In this blog post I will reflect on Openness and sharing by writing about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Open Learning and a few benefits and hindrances of Open Educational Resources. I believe that MOOCs and Open Learning are the future for many people who has not yet got the ability to educate themselves in … Fortsätt läsa Open learning – Openness and sharing
Topic 2 – Online Sharing
What is openness and sharing in education? How much can one really share online? What are the benefits of sharing? What are challenges of sharing? These are just a few questions that baffled me when I entered Topic 2. In my experience in education sharing academic content has always be frowned upon and working in my … Continue reading Topic 2 – Online Sharing →
Topic two – some thoughts
Hi all, It has been an interesting week with lots of new information that I was not previously acquainted with. To be honest have I never heard of any open courses before over the Internet even though I have participated in several different distance courses but that is not the same thing. I think there … Fortsätt läsa Topic two – some thoughts
Digital, networked and open
In my function as learning technologist I support academic staff of the department of Social Work using education technology. Although many of our teachers are inquisitive and open to new innovative teaching methods, social work practitioners are rather sceptical towards … Continue reading →
Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness
Two more mad weeks have passed. Knowing what I get out of this course is directly linked to the amount of effort and time invested, I’m really trying to find the time to do the course justice… The topic at hand this time is “Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”. A topic in which we … Continue reading Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness →
Open? Closed? Or both?
CC BYReflections on topic 2, ONL 181Open educational resources – fantastic opportunitiesWhy don’t the students sometimes use any of the textbooks that are obligatory textbooks in my courses? A question often discussed in the coffee-room. Is it possible…
Topic 2 – W.5: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness – Part 2
This week has been a difficult one. The course I am responsible for started, which means a lot of hours spend on that, plus I went to a conference for two days, plus all the rest of activities I usually do as a researcher (including a couple of deadlines)… and this only workwise. On a … Continue reading Topic 2 – W.5: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness – Part 2
Globalism vs. Nationalism, AI, Machine Learning and Neural Networks
Whilst thinking about Openness and Sharing of knowledge my brother who is an ophthalmologist focussed on delivering more affordable and effective healthcare to the patient instead of enriching big hospital groups and healthcare funders shared a TE…
The Roller Coaster ride continues!
We´ve now almost finished the second topic of this course: Open learning – Sharing and Openness. This is a topic that really relates to my everyday life, as I more or less daily reflects on different aspects of my teaching. The first weeks of this course I was full of enthusiasm for trying out all … Continue reading The Roller Coaster ride continues! →
Topic 2 – Open Educational Resources
This week’s discussion focused on why and how we can contribute to open educational resources, including open online courses. Why share online? People share online when they perceive that it enhances their professional reputation and when they feel a …
Slowly getting the hang of the course
I must say I have enjoyed this topic to the fullest. It is so seldom you have time to really sit down and try to learn new things that are challenging. So far in this course I have opened a blog and webpage Gotten a myriad of accounts in different strange sites such as coogle, … Fortsätt läsa Slowly getting the hang of the course
Topic 2: Open Learning – sharing and openness
This is a topic that I thoroughly enjoyed learning bout and reflecting on. the scenario that we were presented with, made me think creatively and objectively whilst providing an opportunity to reflect on what I was/m struggling with when it comes to open education. I took quite a bit away from the webinar with Alistair … Continue reading Topic 2: Open Learning – sharing and openness
What open courses means to commissioned education
I am currently working at the Department for Commissioned Education at Lund University. This department differs quite a lot from other departments at the university, with the main goal of Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) being to sell education to professionals. Do Massive Open Online Courses go well with commissioned education? Open Online Courses are … Continue reading What open courses means to commissioned education →
Work in progress!
Third post
Things have happened in the last two weeks. The PBL group 4 have lost two members – I think – because of workload and not enough time to participate in the group and work on the topic. I can understand that and I think it is good that they are cle…