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Blended learning: losing the fear!

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Ana Maria Vargas Falla

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 […]

Does Open Learning fullfill its promises? Let’s look at poverty reduction.

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Ana Maria Vargas Falla

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC Under what conditions can open learning engage students living under poverty and have the potential to empower them to improve their lives? Inspired by the article “Framing Open Educational Practices from a Social Justice Perspective” by Bali et al. (2020) I looked into how open […]

Wrapping up Topic 3, and successfully so?

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Michael Försth

This week we finalized Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning. I ended my last blog by hoping for inspiration for how to revise courses with methods, tips and tricks that facilitate collaborative learning. This happened. The expression first impression lasts is well known, but not very true! Listening to many, or at […]

Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Michael Försth

This topic is, to me, the absolutely most interesting so far in this great course. One week into the topic I realize that we, the teachers, or at least me, take a lot for granted when we initiate collaboration assignments for our students, that is group works. This might be a mistake and I’m very […]

Learning in communities and the power of group roles

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Silvana Pérez Läherinta

Today’s pedagogy brings front collaborative learning as a method of flipped classroom strategies. The flipped classroom model inverts the idea of traditional teacher vs. student roles. Here the student takes a

Open learning – Sharing and Openness

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Silvana Pérez Läherinta

The concepts of openness when sharing information has become especially relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic when most of onsite teaching was relocated online, and the question of open learning rose up

Digital literacies

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Silvana Pérez Läherinta

During the first weeks of the course Open networked learning 2021 several questions flew back and forth in my mind. Now I’m gazing back to all the discussions and all we

I used to think… rethinking over-simplified notions about digital literacies

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Verily Tan

I was exposed to the terms “digital natives” around 2005 (Prensky, 2001). It seemed a fascinating idea through the lens of my observations of my students and nephews. They pick up photo and video editing with much less effort than I could and constantly multi task while on social media and tackling homework. Indeed it … Continue reading I used to think… rethinking over-simplified notions about digital literacies

Topic 5 – Reflections on ONL211

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Wee Khee Lim

It has been 3 months since I started on the ONL211 journey, and to be honest, I did not know what to expect when I signed up for it. I was attracted by one of the topics (blended learning), which caught my eye because it was highly relevant to what I was going to doContinue reading “Topic 5 – Reflections on ONL211”

Topic 3 – Learning in Communities

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Wee Khee Lim

The topic of learning in communities or networked community learning is relatively new to me, especially with participants across the world. ONL211 provides an experience and a glimpse into that, although we are still considered a cohort or group. We orchestrated an experience of a small community learning experiment using Perusall, a website where weContinue reading “Topic 3 – Learning in Communities”

Final reflection on a Strange Crochet

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Andrea Korens

On brand, I’m running late. But my recent experience with Open Networked Learning in my PBL group has been on my mind. I remember several years back, taking a certificate in online teaching & learning – not a very good program to be fair – one focus was to convince us all of the validityContinue reading “Final reflection on a Strange Crochet”

How are you, really?

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Andrea Korens

On Monday I attended a workshop: “Courageous Conversations” hosted by the East-West Center in Hawaii. “Leaders are often called upon to facilitate meaningful, civil, and sometimes difficult conversations” – and these courageous conversations are more important than ever in an increasingly polarized and divisive society. I see courageous conversations as bridge-builders; the opposite of shamingContinue reading “How are you, really?”