Karlstad University, Sweden – Page 6 – Open Networked Learning

Shared learnings- the paradigm shift in education

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Anna Mogren

The picture of a despot -someone telling his/her followers how to do things , understand the world and follow is…

Open education is scary

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Alexander Vestin

The second week of the ONL course was quite interesting, both the scenario and all the discussions within the PBL group and other PBL groups. My PBL group talked a lot about open education as a tool for sharing documents between teachers but also to te…

Ride on a Roller Coaster

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Karoliina Alegod

Whole experience with ONL has for me been like a ride an a Roller Coaster. First I was hesitating to…

The wicked problem to open education

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Lejla Islami

Openness alone is not a virtue to better, improved education as it apart from benefits, entails risks as well. However, if combined and negotiated with different aspects it could lead to free, easily-to-access and flexible knowledge. In my view to open education and openness in general, I would like take a different approach, not only […]

Filter-bubbles and academics trying to make their voices heard

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Johan Högman

Reflecting on the purpose of making an effort to open up education I came to think about another important aspect. Today more than ever, the quality of information and knowledge is key to a functional democratic society. Online there is an abundance of information. Information that has been created for various reasons. Lobbyists, political groups, […]

Online openness or closedness?

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Anna Mogren

Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.” Einstein means in whatever situation we…

Open education: seemingly widely spread as it is rarely understood

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Farzaneh Karegar

In the ONL (open-networked learning) course, when we started our discussion regarding openness, open education, and open learning, it was revealed from the beginning that people had different interpretations and understanding of open education and open…

Open education: seemingly widely spread as it is rarely understood

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Farzaneh Karegar

The challenge of defining our digital identity on social media platforms

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Farzaneh Karegar

People define, express, and represent themselves through their profiles, interactions, relationships, and their networks online. In other words, users’ online activities form their digital identities. Social media makes new opportunities and chal…

Reflection on topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Johanna Elfgren

David White and Alison Le Cornu (2011) present that web users can be divided into two groups, visitors and residents, according to how they use it. The following text is a short description of what categorizes visitors and residents. Residents see the web as a place like any other in the “real world.” The line […]

Reflection on topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Johanna Elfgren

Digital literacy of students and teachers

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Alexander Vestin

Digital literacy is an important aspect of our lives as teachers, but also of our students. The digital world requires skills beyond using softwares and operate digital devices. Alkali et al. (2004) states that digital literacy requires us to have cogn…