ONL 2 – Sharing and Openness Posted on April 10, 2019 by Philipp Birken A while ago, I wrote about Open Access in the context of science and in particular, collaborative science. Since then, a lot has happened. By now, the University systems of Sweden, Germany and California no longer have access to Elsevier arti…
Catching up with topic 3 Posted on April 10, 2019 by Erica Åkermarck So what happens when you haven’t schedule enough time to studying? You think first that tomorrow is a more easy day and you will find the time to study. Then you notice that s*** you are stuck with work when the webinar is held. And the next thing you notice is that the hole first … Continue reading Catching up with topic 3 →
Opening up. Or not. Topic 2 Posted on April 10, 2019May 16, 2019 by Marie Tapper A Morning glory fully open to the world. (Photo by me.)Topic 2 was quite a bit easier for me to navigate than topic 1, perhaps because I was the topic lead and thus got a better overview of both the topic and the work we were doing. Also, I felt a spar…
Week 7 – Learning communities Posted on April 9, 2019 by Tamás Péter Szabó As usual, I could not attend the webinar since I had teaching then. Below I reflect on some questions raised in the webinar. What are the key positives / negatives of online collaboration? The best part is that I don’t need to travel. It feels so unnecessary to travel a lot to attend meetings: … Continue reading Week 7 – Learning communities →
“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) Posted on April 9, 2019 by Shushentha Naidoo Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) →
How to encourage curious, collaborative learning as a teacher Posted on April 8, 2019 by Noora Lohi Collaboration has been on my mind for the past weeks. What is the difference between collaboration and traditional group work? Jane A. Scheuermann (5.2.2018) writes that collaborating learning needs a group, the learners are accountable to each other and the social skills are improved. There is also is culture of sharing and helping. In collaborative … Continue reading How to encourage curious, collaborative learning as a teacher →
Topic 2 – Openness. Open Learning Posted on April 8, 2019 by Francisco Martins Teixeira It’s not a novelty for me sharing the resources and discussions I have with my students in my classes. I have already been doing that since the beginner of my academical trajectory in 2009, adopting this formidable tool for sharing … Continuar lendo →
Openness….Where dose it lead to?? Posted on April 8, 2019May 6, 2019 by Mehwish Jabeen Bhatti Staying open or staying close or sometimes being open and at times closed, yet open and closed at the same time. It seems quite tricky. What actually is openness in education? For me openness is sharing resources, free and easy access to educational r…
Openness in online learning Posted on April 8, 2019 by Noora Lohi “Openness is about sharing and being generous”, says David Wiley on a Ted talk. That made me think of my own practice. How open am I? Is there a 2-year old in me saying “I don´t want to share”? There probably is, because I reacted on this point. And when Davis continues his argumentation he … Continue reading Openness in online learning →
Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics Posted on April 7, 2019 by Mesfin Tessma Mesfin Tessma The use of open educational resources in teaching and learning statistics have shown remarkable progress. Statistical teachers and experts in statistical pedagogy have reflected that the use of open educational resources (OER) may strengthen independent or self-directed learning (SDL) in statistics (Ben-Zvi and Garfield, 2008); Garfield and Ben-Zvi, 2007). Students involved in different … Continue reading Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics
Education is Sharing Posted on April 7, 2019 by Feroza Bhyat Topic 2#ONL – Open Learning – Sharing and Openness. Clearly the internet has allowed us connectivity around the globe. We are able to communicate and share more than ever before. Our weekly Zoom meetings gives us the opportunity to contribute and collaborate on our Topics. Working in groups synchronously and asynchronously online may as well … Continue reading Education is Sharing
Knowledge, learning and openness Posted on April 7, 2019 by Tatjana von Rosen Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama (1357-1419) The idea of openness and sharing knowledge is not a new phenomenon. In ancient Athens, philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) presented their ideas and initiated discussions about life, soul, God and society in direct conversations with their students and city inhabitants: “The truth is … Fortsätt läsa Knowledge, learning and openness
