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Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Nadia Caldes

Here come my thoughts as part of ONL211 topic 4. I must confess: Topic 4 was not my favorite topic. Firstly, I was abroad during those two weeks and could neither deal with the contents in depth nor – due to problems with the internet connection – participate in all group meetings. As I write this reflectiveContinue reading “Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning”

A look back and into the future

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sarah Franke

Being part of the ONL211 has been quite a challenging but exciting journey. My first personal highlight of this course was to sign up for and participate in the ONL211 experience. Not only did I got to meet and work with a wonderful crew of PBLers, I was also able to broaden my narrowed view“A look back and into the future” weiterlesen

How I (re)discovered Twitter

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sarah Franke

Currently I am part of the #ONL211 – the Open Networked Learning. The ONL is a collaborative open online course that is about online teaching and learning in higher education. Taking part in the ONL gives me the opportunity to collaborate with educational professionals around the world. During Topic 3 we have dealt with learning“How I (re)discovered Twitter” weiterlesen

Learning happens, because the right people are together working on the right stuff.

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Christian Coenen

In my blog on topic 1 I cited Herbert Simon who stated that learning is basically what learners think and do, there is nothing else. And according to Ambrose et al. (2010), learning is a process that encompasses change and has to be done by oneself. If I take these two statements and reflect this“Learning happens, because the right people are together working on the right stuff.” weiterlesen

Let’s design and facilitate good learning experiences!

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Christian Coenen

Looking at the climax our journey has taken since Topic 1, it is clear that Topic 4 with the educator perspective brings us back into the role of learning designer and enabler that we all are. I like the metaphor of a DJ using the devices to create and design a good experience for the“Let’s design and facilitate good learning experiences!” weiterlesen

An eye-opening experience on open education

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sarah Franke

When it comes down to open education, I must truly admit topic 2 was a real eye-opener for me. As an e-learning designer I knew about open educational resources (OER) already for a long time and I also had heard of Creative Commons licenses before. But my limited knowledge reduced my actions to search for“An eye-opening experience on open education” weiterlesen

The perfect blend – an analogy between cocktails and blended learning

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Sarah Franke

Designing a blended learning course is much like mixing a cocktail. You have never mixed a cocktail before? Well here we go: Select the recipe (Cocktail or Longdrink, alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Organize the accessories and the ingredients. Mix the cocktail. Maybe add some decoration. Enjoy the cocktail. So basically, this quite corresponds to the steps“The perfect blend – an analogy between cocktails and blended learning” weiterlesen

Together, We Create!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Christian Coenen

The title is rather short, but also a quite good summary of the collaborative learning approach of the last two weeks. That ONL is a self-designed open network learning – quickly becomes clear when you sign up for it, but there is more to it than just being in a group. In ONL I perceive“Together, We Create!” weiterlesen

A personal journey into the digital age from a Visitors and Residents perspective

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Sarah Franke

I proudly announce that I belong to the first generation of „Digital Natives“ – children who were born into and raised in the digital world [1]. But wait, you could also call me a Millennial, or Generation M or Net Generation. What my Generation has in common is, that it is widely assumed, that we“A personal journey into the digital age from a Visitors and Residents perspective” weiterlesen

About me

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Sarah Franke

Sharing means learning!

Learning is like an umbrella – it functions best when open

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Christian Coenen

We are living in a sharing economy. Some platforms specialise in car sharing or flat sharing, others offer variants such as book and jewellery sharing. Even exchange platforms for tools are part of the almost unmanageable landscape. The basic idea underlying all of this is the idea of benefit without ownership. The user can benefit“Learning is like an umbrella – it functions best when open” weiterlesen

A challenge is more inspiring than a recipe!

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Christian Coenen

All in all, it was a packed two weeks that we worked very intensively on topic 1. To be honest, I think we started too late to focus and prioritize based on the Fish document. The first meeting fell on the same day as the plenary webinar and we tried to orient ourselves based on“A challenge is more inspiring than a recipe!” weiterlesen