Learning curve in ONL172

I think open education can contribute to a more collective learning approach in all kind of higher education. Maybe we can go so far as knowing where to find good OER examples for my own teaching is a key factor for a good teacher in the near future? Maybe THE key factor in the further future? This is the way to keep up with the rest of the world... This kind of education, MOOCs or semi-MOOCs for example, can help us se an example of a different teaching environment. By making, teaching, taking and collaborate through MOOCs we create a common understanding, and we are building upon each other thoughts and teaching practices. I think this is the only way to go; To build the future education together. Weller & Andersson (2013) lifts both challenges and opportunities. I think the phenomenon is likely to change and develop, but persist in some form and then expand. I think the teacher roll is changing, no matter the platform or if it´s a MOOC of not. We will be more of a colla...

I am a curios person, so I was always interested in learning new things. Maybe that´s why i tried programming in about 1981, when I was about 10. So I started my  digital journey  early. Then I studied a technical program and became a ICT developer for 15 years. This was a rather hard core way in using ICT. Was I always a  resident  ( White, 2014 )? Now as I've studied pedagogy and work as a educational developer with the focus on ICT. I use ICT in my work, but I also educate in ICT in the education. Personally i now use ICT a lot with social media, information searching, blogging and so on. I don't think I'm the "normal" visitor, I'm more like one extreme resident. ;-) Therefore I think I'm rather well equipped in the aspect of  digital  literacy : I understand the  technical  aspects behind and how to do things. I can see how Googles search  algorithms  can be created and how data stored from users can be concentrated into...

This first week was i real learning curve: Who are we? What´s this course about really? What should we do? And what should I do? We had two webinars, they were great. We were polite and listening. Everyone is eager to learn. But did we move forward? I don't really know... Thanks to our facilitator something was decided at last minute. I hope we can move things forward during our first topic next week... Thumbs crossed. ;-)