Looking back to ONL191 I start to realize how important the international exchange between the teachers can be. In fact, many of us face similar challenges in spite of cultural, social and other differences between our countries. And knowing about these similarities gives you a feeling of not being alone. At the same time, the […]

Photo by Mark Daynes on Unsplash   In a workshop I attended last year a colleague of mine blamed me for expressing my emotions openly on several issues we discussed. For him it exceeded the boundaries of what he thought was a proper behavior in academic environment. I remember how confused I felt by that … Continue reading Express yourself!

Design for online and blended learning is critical in the curriculum development process just in traditional face to face classroom setting. Education is vast and the multidisciplinary nature would essentially necessitate the need to have the course designed in a manner that will ensure that the learning outcome is achieved. A design that may suit … Continue reading Design for online and Blended Learning

Photo by Keegan Houser on Unsplash   After having read the articles listed under topic 3 I realized that they implied some news about me as a teacher and instructor. The good news is that I am on the right way in my teaching practice, or at least it seems to me that I do … Continue reading Pedagogical Solitude

Now, it has been sometime since my last post. However, I have been thinking a lot about it, just could not find time to sit down and do the actual writing. And here is an interesting reflection on (my)self – I actually look forward to the writing, and it has become a way of relaxing … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness →

I have been relating this topic to my recent involvement with an online course, which I am developing myself, it’s a very short course based on 4 weeks, one meeting per week and asynchronous work on facebook and whatsapp. While designing the course th…

ONL gave me an opportunity to learn quite a lot of stuff. In the beginning it was bit hard to go around the new website, but it was god that we had first week to know how things worked. The best thing I found was strong facilitation that got us togeth…

Background Information. Primarily I am, by profession, an electronic engineer and am not an educationist but yet I am intricately involved in education. That is, I have not specifically studied a bachelors degree in education but have been educating electrical engineering students over the past three decades (1988 to date). What I have studied is … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning →

Photo by Jean-Guy Nakars on Unsplash While reflecting on openness in education I came to think of panopticon, a special type of prison building that is used as a metaphor for disciplinary mechanisms ruling modern society. Due to its circular structure with an inspection tower in the middle the prisoners permanently feel themselves being observed. … Continue reading Breaking out of Panopticon

This has was quite an interesting topic for me especially because I am a newbie in online learning but the concept of collaborative approach in learning is part and parcel of my career as a research manager. The concept of collaboration is essential in context of contributing knowledge and resources as a team (doing things … Continue reading Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning