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Learning in communities

“Access to education – should mean access to a rich learning environments that provides opportunity for interaction and connectedness” (Brindley, Walti & Blaschke, 2009). I think this quote stands strong, as the concept of social learning comes into play, creating collaborate environments. Grouping and engaging with others creates a connection of learning and experiences, and … Continue reading Learning in communities

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Learning in communities

“Access to education – should mean access to a rich learning environments that provides opportunity for interaction and connectedness” (Brindley, Walti & Blaschke, 2009). I think this quote stands strong, as the concept of social learning comes into play, creating collaborate environments. Grouping and engaging with others creates a connection of learning and experiences, and … Continue reading Learning in communities

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“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

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“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics

Mesfin Tessma The use of open educational resources in teaching and learning statistics have shown remarkable progress. Statistical teachers and experts in statistical pedagogy have reflected that the use of open educational resources (OER) may strengthen independent or self-directed learning (SDL) in statistics (Ben-Zvi and Garfield, 2008); Garfield and Ben-Zvi, 2007). Students involved in different … Continue reading Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics

Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold?

Reading the limitations of open education resources (OERs) from Section 10.2.4 of Bates book on “Teaching in a digital age: Guidelines for teaching and learning”, I could immediately relate to how often I have found “some” of the open education resources to be like “coal”, as Bates puts it: “sitting there waiting to be loaded”, … Continue reading Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold?