Learning in communities is of course nothing new. Nevertheless it may be a very efficient way of learning [1]. First, learning in a community is fun ! One gets to share the knowledge, clear misconceptions and gain deeper understanding through dis…

A course, a community, an approach
Learning in communities is of course nothing new. Nevertheless it may be a very efficient way of learning [1]. First, learning in a community is fun ! One gets to share the knowledge, clear misconceptions and gain deeper understanding through dis…
Blended learning is mixed up in my mind into active learning. By active learning, I understand giving the students something ‘more’ than teacher talking alone for 1.5 hours. But blended learning (BL) is actually about blending face-to-face and online t…
I am focusing now on three topics within open learning, namely 1) what is it, 2) how to assess it, and 3) the knowledge transfer. OpenI am thinking what does open learning mean. I mean the open -part there. Typically open courses are not open to e…
It is about distress. I notice that the topics within the course are new to me and this leads to distress. My initial way of dealing with new, possibly difficult, topics is yes, distress. I feel that it is kind of strange that these topics are ne…
I can certainly relate to the scenario given to us: finding things is difficult and the topic seems incomprehensible. The enthusiasm has turned into confusion. I do not even seem to understand the topic (digital literacy) nor the connection to my…
Hi, just starting now the blogging for the 1st time. Some things in the course are at the moment a bit unclear (like what to do for the next meeting) but on the other hand the support is good and I am confident that things will clear out wel…