinking about it in action … Continue reading Open, closed, open, closed…? →

ONL 181Topic 2- Online Sharing and OpennessAfter participating in Topic 2, I had an opportunity to learn some new acronyms and definitions associated with online learning from collaborating with my ONL PBL3 and reading presentations and blogs posted by…

This infographic suggests some practical ideas for facilitators/educators to disseminate online material, some of which may be open and free to learners:Introducing online material to studentsInfogramThis has been something I have thought about for a w…

I really believe that openness and sharing is the way to go! However, I think that group discussions may be private to facilitate more lively discussions and to respect student’s privacy/integrity if needed. It should also be ok to make errors that will not stay forever as a digital footprint. A “summary of the knowledge … Continue reading Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness →

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Weeks starting 15 & 22 October 2018 These weeks were the start of Topic 2 which focused on “openness” – open education, open educational resources, open practices, etc. I found the resources for this topic extremely valuable – especially the introduction lecture and webinar by Kay Oddone and Alastair Creelman. I was very ignorant of … Continue reading Weeks 5 & 6 – ONL181 gets more real… →