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 “
Goodbye or not?
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?”
Learning Design – yes please
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”
I Don’t Like PLNs!
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! “
Lifelong learning
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”
“Winning” teams
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”
Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness
What does open education mean to you? What are you willing to share openly? and with whom? What are the limitations to openness? Starting point is that I am very open as a person. I like to say what I mean without wrapping it into a lot of nonsense – keep the message and intentionsContinue reading “Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”
The Escape (and more…)
This week we have discussed different aspects of openness in education. My group has discussed openness as three overlapping dimensions, Transparency, Engagement and Communication. We have been doing the research on a quite general level, but have not really engaged in much discussion about openness in our personal context. Personally I have participated in severalContinue reading “The Escape (and more…)”
Week 1 reflections
This week, together with Anna I was the host for the team project. Anna led the team into the “investigation part” while I led the team into creating a presentation. We first gathered pictures and text snippets into a Jamboard, but when I was about to download the pictures from Jamboard, I realized it wasContinue reading “Week 1 reflections”
Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies
“Digital Tove” – when did I start to use digital means? It was in the mid-90’s when I got my first email and also mobile phone. These devices did evolve a lot and rapidly from that and my digital competence grew by trying to keep up with the development of digital presence – starting fromContinue reading “Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies”
Gaining more confidence?
This week our group decided to study digital competence and self-efficacy. After deciding on the topic we decided to (individually) search for information on how to develop and increase our digital competence. As this is a problem based learning course, we work by, at first, identifying the problem we want to solve, given a certainContinue reading “Gaining more confidence?”
Remixing images and other thougths
This week we have discussed what digital literacy is and where we position us as digital users. I have looked at videos and read some articles online. I especially enjoyed one video, “The essential elements of digital literacies”, an inspiring speech by Doug Belshaw (If I could ever be as inspiring as him… ). AccordingContinue reading “Remixing images and other thougths”