PBL group 01 – Page 2 – Open Networked Learning

New tools!

Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Ted Bågfeldt

I am now making the last week of the ONL-course and I will summarize my thoughts. When doing so I will focus on what I have learnt and what I am going to do now with the new tools acquired.So what are the new tools in my toolbox? As I have told you bef…

The road to…

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Ted Bågfeldt

In the last topic we have discussed how to convince a department head that we need to work with online and blended learning. It has been good discussions and it is clear that we can come up with more reasons and arguments, both for and against, doing t…

Is collaboration always possible?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Silke Welter

How do my students manage that? They work, most of them full-time, have families and study a master-programme – all at the same time. I always had the biggest respect for them, but now, being in a kind of the same position – but only for some weeks and without grades – I don´t knowContinue reading “Is collaboration always possible?”

Creating the container of collaborative learning

Posted on May 6, 2020 by davidderichs

Collaboration in online learning can open extensive possibilities in knowledge creation, surpassing individual learners’ efforts. Achieving collaboration, however, can be a challenge. Chiriac and Granström (2012), Hämäläinen and Vähäsantanen (2011). Janssen

My Precious – Universities and Open Learning

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Jörg Schminder

At a first glance universal access to education was for centuries limited for privileged people such as the nobleman, rich or religious representatives. Today the situation might look somehow better because theoretically everybody has the right to visit a school or university. Theoretically! Different reports show that there is still a gap to fill sinceContinue reading “My Precious – Universities and Open Learning”

Managing the trade-off between open learning and resourcing?

Posted on April 16, 2020 by davidderichs

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

Topic two

Posted on April 13, 2020 by perolof

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 – essential time to catch up!

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Silke Welter

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!”

Topic One Onl201

Posted on April 12, 2020 by perolof

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”

Who is digitally literate?

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Silke Welter

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?”

Reflection week

Posted on April 7, 2020 by perolof

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”

Word cloud and Challenges

Posted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Ted Bågfeldt

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 …