Open educational practices as a double-edged sword

Posted on by Visa Penttilä

Open educational practices and resources seem to provide both opportunities for social justice but also challenges for teachers, students, and organizations. I feel somewhat divided about open education: while it certainly has potential in improving equity and it should used in providing education for those who are disadvantaged in accessing education, it can also drain […]

Bubbles. Ownership. Democracy. Sketching reflections about open learning – sharing and openness (topic two)

Posted on by Anna-Lena Carlsson

The scenario for this week was: The blending of in-person with online teaching and learning is taking centre stage in the higher education transformation. This is likely to further widen the expansion of online education. How do you think this will cause an increased interest to shift towards open education and sharing of open educational […]

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Topic 2: Open Learning – sharing and openness

Posted on by Ian Chan

Confusion at the start When I first read that we would be examining “Open Learning”, I had the impression that we would be discussing topics closer to “customised learning”, perhaps mostly due to the definition I Googled (see Fig. 1) but also due to articles such as Lewis (1986). Hence, I envisioned learning about how […]

Reflection 2

Posted on by Isagani Triste

Hello! This is my second reflection and it focuses on topic 2. Topic 2 is open openness, which discusses how being open academically and professionally is important and beneficial. In our group, we discuss our feeling about being open personally and professionally. Since I have already talked to my groupmates several times before this topic, […]

Essential elements in digital literacy

Posted on by Farinaz Ebrahimian

For the first topic related to digital literacy, in group 7 we talked about the seven elements of digital literacy and how we as teachers can implement these elements in our teaching. The first element, media literacy, concerns about critically reading and creatively producing academic and professional communications in a range of media. For this […]

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Topic 1 – Digital Literacy

Posted on by Valentin Scheiff

What is it about? This first topic deals with Digital literacy based on the following Scenario: “I have just signed up to do an online course and I am excited to be there. But I have little experience with online courses and it feels really challenging to get started to connect and find my way […]

Week 1 Reflection

Posted on by Isagani Triste

Hi Everyone! I joined ONL as an Open Learner from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila, Philipines. I am teaching mathematics and currently the head of the curriculum unit of the Center for Faculty Advancement. I heard this from Ms. Ong after she delivered her webinar at our institution. When she invited us to […]