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Sharing and openness
What does the term ‘open scholar’ actually mean? It seems that the traditionally scholar has undergone a transformation with the rise of digital and networked technologies. These technologies have brought about opportunities for researching, collecting, categorizing and managing information as … Continue reading →
Digital Participation – a unified identification system
Is there a case for a global identification system?How would this work?Could this system also be made to allow an individual to manage their digital footprint to choose what information is shared and with whom?If this happened, would this go against wh…
Navigating digital literacy
What does digital literacy mean? Can being less digitally literate limit our access to content and online communities? How to juggle online participation and need for privacy?
Online participation & digital literacies
It’s time for me to do some reflections on our first weeks in this fascinating course. When I first started the course I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I am slowly beginning to understand. First of all it has been really exciting to be a part of my PBL group, which is group number 5. It … Fortsätt läsa Online participation & digital literacies
She said, he said.
Digital literacy (topic 1), which includes the understanding of digital behaviour is sine qua non for building on my ONL journey of forward-thinking enlightenment. What is clear to me is that I need to move beyond Google. While a powerful tool the student is required to find answers to complex problems to continue to grow … Continue reading She said, he said. →
Getting ready for E-Learning 3.0
Stephen Downes, a person that influenced and is still influencing me heavily, when it comes to my views on (open online) education, is in the middle of launching another course – E-Learning 3.0. It’s a classical cMOOC setup with an interesting outline and a fantastic line-up of guest speakers. The course makes use of Stephen’s […]
Who is learning?
The use of internet and information and communication technology makes it possible to facilitate learning for more groups of people than the groups that traditionally have had the momentum and possibility to attend higher education. There are also several initiatives that in one way or another try to open up learning for new groups of … Continue reading Who is learning? →
Wish I had tons of time!
We have now had our first week ”Connecting”, and has started Topic 1:“Online participation & digital literacies”. It is indeed a fascinating journey we´ve embarked. I´ve really enjoyed the first weeks of “connecting” with my PBL group 3, with members from Germany, Finland, Sweden and South Africa, and at least partly, Scotland. I reluctantly volunteered to … Continue reading Wish I had tons of time! →
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Topic 1
Topic 1 has been an interesting informative lesson. Everday activity allows your mind and skills to be challenged. I have I am now gaining a better understanding of PBL. I have been introduce to the visitor and resident user which was unknown to me previously. I can see this ONL programme helping me to grow … Continue reading Topic 1 →
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Importance of Digital Literacy in the classroom. How important is it in nowadays?
Gone are the days when learning was solely achieved using pens, paper, books, Slate, globes and chalkboards in South Africa. In today’s world, various forms of technology are routinely found in elementary, middle and high school classrooms, including interactive whiteboards, desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets and smartphones. Source: Adapted from Belshaw. D (2014) accessed 08 …
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Natives, immigrants, residents and visitors
I think that the natives-immigrants typology may have taken the metaphor too far. The web consists of such a huge array of diverse phenomena, which makes it too complex for such a dichotomy. For instance, while my children are much better at using Snap…
Stefan’s online learning blog 2018-10-10 10:57:00
Finally, I had time to see the webinar with Sara Mörtsell. Very interesting information. Seems like I am something of a resident after all. At least in some circumstances. Very useful also with the information regarding copyright to images.