Looking back on ONL161
flickr photo shared by helga tawil souri under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC-SA ) license So many times we enrol in online courses full of hope and anticipation, ready to participate fully and learn so much! And then, due to…
Building judgement and capability in complex information environments
Building judgement and capability in complex information environments
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Being open
Open education is one of those things that I can’t help but love. The idea that information, resources or research should be locked down and accessible only to a privileged few is fundamentally opposed to my personal opinion that education…
Flexible Learning – Putting the Stretch Back into Education
Everytime you learn something new, I believe that you are stretching. Stretching your mind to take in a new concept and build connections (neural and otherwise) around it, stretching your body and building muscle memory that enables automaticity and strength. Without…
Algorithms and Filter Bubbles – time to think again
While I am studying, I have also been working as a sessional academic, and this semester I have been really fortunate to work with Kate Davis who is the co-ordinator and teacher of Social Technologies through QUT. I am playing…
Collaborative Learning and Learning Communities
Learning is social Much of what I have been reading and reflecting on has been shaped by my belief that quite a lot of learning is social. I don’t mean social in the sense of going to a bar with…
Informal Learning
Learning everyday In a rapidly changing world, it seems like we are learning all of the time. We are constantly bombarded with technologies which require us to learn new ways to communicate, new ways to work and even to new…
Digital Me: My Identity Online for ONL161
Digital Me! As part of my participation in Open Network Learning 161 MOOC, I am pausing to reflect on who I am online. This is quite serendipitous, because I am also working part time as a sessional academic for the…
Understanding Connected Learning – Part One
We have moved from the information age, to the connected age, says President and CEO of Educause, Diana Oblinger (2013). The connected age is enabled by technology that is designed for user contribution – the systems which allow for “the…
PLE or PLN or LMS or OLN?
So many acronyms! Before I begin: PLE = Personal Learning Environment PLN = Personal / Professional Learning Network LMS = Learning Management System OLN= Open Learning Network What these all mean is the subject of some debate, but my (current)…
Twitter’s Tough Love
Last week, when #RIPTwitter was trending, I had a chat online with a few valued members of my PLN about what the proposed changes meant for us. I wrote about the discussion in my previous post, because it was a…