Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning Posted on May 23, 2021 by Helena Elvén Eriksson Collaboration: so awarding and yet so difficult.. Collaborative work is encouraged and promoted in many environments. From all kinds of job advertisements, you undersand that people who are skilled and experienced in collaborative work and have a collaborative network are highly prioritized. Finding networks of collaboration within or across disciplines may be a way toContinue reading “Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”
Learning in Communities Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by Ossi Kaario Learning in communities is of course nothing new. Nevertheless it may be a very efficient way of learning [1]. First, learning in a community is fun ! One gets to share the knowledge, clear misconceptions and gain deeper understanding through dis…
Blended learning Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Ossi Kaario Blended learning is mixed up in my mind into active learning. By active learning, I understand giving the students something ‘more’ than teacher talking alone for 1.5 hours. But blended learning (BL) is actually about blending face-to-face and online t…
Lesson Learnt – Future Practice Posted on May 17, 2021 by Tayo Fadahunsi Online participation plays an important role in successful online teaching and learning, and this has manifested in my engagement in the ONL211 course. My participation in accessing the online environments, attending webinars, writing of blogs, group discussion and collaborative work has honed my abilities as a professional in the field of education management and administrationContinue reading “Lesson Learnt – Future Practice”
Blended Learning in Higher Education Posted on May 17, 2021 by Tayo Fadahunsi Just before the arrival of digital technology, the origin of blended learning lies in distance learning through correspondence courses. The growth of personal computing in the eighties and the advent of the worldwide web in the nineties stimulated the development of new models of the learning process at different levels of education (Bryan 2016). InContinue reading “Blended Learning in Higher Education”
Collaborative Learning: Educational Excellence Posted on May 9, 2021 by Tayo Fadahunsi Collaborative Learning (CL) entails working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings. CL represents a significant shift away from the typical teacher-centered or lecture-centered milieu in college classrooms. Laal & Laal (2012) posit that a good way to understand what CL means is to refer to the definitions presentedContinue reading “Collaborative Learning: Educational Excellence”
Discovering Twitter Posted on April 26, 2021 by Svenja Bruenger On Thursday, April 22nd, I participated in the tweet chat with Kay Oddone and Alastair Creelman about collaborative and networked learning. It was my second conversation on Twitter, first one being the conversation held in March with David White. This time there were less people participating which unfortunately had a great impact on the dynamicContinue reading “Discovering Twitter”
Open learning, part 2 Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by Ossi Kaario I am focusing now on three topics within open learning, namely 1) what is it, 2) how to assess it, and 3) the knowledge transfer. OpenI am thinking what does open learning mean. I mean the open -part there. Typically open courses are not open to e…
Open Learning: Education for Openness Posted on April 5, 2021 by Tayo Fadahunsi In many situations, the term open learning is used interchangeably to refer to e-learning, flexible learning, and distance learning. Paine (1989) as cited by Fraser and Dean (1997: 25) defines open learning as both a process which focuses on access to educational opportunities and a philosophy which makes learning more client and student centred. ItContinue reading “Open Learning: Education for Openness”
Open learning Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Ossi Kaario It is about distress. I notice that the topics within the course are new to me and this leads to distress. My initial way of dealing with new, possibly difficult, topics is yes, distress. I feel that it is kind of strange that these topics are ne…
The question of purpose and title Posted on March 22, 2021March 23, 2021 by Helena Elvén Eriksson In our community group we are getting experienced with the presentation tool named Padlet. I find this it to be really easy to get started with. You just click at a plus-sign in the lower right, make another click anywhere on the screen, and then you compose your message. You can include links to otherContinue reading “The question of purpose and title”
That very tricky point of view Posted on March 21, 2021March 23, 2021 by Helena Elvén Eriksson I am still just in the beginning of this journey about online networked learning. It is exciting, but also frustrating. In fact, I notice a strong resistance going on in my mind. Resistance towards what? I am not sure, but many times when I decide to get active online, when I decide to learn aboutContinue reading “That very tricky point of view”
