Our last session was to summarize what we have learned. I think the most important aspect I take with me from this experience is that online learning works well…and it can be fun fun and as engaging as on-site learning. In the beginning I was m…

The fourth topic concerned how to set up a blended learning environment and foster a community of inquiry. Blended learning, i.e. the mix of online and in-class activities, offers opportunities as well as challenges. Creating a sense of community in an…

The third topic centered around how to create learning communities and foster collaboration. We spent quite some time discussing what precisely a community is, and how this differs from say a network. Briefly, one could say that in the former, you “coo…

For the second topic, Victor and I were in charge. The topic was how to create open material, what are the obstacles, and more importantly what are the benefits. This was an interesting topic, and our group had many interesting and heated discussions o…

So, we finished the first task! We ended up presenting our conclusions in Miro, a tool I have not seen before. https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_ktd8SVw=/ The resulting “board” (as attached) depicts a fish FISH consuming and processing our thoughts o…

First real project work in the coures has now begun. Must say it was all a bit confusing at first, but now I feel I have gotten the hang on what the course is about. The topic of online participation is an interesting one, and now with COVID-19 forcing…