Unsure. Insecure. Confused. Even a bit afraid.This is how it feels when starting anything new.Now add technology into the mix and having to share ideas with highly educated individuals and I’m ready to run for the hills.That’s how I felt when I started…

Hello everyone, I have started writing this blog as part of the ONL (Open Networked Learning) course after much anticipation and excitement about learning something new and meeting new people from other parts of the world. The course design is based on an open, collaborative and networked learning practices and our group, as problem basedContinue reading “Getting started and connecting”

There is so much I have learnt from this course.  Meeting and collaborating with like minded individuals from across the globe has been amazing.  From our very first Zoom meeting – when we were all a little tense to this very moment – we have had such amazing fun whilst learning.    PBL 7 –Continue reading “Full Circle”

In the vast ocean of online learning networks it can be difficult to navigate and surf the waves.  As a team, we came up with a concept called “ENLIGHTHOUSE” –  A collaborative fine art project portraying the major functions and structures of a blended learning model.  We depicted everything from framework and design, to teachingContinue reading “READING! VIEWING! LISTENING! REFLECTING!”

How amazing it is that I could find a single word to describe an entire process.  Synergistic perfectly describes the process of collaboration that occurs in an online learning community.   The coming together of many different people to produce many different thoughts and ideas.  Online learning communities are small groups of students who share commonContinue reading “SYNERGISTIC!”

Topic 5: Lessons learnt — future practiceMy journey in ONL has come to an end. I’ve loved every minute of it. The new ideas learnt. The new friends from all around the world. And the confidence to take my newly learnt skills into this rapidly growing w…

For every topic we have group leads and this was the topic I co-lead with. Our scenario was the following:“This year has seen higher education institutions respond to the impact of Covid-19 in an unprecedented manner. Due to this “emergency remote teac…

The word exposed means to be open and vulnerable – not sheltered or protected from the elements that exist.  So how does that fit into learning? Often times we find ourselves feeling rather vulnerable in an online space.  I guess it is because the possibilities online are infinite.  There really is no end to theContinue reading “EXPOSED”

Topic 3: Learning in communities — networked collaborative learningThis topic was really cool to work on with my group as it opened up a lot of ideas in my head about creating an online course of my own.The scenario for the week was this:“Most people I…

As I began the ONL 202 course (https://www.opennetworkedlearning.se/ ) I was apprehensive to say the least.  Both excitement and anxiety underpinned my approach.  Excited to learn new things but ever so anxious that I would not know enough in the digital space to be able to keep up with my peers.  As a society weContinue reading “OPPOSABLE THUMBS”