Residence verses visitor What does this concept mean to you? To me this was a new concept and it really opened my though process in terms of everything that was discussed and covered in developing the content for our presentation for the first topic. It was such a cleaver and interesting way to explain how […]

We have a choice of what, who and how we want to portray ourselves in a digital environment, think about the movies Ready Player One and Avatar, what skin and personality would you adopt? After spending time in an online community, we may start to identify with that community, and portray a version of ourselves which fits that […]

It was an interesting topic with multiple facets that I had not even began to consider. Before embarking on this course, I did not feel insecure about having a digital identity, in fact I viewed the digital identity as a self-promotional branding tool, that would make me more accessible to students and more visible to… Continue reading Topic 1: Online Participation and Digital Literacies

It was an interesting topic with multiple facets that I had not even began to consider. Before embarking on this course, I did not feel insecure about having a digital identity, in fact I viewed the digital identity as a self-promotional branding tool, that would make me more accessible to students and more visible to… Continue reading Topic 1: Online Participation and Digital Literacies

What is digital literacy? In my opinion, digital literacy is the ability to navigate and use the digital tools and search engines at our disposal. An example would be to search for information in google. I could search for weather for the next week, using this information to make sure I’m dressed accordingly. The ability […]

The first week of the ONL course was a little daunting. However the first meeting was great. Everyone is incredibly helpful and nice. Particpating in the introduction was interesting. It always nice to start something new and meet new people. I am looking forward to working on my first FISH model and hope to contribute… Continue reading Getting connected

The first week of the ONL course was a little daunting. However the first meeting was great. Everyone is incredibly helpful and nice. Particpating in the introduction was interesting. It always nice to start something new and meet new people. I am looking forward to working on my first FISH model and hope to contribute… Continue reading Getting connected

I was bit apprehensive as I missed the first week meeting. However, I watched the recording and I felt better. It was an awesome experience to write on my blog for the first time. the second meeting we were introduced to the topics and had to choose one that we would like to facilitate. I […]

I am so excited to have a blog with my name on it. Makes me feel so tech savvy. I have been in the tertiary landscape for the last 30 years, working in public and private education. Currently I am the Dean of Faculty of Humanities at Educor Holdings in South Africa, Durban. It is […]

What an interesting week this has been. I’ve joined the open network learning (ONL) course this week and have been assigned to a problem based learning (PBL) group consisting of 8 members from different parts of the world. I attended one webinar and two of the three group meetings and got to meet most of […]