The most important things that I have learnt through my engagement in the ONL course are that digital literacy does not depend on age but on a person’s motivation to engage, that digital tools can enhance teaching and learning significantly, and that one’s personality and culture can have an important impact on collaboration and teamwork.Continue reading “Topic 5: Lesson Learnt”

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, I have been teaching remotely. First, at the University of Regensburg (UR) and after, at the National University of Singapore (NUS). From the very beginning it has been a combination of (virtually) face-to-face classes and online activities. Only the amount of these two methods varied between theContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning”

Open Learning means, to me, having free access to teaching materials and other learning resources. For example, available courses whenever and wherever I am without needing to pay for it. Thanks to the ONL-course, I got to develop an understanding of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and through the platform Class Central, I found anContinue reading “Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”

Like everybody in their mid-forties I did not grow up in close contact with computers, mobile phones, or the Internet. I remember that I got my first computer – an iMac G3 – in the late nineties when I was starting university. It was around this time when I created, with the help of aContinue reading “Topic 1: Online Participation & Digital Literacies”

On Thursday, April 22nd, I participated in the tweet chat with Kay Oddone and Alastair Creelman about collaborative and networked learning. It was my second conversation on Twitter, first one being the conversation held in March with David White. This time there were less people participating which unfortunately had a great impact on the dynamicContinue reading “Discovering Twitter”

I am happy to be a part of this course and curious about the weeks to come. Since I joined NUS I have already learned so much and I am looking forward to learn more in this inspiring international learning environment. A kind of magical word for me is digital literacy, that was mentioned inContinue reading “Introduction Post”

I am happy to be a part of this course and curious about the weeks to come. Since I joined NUS I have already learned so much and I am looking forward to learn more in this inspiring international learning environment. A kind of magical word for me is digital literacy, that was mentioned inContinue reading “Introduction Post”