Ioanna Aslanidou

Time’s up!

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

The last twelve weeks were really long and really short at the same time. So many changes, so many new things. In strange times, it was good to have the structure of a course, meet new people, and discover new things. This iteration of the ONL course was certainly unique in that respect. All ofContinue reading “Time’s up!”

Can we really include social and emotional presence in technical subjects?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

When talking about online learning, there is a lot of discussion about the Community of Inquiry framework as a structure for a successful course. This focuses on teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence, with emotional presence introduced as a parallel or fourth presence. The use and embrace of emotions is of course really importantContinue reading “Can we really include social and emotional presence in technical subjects?”

Can we create group work that students do not want to run away from?

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

Most of us have experienced group work at university. I struggled to find examples of this not being filled with frustration. I came up with one in my last year of studies when all the members of the small group I was in shared the interest in the topic and the willingness to complete theContinue reading “Can we create group work that students do not want to run away from?”

Is openness the holy grail of education?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

The principle that education should be open and accessible for everyone is one that many people (and educators) share. I mean, if you don’t believe in openness, why are you in education? An extension of David Wiley’s remark, I wish I could roll my eyes digitally the way he did in his talk. Open educationContinue reading “Is openness the holy grail of education?”

How do we adapt to the digital age?

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

And how do we use this as an opportunity to evolve and grow? The past two weeks have been chaotic, as everything was transferred online, hastily, and often without thinking at all. But this is actually an opportunity to improve, to restructure our life and work.. Even though I was happy to see everyone discoveringContinue reading “How do we adapt to the digital age?”

This is only the beginning

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Ioanna Aslanidou

I am going on a journey here.. I’ve spent some time in my life travelling to places around the world, discovering new cultures and people. In the meanwhile, I learned a lot about the world, myself, life.. This time I am embarking on a different journey, which still involves people with different viewpoints that willContinue reading “This is only the beginning”