Include conference at Karlstad University

Yesterday and today, the Include conference takes place at Karlstad University. I have the opportunity to talk about open education as an opportunity for social inclusion. In my presentation, I will first very quickly go through what open education is, its roots and what open movements it is related to. Secondly, I will highlight some […]

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It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

  Teaching is an art form, according to educational studies scholar Diane Laurillard; it is entertainment and also – in order to be “teaching” it needs to be more than just entertainment. It is based on a “formally defined goal” (Laurillard 2013:1) with the aim to create a space of reflection, to create learning and … Continue reading It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

Tips for teaching as a PhD student

Today, me and my colleague Carolina Camén are invited by our Graduate student association to give some tips on teaching as a PhD student. Rather difficult task to summarize our experiences in 30 minutes. Here I put some slides together, mainly as resource links for everyone interested. “The Apprentice” by -{GP}- is licensed under CC […]

Back to basics for sustainability – presentation at #OER19

Having participated at #OER16 and #OER17 as a “lurker”, I am super excited to having the opportunity to present at #OER19, one of my favorite pedagogical conferences. I will challenge myself to summarize 6 years of leading several externally financed course development projects at Karlstad University, in which we developed a dozen or so open […]

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Teaching online… in the field of Gender Studies and Transgender Studies.

I am currently wondering how to create an online classroom (without face-to-face time due to distances and financial restrictions of the students) that is exciting and can convey a similar excitement than a face-to-face learning environment often does. Blended learning is a way for Gender Studies in Karlstad to create a good classroom atmosphere, interesting … Continue reading Teaching online… in the field of Gender Studies and Transgender Studies.

ECREA 2014

I am on my way back home from Lisbon. I just attended and presented at the 5th European Communication Conference by ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association). This is the first conference of...