The team sessions and webinars of the last few weeks have made me wonder about the boundaries of openness. Who defines them? Is it the individual, the organization, or perhaps the circumstance and need?

Making students’ work public or sharing them within a closed group has been debated in several institutes of higher learning.

Also, who has ownership over original pieces of work? The individual or the organization? In most cases it seems to be the latter, whilst in some cases it is probably shared.

From an educator’s perspective, sharing resources with learners, and being able to select relevant resources for teaching can be quite tricky. Who ought to guide the digitally uninitiated educator? In underserved populations, perhaps not all universities have staff or resources dedicated to this area of educator training.

Drowning in information and openness is not uncommon especially for a naïve but technology savvy learner. Who ought to help learners make sense of this immense volume of information? Should they be guided on how to verify and validate resources?

Many questions plague me as I continue to navigate this exciting course.