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Learning in Communities: Why is it important to me?

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Learning in communities – why is this important to me? Recently when I started on a course on open networked learning (ONL course), what drew me to this was the concept of learning in communities. In particular, the topic on “learning in communities – …

Openness: In practice or content?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

“Openness is the breath of life for education and research. Resources created by educators and researchers should be open for anyone to use and reuse” – D’Antoni and Savage (2009) When we say “Openness in Education”, are we referring – Is it being open…

Diversity: a curse or a blessing for online collaboration?

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

I did this Prezi for LiU pedagogical days. I wanted to share my experiences from the Open Networked Learning course, that I took last year. I believed that this course or a similar one could be an alternative for Linköping University where the teachers are more and more interested in developing their digital skills. Specially […]

A tool for open education

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Gizeh Perez Tenorio

At the LiU Medical Faculty we were discussing and planing some labs for medical students. As usually, the time spent was a concern and also the amount of people involved in every teaching moment. Nobody has time! I think that quality and the end result should also be a matter of concern and that we […]

Student engagement and participation in online learning (Part 1)

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Maintaining and cultivating student engagement in an online course is important to make it less challenging for students to participate. Online learning courses have taken various forms and types – distance learning courses, massively open online cour…

Online persona

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

Photo credit: “Online ID dogtag” by Gideon Burton on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 This week’s topic on “Online participation and digital literacies” focused on getting us to think about our own identity in the online space. In our own PBL group, someone asked…

PBL group meeting – ONL171 PBL 6

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

We had our first ONL171 PBL Group 6 meeting, and it was wonderful knowing each other. Ours was such a varied group with members from Brisbane, Melbourne, Singapore, Pretoria, Sweden, France and Finland. Connecting and getting to know them, their work, …

Connecting and networking

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Kiruthika Ragupathi

“Collaboration and networking” was a key purpose in me getting drawn towards this course, and Alastair Creelman and others confirmed this at today’s webinar! I am excited at connecting with new contacts from around the globe! When I signed up for this …

News & Events

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Mark Gan

Feedback is a commonly used in classrooms but the impact on learning can be quite difficult to determine.

Overall Reflection

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Sinéad Whitty

Image CC0 at http://www.pixabay.com A note about the image -this frog could be me. She has kept her head above water (just about) and the butterfly represents my thoughts as shaped by ONL161. The butterfly is ready to take flight, just as I am preparing to put my thoughts into action as we take our … Continue reading Overall Reflection

Overall Reflection

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Sinéad Whitty

Collaborative Learning – No Man is an Island

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Sinéad Whitty

Topic 3, Collaborative Learning and Topic 4, Mobile and Flexible Learning Brindley et al addressed collaborative learning and outlined ten factors for success. Interestingly, being graded for collaboration wasn’t one of them. The following are the main factors that matter: Clarity of expectations, instructions, a task that is suitable for group work, a task that … Continue reading Collaborative Learning – No Man is an Island