Sharing and Openness

Posted on by Elizabeth Blackburn

The second topic on #ONL191 has been sharing and openness, and the kick-off was a presentation by Alastair Creelman and Kay Oddone.  This has been followed up by various activities to explore advantages, disadvantages, levels and practicalities. My thoughts are this are not well-organized, and run into well-known linguistic issues – does open mean accessible […]

Digital Literacy

Posted on by Florence Oloo

Having shared and heard experiences on the digital age, I must say it was a steep learning experience. I thought I was digital literate but I soon found out there was much more to learn in the digital space than I had anticipated.  These last two weeks have suddenly opened my horizons in the digital … Continue reading Digital Literacy →

Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold?

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

Reading the limitations of open education resources (OERs) from Section 10.2.4 of Bates book on “Teaching in a digital age: Guidelines for teaching and learning”, I could immediately relate to how often I have found “some” of the open education resources to be like “coal”, as Bates puts it: “sitting there waiting to be loaded”, … Continue reading Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold? →

Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold?

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

Reading the limitations of open education resources (OERs) from Section 10.2.4 of Bates book on “Teaching in a digital age: Guidelines for teaching and learning”, I could immediately relate to how often I have found “some” of the open education resources to be like “coal”, as Bates puts it: “sitting there waiting to be loaded”, … Continue reading Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold? →

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Sharing is caring!

Posted on by Magdalena Sandell

Sharing is not scary; I guess everyone I work or collaborate together with, are way passed the point where you feel that sharing or openness is something you even need to question. However, my subject area is language writing and communication – obviously we don´t have secrets or do research on sensitive materials that can´t … Continue reading Sharing is caring! →

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Open verus Free

Posted on by Alexia Cox

I worked once with an educational organisation that had put together a strategic plan and shared it to its employees. They were bringing FREE education to all based on the principles of OPENNESS. The information was free and PDFs were easily accessible to the students on the internet without enrolling. At that moment in time … Continue reading Open verus Free →

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Open verus Free

Posted on by Alexia Cox

I worked once with an educational organisation that had put together a strategic plan and shared it to its employees. They were bringing FREE education to all based on the principles of OPENNESS. The information was free and PDFs were easily accessible to the students on the internet without enrolling. At that moment in time … Continue reading Open verus Free →

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Openness and OER

Posted on by Ana Maria Barral

Yesterday a friend of ours came to visit after a 2 month trip to different countries of Europe- he is very cosmopolitan. We chatted and shared our enjoyment of wide-ranging stimulating conversations on multiple topics. He because he had met a lot of interesting people during his travels and I because of ONL191. Seriously! One […]