Anna Småros

Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Anna Småros

ONL allowed me to explore both familiar and less familiar topics regarding teaching while it also provided a chance to study and work the way we want students to. I believe that we are more likely to succeed if we have first-hand experience of the things that we are trying to implement and thus all … Continue reading Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice

Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Anna Småros

One of the teacher’s primary roles is to be a designer of learning modules. All teachers plan their teaching, from single activities in everyday lesson plans to overarching course designs. The task of designing complex learning modules which encompass online, hybrid and collaborative learning should arguably be assigned to teacher teams rather than single teachers, … Continue reading Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Anna Småros

Is there a recipe for making collaborative work a fruitful experience? The scenario for the third topic incited our group to embark on a journey where we explored this question. Being able to work well with others is commonly viewed as an important skill and while group work is by no means a novelty among … Continue reading Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Anna Småros

Today I aim to reflect on open learning, which lies at the very heart of Open Networked Learning. The keyword here is open – what does open mean in terms of education? According to Catherine Cronin (2017), openness in this context refers to four aspects, namely open admission, free of charge, open educational resources (OER) … Continue reading Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Anna Småros

Who in the teaching community has not heard of the theory of “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”, as proposed by Marc Prensky (2001)? Personally, I must admit that I had not read the original essay by Prensky. I had come into contact with Prensky’s concepts, however, especially that of digital natives, as his ideas had … Continue reading Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies