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coming undone

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Avinash Dhital

Appeared originally on: https://12shortstories.com/2017/07/12/coming-undone-by-jose-enrique/ Prompt: Coming Undone Word count: 1200 Genre: Fiction 04:52 He closed the door, with conscious effort of minimizing the creaking sound, which it had been makin…

An unexpected present

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

Today I got my first open badge and I am happy to share it here! You have received an EDEN “Contributor” Open Badge Dear Colleague, We are pleased to award you with an EDEN Open Badge in order to appreciate your contribution to the conference content and to acknowledge your active participation at the EDEN […]

déjà vu

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Avinash Dhital

Dear you, I am not sure if I took the right train or right seat, exactly as I am not sure about my situation in this life, in this world, […]

Registration for ONL172 is open!

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

From the European Distance and E-Learning Network – EDEN 26th annual conference (post 1)

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

The EDEN 26th annual meeting took place in Jönköping last week. It was the first time I participated. Here, I want to share some presentations that I found particularly interesting, including our own presentation last Friday! 1- Anders Söderholm, UKÄ director talked, for instance, about the University as a platform for learning instead of an […]

Sunshine at the end!

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

There is sun at the end of the winding road. Today I had my last meeting with my PBL5 group. We talked a lot about our experiences during the ONL171 course. It was good. I am aware that we often need to hear about what went well. However, to receive constructive criticism is also important. […]

E Pluribus Unum

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

This post is not about flowers, I promise! Do you know what happens to orchids when you water them too much or too little? They die! I know it because I no longer have orchids. I do have an online group though. With online groups it may be the same. As a facilitator you really […]

New Beginnings!

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Every end is the beginning of a new journey! It holds true for me! For many years, learning in communities has been something that I wanted to do well. I wanted to explore on building, fostering and sustaining a community of practice, and to understa…

Design Approaches to Blended Learning

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Blended learning is a concept that is understood differently by different instructors. This is largely due to the varying definitions that one can find on blended learning. Not only is it defined in multiple ways, but is also known in many ways – Blen…

The kind of teacher I want to be

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” (Attributed to Albert. Einstein) I have been blessed with great teachers throughout my life. Both my parents were teachers. At school I recall having wonderful mentors and when, I started to do research I met these people at the […]

Collaborate, we did!

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Davidson et. al (2014) studied the small-group learning approaches, namely the cooperative, collaborative, problem-based, and team-based learning. They highlighted key differences and similarities between these various approaches. I was more interested…

Personal Learning Networks

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

This text is part of a chain of events. Just follow the link at the end of the blog post and you will find out more about the collaborative efforts of PBL5. PBL5 is a group of 8 professionals from Sweden and Finland. We belong to different universities, we have different professional, cultural backgrounds and […]