Laura Cox

Topic 5 – Lessons learnt and future practice

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Laura Cox

The learning experience from this course, and specifically the reflection on these topics, has made me think about the complexities, strengths and challenges of online networked learning in much more depth, as well as their related offline counterparts. What surprised me most was how much these topics were relevant for not only my pedagogical work,Continue reading “Topic 5 – Lessons learnt and future practice”

Topic 4 – Blended Learning

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Laura Cox

Much like Topic 2, this one seems extra relevant in the current educational context. Over the last year, all of us have had to adapt to new ways of communicating, especially migrating online for meetings, lectures, and seminars. Problems that we haven’t had to think too much about before, such as connect issues, managing breakContinue reading “Topic 4 – Blended Learning”

Topic 3 – Learning in Communities

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Laura Cox

This was my turn to co-lead and I found collaboration/learning in communities to be a really interesting topic, both in the content and how collaboration actually played out. In the ONL context there were at least two aspects of collaboration for me: working together with my co-leader and working together in the group. I alsoContinue reading “Topic 3 – Learning in Communities”

Topic 2 – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Laura Cox

As the world becomes ever more connected and as COVID continually pushes us online, this topic seemed very important to explore. I have been interested in open online courses for several years and have my fair share of experience participating in MOOCs on platforms like FutureLearn, however coming at it from the planning side wasContinue reading “Topic 2 – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”

Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Laura Cox

For me, this was a great place to start the course – both in terms of the wider ONL content and the group work on this topic. Our understanding of digital tools and our participation in digital spaces forms the foundation of our ability to use these effectively. I was familiar with the concepts of digitalContinue reading “Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies”