South Africa’s education system is full of challenges. Our complex and tragic political history means that there are still huge inequalities when it comes to access to education. At primary and secondary school level, problems can be as dire as learners in rural or township areas not having a functional school building and or even … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 2 – closing the gap with open education →

I worked once with an educational organisation that had put together a strategic plan and shared it to its employees. They were bringing FREE education to all based on the principles of OPENNESS. The information was free and PDFs were easily accessible to the students on the internet without enrolling. At that moment in time … Continue reading Open verus Free →

Last week was a complete and utter nightmare for me, both personally and professionally. In South Africa we are currently experiencing load shedding – which means 1-2x per day we are left without electricity for about 2.5 hours each stint. I have never felt so isolated in my life! At work I couldn’t call anyone … Continue reading Disconnected without a choice →

We began Topic 1 with much anticipation. It was really interesting getting to know my group members and collaborating globally. Finding our feet and firstly, trying to figure what our tasks were and how we should go about it. We decided to discuss the challenges a student would experience in online learning and find possible … Continue reading Challenges + Solutions = Improvement

In the webinar for topic 1 we were asked to consider when we first owned a computer, when we first owned a cell phone and when we first went online. This got me thinking about my own digital journey and I reflected even further back than “owning a computer”. When did I first even see … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 1 – my digital journey →

These last two weeks have been super interesting for me in the ONL group, maybe because I was lead and co-lead with my awesome side-kick Patrik. But I have also learned a phenomenal amount on engagement and collaboration. In one of our readings “Developing digital literates” (JISC) it states that: Beetham and Sharpe’s framework (2010) … Continue reading Support to Inspire →

So here goes my first blog, EVER! I feel like I’m about to embark on a roller coaster ride. I’m excited and freaked out all at once, very much like the scenario we are discussing this week. I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the things discussed during our sessions and there is one … Continue reading The real me? →

So, I’ll be honest. I started the ONL191 course feeling pretty ambivalent. I knew nothing about it and didn’t even know what ONL stood for. But 10 days in and I’m looking forward to learning from this experience. The first week was all about meeting our larger ONL community via Zoom and learning a bit … Continue reading Ready, steady, go! →