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Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies

Open networked learning course had kicked off, and it has already introduced me to new concepts like native digitals and immigrant digitals as two distinct groups within digital literacy. But wait! Like any other concept we use in social sciences, digital literacy, which is often defined as “those capabilities which fit an individual for living, […]

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Connecting week

The last week I have connected with my PBL group. It was really nice to meet and see who where part of my group. I think we have a good diversity in various professions. For the connecting week I was the topic leader. I had to coordinate our group presentation to share with the community. … Fortsätt läsa Connecting week

HI!

HI! I am a sweedish- speaking Finn from Porvoo Finland. Porvoo is located approximately 50km east from Helsinki. A small town (50 000 people living in Porvoo) with a beautiful archipelago. I’m working as a part-time teacher in nursing at Arcada University of applied scienses in Helsinki Finland. I’m also studying my masters degree in […]

HI!

HI! I am a sweedish- speaking Finn from Porvoo Finland. Porvoo is located approximately 50km east from Helsinki. A small town (50 000 people living in Porvoo) with a beautiful archipelago. I’m working as a part-time teacher in nursing at Arcada University of applied scienses in Helsinki Finland. I’m also studying my masters degree in […]

Who am I on the web?

When I reflect on my behavior on the web I think I’m mainly a visitor (using Dave’s definition) and I don’t leave many social marks behind. I am very comfortable with many tools, so the technical side is rarely a problem to me.   As a person, I’m clearly an introvert and I have a […]

I’m not very digitized! Or?

My first thought that came up when we were asked to draw our own “digi-map” on the webinar with Dave W was that “oh, but this will be a simple map with only a few nodes. I’m not very digitized at all , really”. I Mean, I don’t have facebook (any longer), no snapchat, no […]

Second Try #ONL192

After two meetings in my PBL Group I´m brave to write a next blog entry. Lotta, Miriam and my group members are so warmly. Thanks a lot:) I suspect a lot of work and I hope to perform the assignments.

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Teaching Symbiosis in Yaoundé, Cameroon

I went to Cameroon to develop international relationships with potential local collaborators. I visited the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Congo Basin Institute (CBI, affiliated to UCLA in USA), which are two well-implanted Institutes in the Yaoundé region. And I visited the University of Yaounde 1, department of animal biology, to give … Continue reading Teaching Symbiosis in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Getting connected

The first week of the ONL course was a little daunting. However the first meeting was great. Everyone is incredibly helpful and nice. Particpating in the introduction was interesting. It always nice to start something new and meet new people. I am looking forward to working on my first FISH model and hope to contribute… Continue reading Getting connected