Topics – Page 18 – Open Networked Learning

Topic 3: Connectivism and online collaborative learning

Posted on May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 by iouant

How learners can learn collaboratively while taking an online course if they are not in a classroom filled with classmates and they are physically isolated interacting only through their computer? At first, it may seem like an oxymoron but would it mak…

Topic 2: Openness as Public Good .. but also Privilege

Posted on May 5, 2020 by ivan kwek

Openness is in fashion. Openness is also big business. Surely openness is a good idea, isn’t it? Think of the many ways I had benefited from the generosity of colleagues, and strangers even, who were so willing to share. Let me count the ways. Each and every “original thought” I thought I had probably arose … Continue reading Topic 2: Openness as Public Good .. but also Privilege

Topic 4: What is Blended in Blended Learning when all are Staying Home?

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ivan kwek

I had always been suspicious of the idea of blended learning. Not because I do not think it a good thing. On the contrary, it seems hard to argue against in the current pedagogical climate. So, what’s my problem with it? Well, it is the unquestioning faith in the affordances of digital and online technologies … Continue reading Topic 4: What is Blended in Blended Learning when all are Staying Home?

Collaborating… online!

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Sophie Ellermann

Research collaborations usually arise when people identify an issue or task that they need to address and realise that other people have skills that can contribute to solving the issue/task. Or people recognise the potential of combining different knowledge and skill sets and start coming up with novel projects. In any case, a collaboration requiresContinue reading “Collaborating… online!”

Online collaborative learning for sustainability

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Adithya Thaduri

When I think about collaborative learning approach, the first tool that came across my mind is e-mail. This tool is still predominant in almost all of the learning phenomenon across the world. During my initial days of higher education, we used to have group work as an assignments for courses. These groups assignments are performedContinue reading “Online collaborative learning for sustainability”

Welcome to topic 4 – Design for online and blended learning

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Lars UhlinLeave a Comment

Welcome to topic 4 – Design for online and blended learning We hope that you all at this point of time in the course feel quite well-settled with the ONL learning environment and that you have found a good structure for your studies and PBL group work. It seems that the previous topic on Learning […]

Reflection on topic 3: learning in communities

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Victoria Marín

These last weeks we have been addressing the topic 3 of the Open Networked Learning course, being the focus on (online) collaboration. My reflections refer to three aspects: collaborative learning in action, my Personal Learning Networks and the use of technology.

Reflection on Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Matti Karlsson

Dear blog and readers, During the last two weeks, we have discussed collaborative learning from many viewpoints in our PBL group. I have enjoyed the discussions and it has been interesting to learn from other teachers who come from different countries and different learning environments. Surprisingly, the challenges and opportunities of collaborative learning seem to … Continue reading Reflection on Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Collaborative Learning

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Clarissa Sielemann

In this topic I reflected the benefits and restrictions of collaborative learning.I think sometimes collaborative learning is a new hype but it’s not adequate for every topic or every group. I think the biggest advantages for me are the possibility to discuss a topic and to collect new ideas. You can get really creative and … Continue reading Collaborative Learning

Topic 3: Networked Collaborative Learning

Posted on April 24, 2020 by camtos

How is learning in a group more valuable than the sum of its parts? And how can we communicate this added value to the students efficiently. A main challenge, in my opinion, rests on the individual personalities of the group members. There will always be cultural differences that affect the work, but in the end… Continue reading Topic 3: Networked Collaborative Learning

Learning in “Communities”?

Posted on April 24, 2020 by ivan kwek

Trying to work collaboratively on the topic of collaborative learning is like acting in a show about us acting in a show. I do not mean to get into a metaphysical discussion except to say how the experience doubles up both as a practice and a reflection on the subject matter. What it gives usContinue reading “Learning in “Communities”?”

On “Communities of Practice and social learning systems: the career of a concept” (Wenger, 2010).

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Daniel de Augustinis

As expected from its title, this paper by Wenger tells the history of a concept, including its main criticisms. Wenger promises to resort to a group of authors coming from different traditions. whom he groups together as “social theory”. These authors include French philosopher Michel Foucault, French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, American social anthropologist Jean Lave,Continue reading “On “Communities of Practice and social learning systems: the career of a concept” (Wenger, 2010).”