Learning extends beyond the boundaries of a typical classroom as we have witnessed currently in the fight against the COVID pandemic worldwide. The traditional mode of learning is also inadequate in meeting the increasing demands of acquiring knowledge and skills in a rapid changing economy. With this context, let us explore how educators can ride …

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Collaborative learning is a widely adopted instructional method for learners across all ages, be it in Schools, Institutes of Higher Learning and even in the workplace. Moving away from the traditional passive learning environments in which the teacher conveys knowledge and the student responds (Chen, 2009), collaborative learning facilitate learners to interact, explore and collaborate …

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As a lifelong learner, it is my first exposure with open education.  After spending 2 weeks, I am still at the discovery stage in understanding more about open learning. With the open COVID Pledge (Creative Commons, 2020)  for organisations around the world to make patents and copyrights freely available in the fight against the pandemic; …

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Online learning is travelling on the fast lane with the unprecedented disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. While countries are still fighting hard against the virus and as more testing is being conducted, Covid cases are still increasing particularly from the resurging waves. With more than 150 coronavirus vaccines in development across the globe currently, …

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Greetings from Singapore! Hello everyone, I am Dennis, a Senior Teaching Fellow and practitioner at the School of Continuing and Lifelong Education, National University of Singapore. The unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for educators to Reflect, Rethink and Reinvent new pathways in education and continuing lifelong learning. I look forward to collaborating …

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