Open learning stands for making learning accessible and free for a wider audience – in contrast to for example degree studies, certification programs or pay-walled content. The main obstacle to open

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Open learning stands for making learning accessible and free for a wider audience – in contrast to for example degree studies, certification programs or pay-walled content. The main obstacle to open
This topic is about sharing and openness. I start with the easiest part sharing. David Wiley talked about sharing is essential in teatching and I totally agree. I have no problems to share my thoughts about the subjects I teatch. I share my coursematerial to my colleuges when the ask me. Sometimes I get unsecureFortsätt läsa “Topic two”
Reflection week gives me time to catch up with all the ONL tasks I didn´t have enough time for during the last weeks. Next to setting up and organizing myself and the rest of the family in home-office, several online-meetings to convince teachers of the benefits of online-teaching (which is unavoidable at the moment dueContinue reading “Reflection week – essential time to catch up!”
The topic was about online participation and digital literacies. In our group we tried to defined digital literacies as a concept and found that it was not easy. But we summerized it as ”the knowledge and skills to participate in essential ICT used activites”. We also talked about next level, digital competens when you useFortsätt läsa “Topic One Onl201”
Topic 1 in the ONL course was about digital literacy. Grown up in a not-digital world I consider myself as a digital visitor. Having two grown-up kids and working in a blended-learning program I certainly know about the benefits of the digital world, although in my personal life I mostly avoid leaving traces of myContinue reading “Who is digitally literate?”
In the ONL course I,m participating in I have to do some work this week. I have to sumerize topic one, two and start commet others bloggs. It has been a couple of quite hectic weeks with this course and making my ordinary job digital becouse of the Corona virus. One positive side about thisFortsätt läsa “Reflection week”
Challenges with open Learning? Where to connect this Cable? During Topic 2 we have discussed the concept of open learning, opportunities and barriers with open Learning. It is amazing how many different meanings of open learning there is, and …
The COVID-19 lockdown of educational institutions has thrown many of its participants into the cold water. While many of us managed to adjust with some or little effort a considerable number
The word “digital” is an adjective and means a series of the numbers 1 and 0. In a digital system the value 0 could mean that the system is off or malfunction while number 1 means the opposite, the system is on or fully functional. The corona pandemic reveals now how digital we all are.Continue reading “Digital, literally”
Topic 1 compleeted! This week have been a crazy week and it seems as the ONL-course have just the perfect timing now with the Corona virus spreading quickly, cancelling almost all campus-lectures. So today’s Picture is from a super light speed voyage s…
My name is Luisa and I am of this terrible type of person that to introduce myself I need to talk about where and what I do for work. Because, yeah, work is a huge part of my life and identity. But, do not worry, in the end I’ll l give you a little tasteContinue reading “Who am I?”
Hi, I am a teacher and PhD student in Engineering at Linköping University who is interested in higher education pedagogy. My educator “career” started as lab- and seminar assistant and resulted later in full course responsibility. Apart from my ordinary teaching I also work at my university at a pedagogical support unit called Didacticum whichContinue reading “Who is writing?”