The forth topic in the ONL202 course, “Design for online and blended learning” has probably been the most comprehensive topic in the whole course and it kind of connects all other topics. It has been a challenge, mainly because I could not dedicate as much time as I had wished for reading and thinking duringContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning – a challenge and a chance”
Topic 5. ONL lessons learnt – future practice and reflections on a very different year
A year has past since I experienced the few intense, and very interesting, months together with my PBL-group in ONL192. How little did we know as we met for the last time in December 2019, about the future and the how a lot of the things we hade worked on and discussed during the course, …
Networked Collaborative Learning – an intriguing journey
“Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”, topic 3 in the ONL course this autumn has been intriguing. Intriguing because of possibilities, the massive amount of literature and studies that have been produced and because this knowledge has been there for DEACADES: I wonder why there have not been more collaborative learning events in theContinue reading “Networked Collaborative Learning – an intriguing journey”
My first blog post-Topic 1
Now the 2 weeks of the first ONL202 topic “Digital literacies” have almost passed! The work in our PBL group has been fun and rewarding, and it feels like I have known the group for longer than I actually have. Exploring the topic has certainly taken some time but the activities of these past weeksContinue reading “My first blog post-Topic 1”
Lessons learned
Now, my ONL journey is over. Although it wasn´t always easy to find the time for the meetings, the readings, the research, the tasks and especially the blog I´ll surely miss the regular webinars and especially meeting my PBL-group. It was absolutely new for me to meet people over several weeks only online and inContinue reading “Lessons learned”
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?”
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!”
He-men and other observations around the enclosures of open online learning
In this blog post I continue to anchor serious pedagogical topics (openness of Open Learning) in happy-go-lucky, not so serious 1980s cultural references (He-Man).
Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies
Who am I as an individual in the digital age, and what characterizes your journey so far? Topic 1 in …
Hello from Oldenburg!
Learning is like rowing upstream – not to advance is to drop back. Chinese proverb Here I will report about all the interesting input I´ll get on the ONL course.I´m looking forward to getting new ideas for online learning, meeting interesting people from all over the world and learning everything about all the interesting tools.Continue reading “Hello from Oldenburg!”
Topic 2 Open, a solution to bigger things?
During the last couple of weeks we have been working with Topic 2, Open Learning – sharing and openness. I have been introduced to new theories on connectivism and connected learning to name a few. We have discussed different kind of MOOCs and other possible ways to aline education with what the working life needs, such as …
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Topic 4 Teaching presence not teacher presence
Topic 4 has come to an end. For me, a few words from the Community of Inquiry theoretical framework stays in my head; teaching presence not teacher presence. It if funny to think how only a few letters can make such a big difference in terms of meaning of a word! The theory of Inquiry suggests three key elements that …
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