First of all I want to share my satisfaction about the ONL sessions in global and especially my PBL group 11 .It was a very unique experience that I lived with members from different countries where we shared thoughts , discussed different contents and subjects , tried new tools and ideas synchronously during zoom meetingsLire la suite “Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice”

When working with my PBL group , we have started by sharing our experiences during the pandemic period , how our universities dealt with this exceptional case , and we as teachers what practices we opted for to insure pedagogical continuity with students . In my case , we did not teach all subjects onlineLire la suite “Topic 4 : Design for online and blended learning”

During our PBL group meetings , we have discussed about collaborative learning in teams and the challenges to succeed together , we have shared experiences and give some tips to have an effective work team . In this Blog I will be sharing my experience of supervising teams of students in the conext of applyingLire la suite “Topic 3: Learning in Communities- Networked Collaborative Learning”

My Introduction When we talk about openness we can think about many things : open culture , open mind , open source , open boundaries ,open commerce , open education …..this word can be applied in many areas of our life , but has it the same degree in each context ? What are theLire la suite “Topic 2 : Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”

The ONL course has been an amazing journey for me . I learned a lot from the webinars, the tweetchats , the different resources shared and the interaction with the different colleagues whether in my PBL13 group or the others in the network . Having access to the other groups works was also very enrichingContinue reading “The end of the ONL course…”

Advances in Neuroscience and education research revealed that learning is as unique to individuals as their fingerprints or DNA , so how can teachers design a personalized learning experience for diverse students needs , abilities and intelligences? The UDL ( Universal Design for learning) could be one of the framework that can help teachers inContinue reading “How to design an iclusive learning experience ?”

We are living in an information age that is characterized by increasing information about everything and anything available anywhere and everywhere. And because our cognitive capacity is limited , knowledge can be held by many different people interacting through networks or communities . So what is the difference between networks and communities and how connectionsContinue reading “How learning occurs in the information age ?”

“He who receives ideas from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine, as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me” Thomas Jefferson David Wiley , who is considered by Martin Weller as one of the three pioneers of modern Open Education along with Stephen Downes and Georges Siemens (Weller,2014) usedContinue reading “How open is Open Education ?”

Open learning, in essence, means an educational system that enables learners to own integrated educational programs (e.g ONL platform), which differ in their structure and mechanism management than traditional models. Also the open model characterized by openness that is based on flexibility in the requirements of the learner’s enrollment in a specific educational program (asynchronousLire la suite “Open Learning and Cyberculture : An Open reflexion”

One quote that caught my attention in the first webinar that we had with the ONL course ” Digital literacies and online participation” that was mentioned by David White is ” We confuse ownership with capability” which I found very relevant in my own Context . I think that my students have phones and laptopsContinue reading “Confusing ownership with capability”