The facade of my open learning journey started with open access publishing. This is perhaps one common ground for researchers and educators to understand the importance of open learning and sharing. The basic principle that underpins innovation and knowledge is the availability of existing knowledge to be accessible to anyone who wishes to scrutinize it […]
Knowledge Without Walls
The idea of learning being free always seemed like a utopian fantasy to me – something ideal but perhaps unattainable. Yet, we are witnessing a movement towards this dream in an era where knowledge begins to flow with a freedom similar to music on Spotify and YouTube. It’s a growing trend where the expertise of […]
Topic 2: What does openness mean to me? Some thoughts.
What is openness and which value does it have in my private and professional life? The two past weeks made me reflect on my own practices and my attitudes towards openness and sharing. What I learned is: Always start with yourself. How can I expect others to be open when I have not shared much […]
Open Educational Practices in the Age of AI
Reflection on Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openness Joanne Kuai joanne.kuai@kau.se This work is licensed via CC BY 4.0 Open education practices (OEP) involve open education resources, open teaching and learning processes and open research and scholarly practices that incorporate some key principles such as accessibility, flexibility, shareability, affordability, innovation and […]
Navigating the online learning world
Reflection on Topic 1: Online Participation & Digital Literacies Joanne Kuai joanne.kaui@kau.se When I first started teaching as a first-year doctoral student, covid struck. I had envisioned myself as a teacher greeting those young and radiant faces of the Swedish and international youth in the classroom, walking around the lab, answering students’ questions on the […]
Long way towards residency
These two weeks of the course thinking about online participation and digital literacies I am now more aware of what it contains. I want to see the meta level where I am a student and on the other hand a teacher. Not so long ago I have been a student at the university, being thrown […]
My reflection on online participation and digital literacies (Topic 1)
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in open networked learning. This course has been hailed as extraordinary by the facilitators. Already living up to its reputation in the first topic, I have started to experience the glimpse of the extra knowledge transcending the ordinary approach to teaching. Upon reading the scenario presented in topic […]
Navigating the Digital Self in the Age of Online Learning
I felt like a newcomer when I started learning about how we use the internet and show ourselves online decades ago. At first, I loved social media, where I can share my thoughts, find old friends, and meet new people. However, I became more cautious with my online posts over time due to growing concerns […]
Getting started and connecting week
/Here some thoughts: Before starting this course I didn’t know what to expect from it. My colleague recommended this course and said that this is a really valuable experience. So here I am writing my first reflection post on my own wordpress – I have already learned something for sure! I am excited to start […]
Reflection on My First Connecting Week in ONL232
Starting the ONL232 brought with me a sense of mild curiosity and a quiet readiness. This subdued eagerness was palpable during the first week as my primary focus was on acquainting myself with my group members and the broader ONL community. At this early stage, my understanding of each member is still nascent, much like […]
Getting started and connecting week
/Here some thoughts: Before starting this course I didn’t know what to expect from it. My colleague recommended this course and said that this is a really valuable experience. So here I am writing my first reflection post on my own wordpress – I have already learned something for sure! I am excited to start […]
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