Here we are, eleven weeks and five topics later I’m writing my final blogpost, at least within the ONL202 course. Who knows, maybe I’ll keep going with the blog and having it as some sort of diary for future endeavors in online education. In this last post I’ll use the questions posted on the topic-pageFortsätt läsa “Topic 5 Lesson learnt – future practice”

In 2014 I decided together with a colleague to create an online-course aimed at strengthening active music teachers in their role as material-creators e.g. creating their own backingtracks and sheet music and also being able to record themselves and their students with a DAW (digital audio workstation). This was my first attempt at creating aFortsätt läsa “Topic 4 Design for online and blended learning”

Climbing the Tree and playing together This topic on the ONL-page posed a question on how to get people to recognize the value of becoming part of a learning community and collaborate with their peers in a way that makes use of all the different competencies that group members bring into the work. After ourFortsätt läsa “Topic 3 Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

The theme of this topic was to explore the benefits and challenges of openness in education and learning. In this post I focus on the challenges regarding my field. I’ll start of by saying that I’ve never had a problem with the thought of sharing my created recourses (recorded seminars, playalongs, instruction-videos, written material) openlyFortsätt läsa “Topic 2 Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”

Topic 1 in the ONL-course covered online participation and digital literacy. The scenario we were asked to work with involved challenges of being new to online courses, about privacy, new tools and a fear of seeming stupid. When I first read the scenario I thought that privacy was the most important thing we as aFortsätt läsa “Topic 1 Digital literacy”

My name is Björn Hällis. I was born and raised in Jakobstad(Pietarsaari) in Finland and moved to Sweden in -98 to study music at LTU. I live in Piteå with my wife and three children. I’m currently working as a senior lecturer (or associate professor according to KTH) in music (ensemble, music production, history andFortsätt läsa “Prelude”

This post is a test for me to see what future posts will look like. testing this and this Trying to post a picture: