TOPIC 2

Open Learning – Sharing and Openness So far I have felt overloaded and stressed, but gradually I learn more to handle all “technical” things around, so it takes less time, which gives me more time to really do the course readings, even if I read the wrong chapter 10 in Bates (should have been 11…) […]

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Topic 2: Openness and sharing – do these keys really unlock that door?

Dear reader, The second topic of our intensive ONL-course began with the Padlet exercise and discussion (https://padlet.com/alacre/ONL192T2; embedded below), where Kay Oddone and Alastair Creelman had posted a video on openness in education for us to watch (https://play.lnu.se/media/t/0_o3kepcds). The video was captivating, and I was very curious to learn more about the possibilities of openness […]

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So, during topic 2 I have dived especially into the world of MOOC and open learning eductaion. My previous experience of MOOCs from a teacher perspective is limited but I have joined a hand ful MOOCs on my own in the role of a student. My main purpose was to get inspired to improve my […]

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Openness is winning … but must be safeguarded

Topic 2 in the ONL course focuses on „Open learning – Sharing and Openness“. Before diving into the topic in my thinking the terms „learning“ and „openness“ already were linked together. My starting point regarding learning, openness and sharing Learning requires openness. Unless I am open-minded and acknowledge that the current state of my being […]

Topic 2 – Openness and sharing in higher education

What does openness mean to me? Concerning research, openness is important to reach as many readers as possible. It may however sometimes be challenging considering costs for open access and ethical issues related to data sharing. Concerning teaching, I have so far not shared my lectures online with open access. However, this course has given […]

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Becoming more open?

The suggested themes for reflection in Blog 2 encompassed very wide areas (what openness means for your own practice, how to find and use openly licensed resources, advantages and disadvantages of open and closed technologies, implications of different open course and MOOC formats in relation to your learning experience on this course) of which I […]

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Open pedagogy in the ONL course

The topic for the last two weeks has been really interesting. Openness in education is so important both for learners and teachers. It makes education accessible for more people, and the sharing of good Open Educational Resources is a great way to do this. According to the Hewlett Foundation (https://hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/) OERs are “teaching, learning and […]

Openness?

These weeks’ topic is openness. With this one, I have struggled a bit to get into it. The materials did not seem too appealing to me at first and in the webinar I had difficulties to really get involved. My initial impression was “Openness? Sure, it’s a good thing. You should be open. What is […]

Openness in education – What is it about?

The last two weeks have been about openness in education. My first thoughts on this topic was that this is something that I don’t work a lot with, and also that I don’t really have any intention of doing so. However, when we have discussed this topic and I have read more about it I […]