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Open: a multifaceted concept and a question of responsibility

Open. If we look at dictionary definitions we can find explanations of what open means in terms of “having no enclosing or confining barrier; accessible on all or nearly all sides; completely free from concealment; exposed to general view or knowledge. What does open mean in relation to learning? All these things, actually, but inContinue reading “Open: a multifaceted concept and a question of responsibility”

Online learning tools and practices – uncertainty, ambiguity and power

A worried student was the protagonist of the first topic scenario in the online connected learning course I am taking. Were I myself worried? Unsure? Uncomfortable? And was it because of the technology? Or because of working with people I have never met? And not only working, but also having to collaborate and produce aContinue reading “Online learning tools and practices – uncertainty, ambiguity and power”