This topic on “online participation” and “digital literacies” really opened my views on the current approach to education. Prior to this, I have taken for granted the platform that our institutions provided which has enabled our education to move to a “virtual” mode at the onset of pandemic. Truthfully, this has sort of set meContinue reading “Online Participation & Digital Literacies”

  Scared to be a digital dinosaur, I am stepping out from my comfort zone to join this ONL212 course. My experience about social media is very limited. I used Facebook, but never upload my personal photos as I prefer to enjoy some privacy. So I am…

Verily TAN is Senior Education Specialist. In CDTL, she focuses in the areas on blended/online learning, academic development, and Learning Communities. Verily has teaching and research experiences in Singapore as well as the United States, where she obtained her Master’s degree in Learning Sciences and Ph.D in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington. Her … Continue reading About Me

In the last two weeks we discussed about Digital Literacy (DL) and Digital Competence. From what I understood, no one seems to really know what the term DL exactly means. Thus, most discussions about DL start with a new definition – mostly by adding to a seemingly endless list of competences that are associated withContinue reading “Jan on Digital Literacy”

Entering this course consisted of a lot of nerves. As I met my PBL group members last week, I felt how grossly unqualified I was as a participant. Well, at least that was what the devil on my shoulder was telling me. There is a huge difference in exper…

I heard about Problem Based Learning (PBL) years ago when I visited the Republic Polytechnic. Unlike the other four polytechnics in Singapore, the students at Republic Polytechnic do not follow traditional ways of learning. Instead of taking weekly lec…

I am now in the second week of Topic 1 of ONL212 (Online Participation and Digital Literacies). For our Topic 1 groupwork, my group has decided to explore the concept of a ‘digital classroom’. Based on my online teaching experiences during this pandemic, it can be difficult to make everyone feel included and comfortable in … Continue reading “Open Networked Learning Course (ONL212), Topic 1: Digital Classrooms and Flamenco”

I didn’t expect to encounter such feelings of strangeness during the first ‘connecting week’ of ONL212. We had two group meetings this week. There are nine members in my group including two facilitators. Two group members (including myself) are from Singapore and others are from Europe (Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Italy). Our group assignment for this … Continue reading “Open Networked Learning Course (ONL212), Connecting Week: Patience and Honesty”