Katarina Elevant

An immigrant with proper knowledge of grammar

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Katarina Elevant

This blog post actually treats two topics. The first one evolves around identity and the difference between private and personal. The second topic is about digital literacy, which I compare to being fluent within a language and knowing its grammar. Anyway, it turns out the two topics are related in such a way that writing […]

Fears and anxiety over going online and the question of private vs professional

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Katarina Elevant

Going public can feel really scary. Partly because it feels definite, a sort of uneraseable. Therefore I do understand some people express anxiety over for instance blogging. Their thoughts are brought into the light, exposing them to the critical eye of the global public. I think the fears are fully natural and explainable, because everyone […]

One reflection on the meaning of “digital literacy” and thinking about “collaborative participation” as a way of learning

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Katarina Elevant

Finally, after several years of studying collaborative participation while applying theories on communities of practice and situated learning, I ended up as a lab rat myself. I recently joined an online course on Open Networked Learning that, putting it mildly, challenges all conventional ways of thinking about learning. After a couple of days of reflection […]

Starting this blog

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Katarina Elevant

This blog was first aimed for sharing experiences on teaching in Sweden spanning from lower secondary to higher education. Currently a teacher at Karlstad University in Sweden, I intend to share some experiences picked up on the way to and at Karlstad university, starting with my working experience as a professional meteorologist and manager which […]