I have long seen myself as a child of the digital generation, a native user, if you’re using Prensky’s term. However, this view has been criticized from a broad front. White and Le Cornu summarize the criticism that the categorization of native a…

A course, a community, an approach
I have long seen myself as a child of the digital generation, a native user, if you’re using Prensky’s term. However, this view has been criticized from a broad front. White and Le Cornu summarize the criticism that the categorization of native a…
In the week of 18 to 31 October, we discuss the sharing and openness in open learning for the ONL 212. We started with the definition of the openness. There may be several definitions in the existing publication. It included ““It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing […]
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My answer is simple: YES and NO. I am not confusing you, wait a little bit my explanation and then you understand how simple it is.
By digital literacy, we understand …
Ubuntu (pronounced [ùɓúntʼù] is a Nguni Bantu term meaning “humanity”. It is sometimes translated as “I am because we are” (also “I am because you are”), or “humanity towards others” (in Zulu, umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy A new field has emerged from the field of education. For practical purpose, we can call it the ‘open’Continue reading “Structuring our open field”
I am glad to participate in the second course of Open Networked Learning (https://www.opennetworkedlearning.se/onl212-course-overview/ ) in 2021 (#ONL212). The community includes all the participants from all over the world. I have chances to discuss with colleagues and friends from Sweden, Ukraine, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, etc. We apply the FISH (i.e., Focus, Investigate, SHare) […]
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The question here is why this title on the blog that has music in the title ? Take a seat and a cup of coffee or maybe a glass of water then I am going to answer in the paragraphs below. ……
Growing up a few decades ago, playing with Lego meant play, imagination, innovation and craft, somewhat different to what it means today. It was all about squares, rectangles, twos, sixes and eights, and whoever had the platforms and wheels could build the most imaginative campervans ever dreamt of! Nails and teeth were indispensable for gettingContinue reading “Lego literacies”
What is it about digital that adds distinct value? It is tempting to think that complexity can be simplified into neatly arranged boxes, or that classifications can be appropriated to elegantly sort and group diversity into order. Perhaps the search for order within chaotic randomness belies the tendency to disregard rich complexity in favour ofContinue reading “Occupying digital spaces”
Our Open Networked Learning Course came to an end. Twelve months of getting to know one another and working together have gone by so…
Many teachers experienced huge distress when they were suddenly forced to move to emergency online teaching in 2020 at the onset of the…
What is blended learning? March 2020 saw the arrival of COVID-19 that affected the entire world at large. During this pandemic learning had to continue and although many of our campuses or educators had never delivered an online lecture before, what had to be done had to be done. Hence we embraced online learning! ItContinue reading “Blended Learning”
The end of ONL211 coincided with Singapore re-entering Phase 2 of pandemic preparedness as the country grappled with community spread and unlinked cases of people infected with Sars CoV2. Suddenly, I had to convert the planned Narrative Medicine workshop on 17 May which kicked off the summer school and the capstone retreat on 31 MayContinue reading “Lessons learnt and Future Practice”