Greetings from Finland! The first connecting weeks have been really interesting but also overwhelming in many ways. It´s cool to start this Problem Based Learning journey ? My background is within business and tourism, have been teaching already quite a while and currently working as a Program Director for International Business program. My areas of […]

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The ONL experience has ended, and it was indeed quite sad to say goodbye to our group members. Even though we all came from very different backgrounds, somehow we managed to create a sense of belonging within the group. One group member commented that she almost felt more belonging to our group than to herContinue reading “See you online!”

My first impression about the concept of Open Education was that of bewilderment. In our webinars and PBL group discussion it felt like we were discussing well known, general principles of how the internet economy works – but we were pretending like we were discussing something more fancy.  I then went on to read MartinContinue reading “Openness – or should we just call it the internet economy “

This is the first time I attend a course like ONL. I was quite confused at the start, not knowing what was expected from me, how we should work and what the learning goals would be (actually I am still not sure about the learning goals, but probably the goals have to do more withContinue reading “Goodbye or not?”

Discussing the relationship between pedagogy and digital tools has always been a bit frustrating for me at work. The conclusion the pedagogical staff always seem to arrive to, is that digital tools do not change the underlying pedagogy, so therefore we need to always think “Pedagogy first” before we start thinking about what tools toContinue reading “Learning Design – yes please”

Got your attention, did I? ? Well, I do like “learning in networks”, but I do dislike the theory of Personal Learning Networks.   Reading about PLN in year 2021 seems like a theorization of something that is understood naturally by digital residents. One wonders who benefits of this theorization?  Is the theory perhaps useful for the digital visitor ifContinue reading “I Don’t Like PLNs! “

Usually I do not miss an opportunity to learn new things. Curiosity and learning have always been a central part of my life. There has been a great deal of learning opportunities in my life, not only related to my studies or work. I have many hobbies, and I always get inspired to learn newContinue reading “Lifelong learning”

Now we have finished topic 3, a topic I really find interesting. It is about collaborative learning, learning in teams.  During the past two weeks we have discussed how to create effective learning groups in both an online environment and in class. But it is not only about “product”, it is also about the “process”.Continue reading ““Winning” teams”