“More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) Posted on April 9, 2019 by Shushentha Naidoo Open learning has emerged from the era of the 1970’s which provided for the transformation of sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills (Wikipedia, 2019). This change has brought with it, different ways of sharing information and technology has expanded this exercise extensively (Wiley, 2010). It can be said that open learning caters for diverse learning … Continue reading “More open we are.. the better education will be” (Wiley, 2010) →
Reflections – Topic 2: Open Learning. Posted on April 7, 2019 by Clive Whaits Openness – The Meaning thereof in terms of my own practice: I understand and know that openness and sharing is a complex issue with many aspects. I work at an institution where sharing is strictly administered and controlled, particularly when it comes to engineering inventions with potentially a large monetary value. However, when it comes … Continue reading Reflections – Topic 2: Open Learning. →
Open Learning – Sharing and Openness Posted on April 2, 2019 by Sebastian Schwede In topic 2, the ONL community was confronted with open learning and a scenario in which a teacher is interested in opening up courses and share resources in a responsible way. Within our group, we identified two main areas that we investigated using the FISh model during the two weeks of the topic: firstly, we … Continue reading Open Learning – Sharing and Openness
Open learning: is bigger better? Posted on April 1, 2019 by Patrik Klintenberg Illustration Created by Jessica Duensing for opensource.com Patrik’s reflections on Topic 2: Open learning – Sharing and Openness Introduction Topic 2: Open Learning Sharing and Openness is coming to an end and it is time for some reflections. The concept of open learning is appealing and something that feels right, but when you dig deeper into … Continue reading “Open learning: is bigger better?”
Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold? Posted on March 31, 2019 by Wasif Afzal Reading the limitations of open education resources (OERs) from Section 10.2.4 of Bates book on “Teaching in a digital age: Guidelines for teaching and learning”, I could immediately relate to how often I have found “some” of the open education resources to be like “coal”, as Bates puts it: “sitting there waiting to be loaded”, … Continue reading Turning coal to gold – How can the open education resources (OERs) be turned into gold? →
Open verus Free Posted on March 31, 2019 by Alexia Cox I worked once with an educational organisation that had put together a strategic plan and shared it to its employees. They were bringing FREE education to all based on the principles of OPENNESS. The information was free and PDFs were easily accessible to the students on the internet without enrolling. At that moment in time … Continue reading Open verus Free →
Open Learning – Sharing and Openness Posted on March 30, 2019 by Beth siddondo This has been quite an interesting topic for me. My background has been purely biomedical/public health research and only recently have I gotten into teaching. When the question how open I am arises, I think to myself as a very open person (socially) but as a researcher I may not be as open as regards … Continue reading Open Learning – Sharing and Openness
Open or accessible? Posted on March 28, 2019 by Katarzyna Bobrowicz We live in a rapidly changing world or rather two worlds: the “real” and tangible on the one hand, and the digital on the other. And on the one hand, we have an access to more information than ever before, but on the other, we have less time than ever to process the incoming information. … Continue reading Open or accessible? →
Creating a digital learning environment for #ONL191 Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Jörg Pareigis Since December 2018, I am part of the organizing committee for the Open Networked Learning course. I have been following this course for a while and started this very blog for its predecessor FDOL. In the coming posts I will…
Reflections – Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies Posted on March 25, 2019 by Clive Whaits Online participation, what does this refer to? According to Hrastinski [1], online participation is a complex process of taking part and maintaining relations with others, is supported by physical and psychological tools, is not synonymous with talking or writing, and may involve collaboration with peers but essentially it may involve all kinds of relations. Before … Continue reading Reflections – Topic 1: Online participation & digital literacies →
Just started exploring… Posted on March 25, 2019 by W A Piyumi Udeshinee The journey has already begun to be a more digitally literate individual! The ONL course has indeed opened up my eyes to the vast knowledge that is out there. And I am fortunate enough to meet scholars from many corners of the world and it is undeniably exciting. If I talk about me, I am … Continue reading Just started exploring… →
Disconnected without a choice Posted on March 25, 2019 by Alexia Cox Last week was a complete and utter nightmare for me, both personally and professionally. In South Africa we are currently experiencing load shedding – which means 1-2x per day we are left without electricity for about 2.5 hours each stint. I have never felt so isolated in my life! At work I couldn’t call anyone … Continue reading Disconnected without a choice →
