So my journey begins…

Having been in the continuing education space for some 18 months, I am relatively new to this specific industry. Not new to education though, having started my career teaching elementary students for about five years. The past 20-something years spent in media, traversing both traditional and “new” media. I was thrown into the digital space when web developers coded pages from scratch, before cascading style …

Accidental Academic

How did I get here? Honestly, I became an academic by accident. I was a drama teacher and decided to go to Law school while teaching part time during my early twenties. Now I am a commercial litigation attorney by profession and a complete nerd by personality. I love reading and have always loved research. […]

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First entry into the BLOG Patrik’s thoughts on open networked learning

Hi and welcome to the Patrik’s ONL191 blog space! This is my first entry in the newly established BLOG: Patrik’s thoughts on open networked learning. Here I will share my thoughts and ideas related to the topic, based on what I pick up from the course ONL191.  I am enrolled in the course ONL191 as an … Continue reading “First entry into the BLOG Patrik’s thoughts on open networked learning”

About this blog…

This blog is part of my participation in the course “ONLINE NETWORK LEARNING” (ONL191). Here you can find more information about the course. I will post here reflections on every of the five exiting topics included in the course: Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies Topic 2: Open Learning – sharing and openness Topic … Continue reading About this blog…

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Teaching online… in the field of Gender Studies and Transgender Studies.

I am currently wondering how to create an online classroom (without face-to-face time due to distances and financial restrictions of the students) that is exciting and can convey a similar excitement than a face-to-face learning environment often does. Blended learning is a way for Gender Studies in Karlstad to create a good classroom atmosphere, interesting … Continue reading Teaching online… in the field of Gender Studies and Transgender Studies.