So, networked collaborative learning it was in topic three. Let’s untangle this a bit, we have learning here, and it’s done collaboratively and in a network. Eugene Kim from Faster than 20 immediately comes to mind. He has a lot to say on collabor…

A course, a community, an approach
So, networked collaborative learning it was in topic three. Let’s untangle this a bit, we have learning here, and it’s done collaboratively and in a network. Eugene Kim from Faster than 20 immediately comes to mind. He has a lot to say on collabor…
One of the things that I found interesting about topic 3 was personal learning networks – what they are, how we use them and how they can work in conjunction with a more formal learning community. Now, in the digital era, if you connect with people via social media, you essentially have a personal learning … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 3 – curating in the sea of knowledge →
Some conclusions drawn while working on topic 3 regarding how to organize active courses. There are differencies between in campus and distance courses, but on the otherhand I think that both types of cources need to be designed in the same way to be relevant in the future. During our work in the group we … Fortsätt läsa Topic 3
It has been fascinating to see in the past weeks how quickly our PBL has become a well-functioning group. I think the challenges at the beginning also helped to realize that people actually need to time and so much more to start forming a collaborative group rather than a random bunch of persons. I’m quite … Continue reading Week 8 – Collaborating on Collaboration →
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A while ago, I wrote about Open Access in the context of science and in particular, collaborative science. Since then, a lot has happened. By now, the University systems of Sweden, Germany and California no longer have access to Elsevier arti…
As usual, I could not attend the webinar since I had teaching then. Below I reflect on some questions raised in the webinar. What are the key positives / negatives of online collaboration? The best part is that I don’t need to travel. It feels so unnecessary to travel a lot to attend meetings: … Continue reading Week 7 – Learning communities →
Staying open or staying close or sometimes being open and at times closed, yet open and closed at the same time. It seems quite tricky. What actually is openness in education? For me openness is sharing resources, free and easy access to educational r…
What are the opportunities and dangers of “going open”? Opportunities and dangers of “going open” Although the idea of opness is thriving at the moment, it is important also to look at some challenges that might have effect on the development of open resources. According to (Dr. Jan Hylén, ”Open Educational Resources: Opportunities and Challenges”) … Fortsätt läsa Topic 2
South Africa’s education system is full of challenges. Our complex and tragic political history means that there are still huge inequalities when it comes to access to education. At primary and secondary school level, problems can be as dire as learners in rural or township areas not having a functional school building and or even … Continue reading Reflecting on topic 2 – closing the gap with open education →
We divided the four questions raised in the scenario amongst team members, to each explore a different aspect of openness and sharing. We present our findings in a Prezi. We end off our presentation with a comparison of closed vs open education. Check out our work here
Our group works on its Prezi to discuss “Sharing and Openness”. My part is the investigation of closed vs. open education. Since my quite extensive text would be too long for our presentation, I share it here. First, I summarize the content of some pieces of literature I found useful, and try to place some … Continue reading Week 6 – Closed vs. Open Education →