Welcome to my blog, where I will be sharing reflections from ONL202 Open Networked Learning over the next few weeks. I am a lecturer and curator at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (NUS). I started teaching for the first time last semester and it was an interesting time adapting… Continue reading Hello ONL202
A new first!
So this is what it feels like to be blogging! Interesting. Although I’m still somewhat confused about the difference between the tabs ”Home” and ”Blog”. Oh well, I guess it ‘ll sort itself out somewhere along the way. Anyways, I’m supposed to be writing reflective blogposts regarding topics we discuss in a course I’m enrolledFortsätt läsa “A new first!”
Is openness the holy grail of education?
The principle that education should be open and accessible for everyone is one that many people (and educators) share. I mean, if you don’t believe in openness, why are you in education? An extension of David Wiley’s remark, I wish I could roll my eyes digitally the way he did in his talk. Open educationContinue reading “Is openness the holy grail of education?”
Open Pedagogy
The idea of open in higher education has multiple interpretations, and a considerable lack of clarity, partly due to the use of varied terms such as the Open Educational Resources (OERs), Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Open education, Open lear…
How do we adapt to the digital age?
And how do we use this as an opportunity to evolve and grow? The past two weeks have been chaotic, as everything was transferred online, hastily, and often without thinking at all. But this is actually an opportunity to improve, to restructure our life and work.. Even though I was happy to see everyone discoveringContinue reading “How do we adapt to the digital age?”
Being Open: Drawing parallels from the Coffee House Model
What does ‘being open’ mean and what is its value? Does the value lie in open content? Does the value lie in the interactions that occur through discussions? Does the value lie in openness created within social places, and not always confined to an ins…