How to design an online course is such a way that it leads to the meaningful learning process for students? …
A course, a community, an approach
How to design an online course is such a way that it leads to the meaningful learning process for students? …
One of the features that attracts me to open online learning is the democratisation of knowledge. Science and scientific knowledge is one of the main achievements that makes us humans: from the invention of fire to the development of vaccines. Knowledg…
For me, this was a great place to start the course – both in terms of the wider ONL content and the group work on this topic. Our understanding of digital tools and our participation in digital spaces forms the foundation of our ability to use these effectively. I was familiar with the concepts of digitalContinue reading “Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies”
On experiencing collaborative learning It was during field trip in Nepal, my first stint as a co-mentor (co-facilitator) of a multidisciplinary international PBL student case at Aalto University, that I […]
Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning We know that there are many ways people learn. Not only because there are different things to be learned in some way rather than another, but also because people are different and learn in different ways. In a formal institutional education setting we may say that we have […]
The topics we have touched upon during these weeks are obviously far reaching and highly relevant. Regarding open education I entered in to these discussions and issues mostly with the view of an outsider I guess since I do not hold any classes myself. So my experience with OER and MOOC:s have been mainly from … Continue reading Topic 2: Open Learning – Sharing and Openess
I had a teacher, who I considered a wise person with a great knowledge in his field of studies. I did my exam and it went great, during my exam I openly spoke with him about a project I were involved in at that time, which were somehow related to his subject and research topics.Continua a leggere “I want to be in the Openness team”
“Openness” is contextual: One thing that I realized upon reflection together with my own PBL group on “Open Learning – Sharing and Openness”; is that ‘openness’ and ultimately practice and […]
I must admit that the talk by Maha Bali opened up several avenues of thought for me concerning open education. Previously my perception of open education was perhaps somewhat naive and oversimplified – to me, it was mainly a matter of cost. Textbooks, case studies, reference books and other teaching materials can be a heavyContinue reading “Open Minds”
How to think about openness and open resources in education? Am I able to, as a teacher who spends hours …
How OPEN is Open Learning?
The concept of literacy has become more multi-faceted and complex as technology, pedagogy and social consciousness have progressed. Just being able to read and write in one language is no longer sufficient in today’s society and workplace. Today it’s widely acknowledged that there are multiple literacies and literacies are not necessarily universal, but contextual toContinue reading “Digital Literacy(ies?)”