Many of my colleagues believe that blended learning is difficult, as it is had to design course content that provides the best opportunities for both only and face to face learning. I have entered this reflection with the aim to explore the possibilities. Step 1: Make a self-assessment I started by filling the “Community of […]
Open education resources: advantages and disadvantages
Education is an act of sharing. In a ted talk from 2010 the American academic and advocate of open education David Wiley compare the technological revolution of the internet, the opportunities it holds for sharing knowledge immediately and almost… Continue Reading →
Building a sense of community through ONL
What have I learnt to take with me from this course? I it is a hard question to answer. In one way I could mention the many digital tools I have learnt to use, I could write about the group… Continue Reading →
Design for online and blended learning
A lot of teaching methods that we use are imbedded in our academic field, our institutions, or they are practises that we have learnt through our own experiences as course participants. Some of these ways of teaching have not… Continue Reading →
Embrace the Journey: Unleashing the Power of Learning
Wow! What an extraordinary course we have embarked on! The path of learning has been intense, invigorating our minds and igniting a spark of inspiration within us. Through vibrant discussions, we have witnessed the incredible commitment and camaraderie…
Synchronous or asynchronous learning: what are the needs of modern students?
Before discussing this topic, I never divided learning into synchronous and asynchronous. If I have to think about a division, it is the presence and online teaching. Because the online and physical spaces required different skills from me. Thus, during my first thoughts, I was struck by Covid-19, which brought about asynchronous teaching. The group’s […]
How to appreciate group work?
Within the framework of the topic connected with collaborative learning, our group decided to investigate how students perceive this topic and how we, as teachers, perceive it through research. More than 90% of students spoke positively about working in groups. This high number surprised me, but I compared it with other studies that reported similar […]
A simple Sandwich approach to collaborative learning
I was recently coordinating the final module of the thesis course at the bachelor’s in criminology at Lund University (RÄSA 02). Students need to write the thesis in groups of two, but many were against group work. The work was hybrid with They explained that group work often took more time than individual work, contradicting […]
The transformative impact of online and blended learning on the education landscape
Over the past few weeks, our discussions have focused on the transformative impact of online and blended learning on the education landscape. We explored how these approaches have revolutionized the delivery of education and, in the process, uncovered …
Collaborative learning – keeping students motivated
The past two weeks of the Open Network Learning course have focused on student collaboration, or what we might call collaborative learning (CL). To me, this topic has revolved around how to keep students motivated in their learning experience…. Continue Reading →
Learning in and through communities
Promoting learning in communities is a multifaceted process that requires careful consideration of various factors, such as the learning environment, participants’ characteristics, learning goals, and facilitation strategies. During our discussions, we…
Should be university knowledge available for everyone?
When we started dealing with open learning, I had to find a definition to know what we would talk about. I started with the Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning, which provides a comprehensive but broad explanation of open learning: ”open learning” describes learning situations in which learners have the flexibility to choose from a variety […]