You all know the pain and the intensifying feeling of guilt of not getting started with a massive writing task aiming to produce something that you have never actually done before… Like trying to get the first lab report done … Continue reading
A course, a community, an approach
You all know the pain and the intensifying feeling of guilt of not getting started with a massive writing task aiming to produce something that you have never actually done before… Like trying to get the first lab report done … Continue reading
As an individual in the post COVID digital age, I could not help but access how my online engagement has been ever changing both in personal and institutional lives. For […]
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What an enjoyable experience to have been part of the ONL211 Tweetchat. My first one at that! Navigating the online world is replete with challenges, and they come in all forms, from familiarity with the technology platform to framing concise byte sized thoughts. What works? The only way to know is by trying. What’s theContinue reading “Tweetering”
The whirlwind of repeated introductions gave way to earnest conversations over zoom. The fervour of speed dating continued as we met every few days over Zoom with dedicated facilitators who patiently held space for us as we skimmed the surface then dived into the waters of the virtual world of learning and teaching. Concepts ofContinue reading “My Liminal Space”
Rightio, this is was an inspiring task – David White´s concept of mapping online tools to to different axes. One is describing the Visitor-Resident component, and the other is concerned with the amount of Personal versus Institutional engagement. Quite fun. I added a color scheme, where Blue represents a public presentation of the content, whereasContinue reading “Visitor_Resident_Personal_Institutional”
I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me. Virginia Woolf The information available about digital literacies and identities often is too theoretical. We can take as an example the work presented by Engeness et al. [1] where analyzes the teacher’s digital identity from a theoretical perspective. The digital identity isContinue reading “Topic 1. Towards a professional digital identity”
I was one of the topic leaders this week. As a topic leader, I took a deeper dive into digital literacies than I have before and learned a lot by delegating tasks and discussing with others. I think of myself as quite digital literate person in this digital age and it has a lot to […]
Unsure. Insecure. Confused. Even a bit afraid.This is how it feels when starting anything new.Now add technology into the mix and having to share ideas with highly educated individuals and I’m ready to run for the hills.That’s how I felt when I started…
Hello everyone, I have started writing this blog as part of the ONL (Open Networked Learning) course after much anticipation and excitement about learning something new and meeting new people from other parts of the world. The course design is based on an open, collaborative and networked learning practices and our group, as problem basedContinue reading “Getting started and connecting”
Over the last 2 weeks, I have made many new friends from all over the world :). Peer support has been a key to make my learning about online digital tools more interesting. When I enrolled for this course in January, I had no idea about online teaching and learning tools. I had several questionsContinue reading “Journeying through the use of online tools: Taking small steps everyday”
Hi, my name is Katarzyna. I am a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language. I like to invite my students to to the world of discovery….