Preserving my privacy in this digital world: is that even possible?

Posted on by Hafizah Osman

Last Tuesday, I attended my first virtual meeting for the Open Networked Learning programme that I’m enrolled in, with three other course mates and our facilitators. We spent a fair bit of time discussing privacy issues and just today I read a comment from another course mate of her own brush with unwanted attention stemming from her digital presence. That got me thinking a little …

Wasif's blog 2019-03-05 20:11:53

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

Thoughts on the Visitor & Resident model The Visitor & Resident (V&R) model got me thinking that perhaps the horizontal continuum of visitor and resident modes is already shrinking or big companies like Google are already working hard to narrow the distance between them. Wondering why I think so? Well, let me give you a … Continue reading →

Open Networked Learning: Reflection #1

Posted on by Hafizah Osman

So a week has gone by and I find myself struggling to get into the grove of virtual meetings and collaborating on Google Drive. Not because I am unfamiliar with the technology, but just because of time difference. Being close to the equator means my days start earlier than most of my other group mates, so by the time they’re ready to start, I am …

So my journey begins…

Posted on by Hafizah Osman

Having been in the continuing education space for some 18 months, I am relatively new to this specific industry. Not new to education though, having started my career teaching elementary students for about five years. The past 20-something years spent in media, traversing both traditional and “new” media. I was thrown into the digital space when web developers coded pages from scratch, before cascading style …

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Friends from diverse backgrounds are good for your brain, tells a BBC story

Posted on by Wasif Afzal

According to a BBC story published on 2nd March 2019, if your friends come from diverse backgrounds, your brain’s creative thinking ability is enhanced. In addition to friends, if you engage with diversity through watching foreign films to reading books about someone from a different background, your creative thinking ability is improved! Interested in more … Continue reading Friends from diverse backgrounds are good for your brain, tells a BBC story →

Accidental Academic

Posted on by Dominique

How did I get here? Honestly, I became an academic by accident. I was a drama teacher and decided to go to Law school while teaching part time during my early twenties. Now I am a commercial litigation attorney by profession and a complete nerd by personality. I love reading and have always loved research. […]