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…

A course, a community, an approach
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…
Here you may find reflective posts about the topics – most recent on top TOPIC 2 HOW OPEN IS OPEN LEARNING? Not strangely the theme that has captured my imagination is again “openness” in open learning. I have no doubt of the benefits of openness in learning. Everyone has access (or some access) to any […]
I am Sanna Teerenhovi and I am a Finnish language teacher at University of Arts Helsinki. At the moment I am participating in Open Network Learning course (ONL211) and this blog is part of my course work. During this spring 2021 I am exploring online learning and teaching and I will reflect my journey inContinue reading “Moi! Hi!”
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…
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I think the most important issues that I learned concerned the ethics of open online learning. All these discussion took place in our lively ONL group 12. The ethical questions we discussed were multiple: how to protect student and faculty from cyberbu…
For me, the most surprising, most heartening, and most frightening realization I’ve had through my participation in ONL, is online collaboration and learning is not that bad. This is probably a realization that many people have come to during the Corona Virus pandemic. I was getting there and then ONL really put the final nailContinue reading “Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice”
I teach and electromagnetic theory course during the fall every year. The course is best described as “intermediate” and is compulsory for my department’s masters degree program. The class consists of applications of mathematics to specific problems in electrical engineering. The best teaching of this subject I have experienced is where an engaging personality writesContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning”
Some reflection for topic 3. I find all three suggestions interesting and relevant to my own experience so I will respond to all three: An occasion when real collaborative learning took place, that moved your own thinking forward One occasion that really struck me happened during my postdoc in the context of a research manuscript.Continue reading “Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”
I was among the lucky ones who had a few months to prepare before starting to teach online. My first thought was how to simply transform online what I was doing in the class with a minimum effort. Even this was not easy. I started searching online for case-studies of courses with similar features as […]