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We shall not cease from exploration…

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Ana Maria Barral

…and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” I do not recall when I discovered this quote by T. S. Eliot, but it was long time ago. And it still speaks to me, both in scientific or life explorations. Particularly, it […]

Lessons learnt – Future Practice

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Beth siddondo

Open Networked Learning 191, a course, a community, an approach in our development as PBL group 10 has been a great experience and a half to learning through solving real life problems. The scenarios presented during each topic allowed very diverse and interesting reactions/contributions from group members which made me realize how one scenario can … Continue reading Lessons learnt – Future Practice

Why be normal?

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Ana Maria Barral

This is not a deep posting on science education. It is just a Friday commentary about some of my weird things. I drive a manual transmission car. Here in the States. Not only that, but when I finally decided to look for a new car last year, as my trusty (manual) Toyota Matrix passed the […]

Design for online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Beth siddondo

Design for online and blended learning is critical in the curriculum development process just in traditional face to face classroom setting. Education is vast and the multidisciplinary nature would essentially necessitate the need to have the course designed in a manner that will ensure that the learning outcome is achieved. A design that may suit … Continue reading Design for online and Blended Learning

Towards openness and sharing when learning.

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Jean Claude Byungura

Prior to the ONL Course, I have also participated in another reading course entitled “Networked Learning and Competence Development”. Both these courses opened my mind for reflecting about the current online learning environments when it comes to openness and sharing learning resources. Openness plays an important role for educators to improve quality in course delivery … Continue reading Towards openness and sharing when learning. →

Reflective post on PK’s blog Topic 5

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Patrik Klintenberg

“Champagne at the Winery” by Tom Coates is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Reflecting on my learnings from attending the ONL191 course It is amazing how quick time passes when you have fun. When the ONL course started I was attending a project meeting in Maputo, the capitol of Mozambique. I logged in to the … Continue reading “Reflective post on PK’s blog Topic 5”

After the ONL journey

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Katarzyna Bobrowicz

I joined the Open Networked Learning Course because I wanted to hone my digital skills. Beforehand, I would always use Skype which caused so many problems that I would always choose meeting someone in person if possible. I heard about, but never used Padlet or other digital tools that would support collaborative/cooperative work online. Now, … Continue reading After the ONL journey →

Blended Learning

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Alexia Cox

Thinking back to my past life as an L&D consultant, blended learning has been part of my routine for about the past 10 years. When starting out my learners had to complete their online content, which was content heavy and laborious. Then we would go to class and go through the same information all over … Continue reading Blended Learning →

It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Wibke Straube

Teaching is an art form, according to educational studies scholar Diane Laurillard; it is entertainment and also – in order to be “teaching” it needs to be more than just entertainment. It is based on a “formally defined goal” (Laurillard 2013:1) with the aim to create a space of reflection, to create learning and … Continue reading It’s just a chair…. Learning environments and how they matter…

Reflections on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Clive Whaits

Background Information. Primarily I am, by profession, an electronic engineer and am not an educationist but yet I am intricately involved in education. That is, I have not specifically studied a bachelors degree in education but have been educating electrical engineering students over the past three decades (1988 to date). What I have studied is … Continue reading Reflections on Topic 4: Design for Online and Blended Learning →

Personal learning networks

Posted on May 3, 2019April 16, 2020 by Sara Ihlman

In Creating Effective Collaborative Learning Groups in an Online Environment the authors mention the theory of connectivism proposed by Siemens in 2005. This perspective describes my own learning experience for the last ten years perfectly. Let me expl…

How to access open creative content?

Posted on May 2, 2019 by W A Piyumi Udeshinee

As David Wiley mentions in his short Ted-talk, openness simply means being generous. Sharing your materials with the others is indeed a nice thing and that is what we have been taught by our adults since our childhood! Isn’t that so? Anyway, as a teacher, I think we all have to be open with our … Continue reading How to access open creative content? →