The course has ended and it has been good! I have learned a lot, foremost about the pedagogical theories of learning and how others deal with moving their teaching activities online. It surely is all complex and only experience will make us proficient, overall, using digital tools in teaching seems to be an exciting andContinue reading “Online – how else?”
Lessons learnt (ONL topic 5)
We have reached the end of the ONL course, this is our last week. Now it is time to reflect on what we have been done and learnt during the past months. Reflective thoughts about my learning and involvement in the ONL course The first aspect that I want to mention is that the ONL… Continue reading Lessons learnt (ONL topic 5)
Have we reached stage 4?
We are approaching the end of this course and the last “real” topic addressed designs for online & blended learning. In my PBL group, the sentence “I think everything could be taught online” has been said a number of times, which I think is amazing. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that everything shouldContinue reading “Have we reached stage 4?”
Is collaboration always possible?
How do my students manage that? They work, most of them full-time, have families and study a master-programme – all at the same time. I always had the biggest respect for them, but now, being in a kind of the same position – but only for some weeks and without grades – I don´t knowContinue reading “Is collaboration always possible?”
Design for online learning
This week was all about online and blended learning.In my facility we are normally using a blended learning design.Starting with some text-input and an online questionnaire and than a first in-person meeting. In the first meeting the participants get some more information for the topic and they organize themselves into groups for the exam. The … Continue reading Design for online learning
Reflection on topic 4: design for online and blended learning
We are approaching the end of the Open Networked Learning course. This time we have addressed topic 4, being the focus on technology-enhanced learning design, which is one of my top practice and research interests within my academic trajectory in educational technology. On the other hand, of course, the topic comes now really timely, since… Continue reading Reflection on topic 4: design for online and blended learning
Collaborating… online!
Research collaborations usually arise when people identify an issue or task that they need to address and realise that other people have skills that can contribute to solving the issue/task. Or people recognise the potential of combining different knowledge and skill sets and start coming up with novel projects. In any case, a collaboration requiresContinue reading “Collaborating… online!”
Reflection on topic 3: learning in communities
These last weeks we have been addressing the topic 3 of the Open Networked Learning course, being the focus on (online) collaboration. My reflections refer to three aspects: collaborative learning in action, my Personal Learning Networks and the use of technology.
Collaborative Learning
In this topic I reflected the benefits and restrictions of collaborative learning.I think sometimes collaborative learning is a new hype but it’s not adequate for every topic or every group. I think the biggest advantages for me are the possibility to discuss a topic and to collect new ideas. You can get really creative and … Continue reading Collaborative Learning
Reflection week – essential time to catch up!
Reflection week gives me time to catch up with all the ONL tasks I didn´t have enough time for during the last weeks. Next to setting up and organizing myself and the rest of the family in home-office, several online-meetings to convince teachers of the benefits of online-teaching (which is unavoidable at the moment dueContinue reading “Reflection week – essential time to catch up!”
What to do in times of information overload?
Openly sharing and learning – Is there a right way to do it? No. Education can happen in a vast amount of ways. Bringing it online, sharing it with everyone that’s interested, allowing anyone to take part – this promises benefits for everyone involved. Or doesn’t? The answer resulting from our group work could beContinue reading “What to do in times of information overload?”
Who is digitally literate?
Topic 1 in the ONL course was about digital literacy. Grown up in a not-digital world I consider myself as a digital visitor. Having two grown-up kids and working in a blended-learning program I certainly know about the benefits of the digital world, although in my personal life I mostly avoid leaving traces of myContinue reading “Who is digitally literate?”