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Open or Not? Ask me again in a few years …

Posted on by Hafizah Osman

I’ve always thought of myself as a fairly open person. I’m open to new experiences, learning new things, and exploring new ideas. That said, I am also mindful of being too open – especially when it comes to sharing my personal life and sharing my private thoughts about contentious issues. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for open and intelligent debate, but these must …

ONL 2 – Sharing and Openness

Posted on by Philipp Birken

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…

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Opening up. Or not. Topic 2

Posted on by Marie Tapper

A Morning glory fully open to the world. (Photo by me.)Topic 2 was quite a bit easier for me to navigate than topic 1, perhaps because I was the topic lead and thus got a better overview of both the topic and the work we were doing. Also, I felt a spar…

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“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

Posted on by Shushentha Naidoo

Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) →

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“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010)

Posted on by Shushentha Naidoo

Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) →

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How to encourage curious, collaborative learning as a teacher

Posted on by Noora Lohi

Collaboration has been on my mind for the past weeks. What is the difference between collaboration and traditional group work? Jane A. Scheuermann (5.2.2018) writes that collaborating learning needs a group, the learners are accountable to each other and the social skills are improved. There is also is culture of sharing and helping. In collaborative … Continue reading How to encourage curious, collaborative learning as a teacher →

Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics

Posted on by Mesfin Tessma

Mesfin Tessma The use of open educational resources in teaching and learning statistics have shown remarkable progress. Statistical teachers and experts in statistical pedagogy have reflected that the use of open educational resources (OER) may strengthen independent or self-directed learning (SDL) in statistics (Ben-Zvi and Garfield, 2008); Garfield and Ben-Zvi, 2007). Students involved in different … Continue reading Openness and self-directed learning in medical statistics