I will here more or less associatively bounce ideas about open learning back and forth, especially when it comes to advantages, and to some part disadvantages. I am myself some wary with the notion, although I on the whole do support it and think that, if used correctly, it can be very progressive. First ofContinue reading “Thoughts on Open Learning”

In order for you to improve your digital literacy, you first need to know what level you are on in the beginning. In our group assignment in the ONL (Open Network Learning) course, we tried out different on-line tests about different digital tools, then we compared the tests and reflected on pros and cons onContinue reading “Improving digital literacy”

I often wonder how often I should renew my lectures (videos). Anatomy and physiology stays pretty much the same, isn’t changing. How long can I use the videos I make, I mean if the content hasn’t changed? In the ONL course, developed by educators that are experts on online teaching, the newest source in topicContinue reading “Online participation and digital literacies”

I started this blog as part of my ONL (Open Networked Learning) course. I have been teaching my students for the most part online since 2017. I am by no means an expert, and am eager to learn more about online methods and tools. I teach anatomy, physiology and human nutrition and am therefore veryContinue reading “ONL Week 1 and 2”

So, the course has started. It is somewhat of a soft landing into the whole ONL environment, but that is good, as it takes a bit of time getting used to, and I am sure we are all busy with other things, too. It’s only been five weeks since I started my current job, soContinue reading “Connecting week”

Who is is digitally competent or who is having a good level of digital literacy? I am i the beginner´s shoes in teaching (and now learning as well) on-line. Joining the ONL course really pushes me out of my comfort zone, but I´m eager to learn new methods of teaching. The COVID-19 pandemic a yearContinue reading “Digital challenge”

My name is Janne and I live in Helsinki, Finland. I have spent most of my life in this city, although I did live for one year in Malmö, Sweden, as an exchange student. Except for that, I have travelled quite a lot. I will not list all places I have visited, but some thatContinue reading “A bit about me”

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Looking back on the last few weeks on the ONL202 course I do have a smile on my face. I feel that I have learned a lot, and I realize I still have a lot to learn. It will never end. But I can do it one step at a time and I will probablyContinue reading “The end – What happened?”

Continuing on this trip in the world of modern pedagogy in times when you have to adapt and adjust yourself to the new digital environment, we “bumped” into the community of inquiry (CoI) framework during the ONL course. Since I had never heard of it before and I got interested and wanted to look intoContinue reading “Social presence in an educational and clinical world”

The last two weeks we have been thinking, debating, researching about communication and collaboration in the ONL202 course. What is collaboration in the classroom and does it differ from collaboration online? How do we collaborate in our working team, with colleagues and friends? How does our PLN (personal learning network) look like? I have heardContinue reading “Collaboration – is it worth it?”