PBL group 13 – Page 8 – Open Networked Learning

Design for online and blended learning

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Leonardo Espinosa

Everytime that I have a similar discussion with friends, pairs, and colleagues about the future of education in a global and digitalized society, I can see how their faces and comments turn pessimistic step by step about how we are losing this generation so attached to their mobile phones and internet in a quasi addictiveContinue reading “Design for online and blended learning”

Topic 5 – Factors influencing my ONL192 journey

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Judith Zwerver-Bergman

A journey of which I didn’t know where it would end and what exactly the destination would be. Like with any trip, with your travel companions you have to decide what you want to explore. And that’s what we did with PBL group 13! A good trip comes with good memories. This trip has been […]

Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on December 8, 2019 by David Bevington

This topic of ONL192 was about getting the teams to closely examine learning in communities, networking and collaboration. Our PBL scenario provided the experiential learning to allow us to address the the effectiveness of small collaborative learning groups in the online environment and the difference between collaboration and cooperation. This topic was where our group, PBL13,Continue reading “Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

Posted on December 6, 2019 by David Bevington

“Open Educational Practices” by oeps.scotland is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Topic 2 of ONL introduced a bunch of acronyms: OEP, OER, PLE, PLN. These acronyms are linked by the topics we had to consider: open education and sharing. Here are some definitions of these acronyms: OEP, open educational practices, are concerned with promoting and supporting equity and openness in education.OER, open educational resources, are openly licencedContinue reading “Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”

Topic 4 Implementing Blended Learning

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Judith Zwerver-Bergman

During topic 4, we focused on the question ‘how to convince the head of the department to start with blended learning’. The scenario of Topic 4: “I have recently attended a course in online learning and it has offered many new insights regarding transformative opportunities for my own teaching. So how can I now put […]

Final thoughts about the ONL journey – and the impact of our digital tools

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Stina Hellberg

One of the main reasons for taking the ONL course was to gain confidence as a pedagogue. Earlier I had felt that although I can do well in my own teaching; I didn’t feel I had the language to express myself fully when talking about education with others. After these 12 weeks I think that … Fortsätt läsa Final thoughts about the ONL journey – and the impact of our digital tools

Getting connected

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Judith Zwerver-Bergman

In the beginning I found it a bit overwhelming what was coming at me. I also had to get used to planning the online synchronous sessions and the preparations. In combination with a family, work and other activities it took some time to manage it. I think this is an aspect of studying part-time students […]

Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Leonardo Espinosa

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford Collaborative Learning is one of those buzz words not only in education but also in what some media calls millennial jobs. With the expansion of digital economies and access to high-speed internet, now it is possible to learn or workContinue reading “Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

Education for the century we live in

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Stina Hellberg

Last week I got the opportunity to attend an open lecture about education. The lecturer was a professor in the science of physics, and he wanted to share his thoughts about knowledge and learning. His main message was that we have gotten to much dependent on the artefacts in our modern society. The lecturer meant … Fortsätt läsa Education for the century we live in

How to reveal the benefits of informal learning in online communities?

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Judith Zwerver-Bergman

Over the past decades, informatica and communication technology (ICT) became more and more intertwined in our daily lives. ICT transformed the way people work, communicate and …the way we learn. My profession as instructional designer wouldn’t exist without ICT. Online technology has influenced the way we share information, the way we generate knowledge and how […]

Group work vs. Real collaboration

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Stina Hellberg

During the first week of Topic 3 about Collaboration our group talked about which subject to research. We talked about different ideas and seemed to agree on what was most interesting. At last our facilitator asked us to formulate our subject as a question. I said ”What are the pros and cons with group work?” … Fortsätt läsa Group work vs. Real collaboration

Topic 2 – To MOOC or not to MOOC

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Judith Zwerver-Bergman

Integrating MOOCS in traditionally taught courses The first acquaintance I had with open and online educational resources (OER) dates back years ago in the form of a MOOC. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses (Bralic & Divjak, 2018). MOOCs are online courses open to all who have access to an internet connection and are […]