I applied for a job recently, and it got me thinking about one of my shortcomings when interviewing with people who don’t know me already. I’m a great synthesizer – I can hear and process many pieces of information, and quickly articulate big-picture meaning in a way that many people have noticed and appreciated asContinue reading “Sticky notes & Open tabs”
The trouble with working in groups
Over the last couple of weeks, my PBL group members and I have been discussing the best ways to cultivate a collaborative learning environment. One concern that came up is how to deal with freeloaders. We discussed this from a teacher perspective, but thinking back on all my experiences with freeloaders (and my own failuresContinue reading “The trouble with working in groups”
Learning a new tool together
I’m embedding the template I’m using to teach FigJam to my PBL group, mainly so I can test functionality and watch how it changes as we play with it. FigJam is very new to me as well, but I find it to be a fun tool so far, Miro-esque with more options for play andContinue reading “Learning a new tool together”
How do gardens grow?
Another of my group members shares my nostalgia for the promise of the early internet, and it has me thinking more about what it was that excited me at the time. I remember poetry, busy background images, card games, forums, and chat rooms. A bit later – music pirating, blogs, early social network sites, skype,Continue reading “How do gardens grow?”
The death of authenticity?
I remember the first time I realized I was interacting with a chatbot customer service agent, rather than a real one. It took a while to figure it out, because many phone/utilities companies outsource their customer service to folks in developing countries, and agents often work from a script – in other words, scripted languageContinue reading “The death of authenticity?”
New learning journeys
It’s always so interesting learning with other educators. I often think about what my fellow learners would be like leading a classroom, as I’m reminded of how different I am as a learner vs. as a teacher. I know I’m a great teacher. My growth trajectory has been to become more learner-centred over the years,Continue reading “New learning journeys”
Summarizing reflection
For the summarizing reflection I have made some shorter reflections. Before embarking on them, my main reflection has been that this course has given me the opportunity to find a space where I actually can reflect and work together with others on topics I never have time to work on otherwise. My teaching, especially online, […]
Increasing interaction in online learning
Increasing interaction in my online courses is one of those topics that I keep thinking about. On one hand, I want my online and remote students engaged in the course because otherwise, they drop out or under-perform, but on the other hand, I also want to minimize the amount of interaction I have to put […]
The idea of openness is abstract…
I have found openness the most difficult topic to reflect on because it is so wide and abstract and at the same time concrete to my online teaching practice. The idea of openness is wide and abstract, because how could I even go about opening up courses? And what would it mean? In this course, […]
the sociomaterial community in learning
In the third topic ‘collaborating online’ was front and center. My first insight was that it can be difficult to change collaboration, get to know new people and find new ways forward after having settled into certain ways. With regard to my own practice, I make the reflection that collaborating online can be difficult and that […]
My experience : Open Learning Bingo
OKP Learning Experience Bingo 2.0 Based on your previous reflections and experience gained throughout the course, summarize and critically reflect on your learning and development. We would like to remind you that this reflection is mandatory if you want to receive your ONL certificate. You can use the questions below to guide your […]
THE final reflection. Part 1… or the case of the AWOL muse
WARNING TO THE READER THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE CURRENT ENTRY REFLECTS PART OF WHAT I’VE MANAGED TO COHERENTLY (?) WRITE DOWN UNTIL NOW. THERE’S MORE TO COME BUT IT WON’T HAPPEN UNTIL PERHAPS TUESDAY 13TH OF DECEMBER 2022. Writing this is a bit of a weird experience. Unlike the other entries, the […]