I see the ONL course as a journey: not a package tour closed in a rigid framework of sights to see but a backpacking trip which lets you surrender to the current of events, stop not necessarily at the greatest attractions, but reflect for a moment at a…

Although I have been in the teaching profession for over 25 years and prided myself in the skill of designing an interesting course with engaging content, the pandemic turned my world upside down.Never before had I had to rely solely on digital resourc…

The release of topic 3 (Learning in communities) coincided with me struggling with new mixed-ability groups at my university. Frankly, my new students do not only have mixed abilities, actually, everything is mixed: their ages, language competences, cu…

Open learning – when somebody asked what it meant to me I had not watched any preparatory video or participated in a webinar, so I had to think on my feet to provide my understanding of the notion. I quickly came up with some mumbo jumbo about free exc…

Thinking about the digital world, some of us feel worried and entrapped. Applications of all sorts are continuously collecting data about our health, location, preferences or habits. They are analysed and our profiles are carefully construed whether we…

I left the first meeting in my PBL group feeling less stressed and more reassured. I’m beginning to believe this course might actually be fun. Still, I have little or a vague idea what to expect and I’m convinced I’ll have to commit a lot of time but, …

I left the first meeting in my PBL group feeling less stressed and more reassured. I’m beginning to believe this course might actually be fun. Still, I have little or a vague idea what to expect and I’m convinced I’ll have to commit a lot of time but, …

The first meeting over, the course has officially started. I’m confused. No clue about the content, so far only vague ideas. I feel overwhelmed with a variety of tools and the amount of workload I’ll have to squeeze into my tight timetable. My hope is …