Collaborative learning can be an intuitive process that takes place spontaneously when two or more students, for example, are working together on a homework exercise. But it can also be a conscious an guided learning process in which shared knowledge is created and transmitted while working towards achieving common learning goals[1]. How to make theFortsätt läsa “Stepping into conscious collaborative learning”

In this blog post I reflect on collaborative learning. Thinking about teaching and learning activities in general, I like to depart from simple questions. What is it? Why do we do it? How do we do it? So even in this reflection, I take these questions as a starting point. And yes, I stole theFortsätt läsa “Let’s work together!”

University teachers’ general reluctance to share openly their teaching material has bothered me for years. I do understand why, but at the same time not at all. I understand (but I don’t want to accept) that research has a higher value than teaching within universities, and that teaching therefore must be given a lower priorityContinue reading “Too scared to share”

The title of this post is cryptic on purpose. Topic 2 of ONL202 has prompted questions about the need for more open education, the (quantifiable) availability of education and of knowledge, the reasons for and against increased openness in higher education, to name but a few. But openness is not uncontroversial. The focus of thisFortsätt läsa “Openness and higher education – less is more?”