It’s December 2020 and I have just completed the course Open Networked Learning (a course aimed at people working in education, interested in exploring possibilities and recommended practices of using digital tools in education). My take away message from the course is that digitals tools should be be used to promote active student learning. ItFortsätt läsa “Digital Tools and Active Student Learning”

Well everybody’s doing it now, and will continue to do so for the near future (online learning that is). What the Corona pandemic is over, I’m pretty sure that we won’t go back to doing things the way we did before. A lot of people are now used to online learning and see some ofFortsätt läsa “Design for online and blended learning”

Collaborative learning is seen as beneficial for students as it an example of active learning, where students actively present, share and test knowledge and ideas with a group of peers. It also has the added advantages of social connectedness and it reflecting workplace demands (Haythornthwaite, 2019). If students would like to more about the benefitsFortsätt läsa “Collaborative Learning – A Personal Experience”

Of course being ‘open’ entails the idea of sharing and where would we be without sharing? Something I read or heard recently (sorry, can’t remember where) talked about how Wikipedia can only exist because individuals are prepared to share. No private (or even public) enterprise could ever create such an all encompassing ocean of content.Fortsätt läsa “Open Education & Open Pedagogy – where to start?”

It’s probably pretty common for students to feel a bit uncomfortable at the start of a web based course, not least feeling worried about potentially sharing your private life and not wanting to look stupid. So what does this discomfort comprise of and how can you lessen the discomfort? I’d like to share with youFortsätt läsa “Comfort in an online learning environment”

I think it’s a little bit simplistic to compare learning to use digital tools with learning to read. Of course you need to able to manage menus, links, settings and much more, just like the reader needs to understand words & sentences, be able to skim and scan and more. The diagram below shows thatFortsätt läsa “Digital Competence”

I got interested in EduTech for the first time, I think it was in 2014 when I was about to go on parental leave, and the Adult Education school I was working for had just acquired the learning platform ITs Learning. I thought that it was something i could play with while I was onFortsätt läsa “About Me”

I think it’s a little bit simplistic to compare learning to use digital tools with learning to read. Of course you need to able to manage menus, links, settings and much more, just like the reader needs to understand words & sentences, be able to skim and scan and more. The diagram below shows thatFortsätt läsa “Digital Competence”

I got interested in EduTech for the first time, I think it was in 2014 when I was about to go on parental leave, and the Adult Education school I was working for had just acquired the learning platform ITs Learning. I thought that it was something i could play with while I was onFortsätt läsa “About me”