Yes, you read right – Plog, not blog. So, what is is? Well, during one of our sessions we came up with the term plog: a professional blog. You might remember reading in one of first posts, the challenge I faced as to whether I would write professionally or as the true me. I chose … Continue reading My Final Plog →

Thinking back to my past life as an L&D consultant, blended learning has been part of my routine for about the past 10 years. When starting out my learners had to complete their online content, which was content heavy and laborious. Then we would go to class and go through the same information all over … Continue reading Blended Learning →

Ice is back with a brand new invention…I loved Vanilla Ice as a kid and weirdly every time I think of collaborative learning these words pop immediately in my mind. It took me a while to disseminate why. Originally I thought the key word was collaborate, just as collaboration should be the key work in … Continue reading Stop, Collaborate…and Listen! →

I worked once with an educational organisation that had put together a strategic plan and shared it to its employees. They were bringing FREE education to all based on the principles of OPENNESS. The information was free and PDFs were easily accessible to the students on the internet without enrolling. At that moment in time … Continue reading Open verus Free →

Last week was a complete and utter nightmare for me, both personally and professionally. In South Africa we are currently experiencing load shedding – which means 1-2x per day we are left without electricity for about 2.5 hours each stint. I have never felt so isolated in my life! At work I couldn’t call anyone … Continue reading Disconnected without a choice →

These last two weeks have been super interesting for me in the ONL group, maybe because I was lead and co-lead with my awesome side-kick Patrik. But I have also learned a phenomenal amount on engagement and collaboration. In one of our readings “Developing digital literates” (JISC) it states that: Beetham and Sharpe’s framework (2010) … Continue reading Support to Inspire →