Author name: Farzaneh

A way forward towards practising the lessons learnt

Near the end of the ONL course, it appeared that I luckily had registered and participated in the course at the best time unwittingly. When I was thinking of enrolling on the course, I was curious to know how an online course would be managed and how we would interact with others from different parts

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Support students in the blended and online environments? UnZoom!

In our group (PBL#3), much of our discussions for Topic 4 revolved around synchronous and asynchronous online learning activities, their benefits and challenges, and tools to implement them. Our discussions intrigued me to think deeper about the abrupt movement from on-campus courses to online courses due to the pandemic and the challenges different stakeholders in

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Networking and learning in the age of social media

I know myself as more of a visitor to the digital world than a resident. I have been always cautious of what I share online, to whom, and for what purposes. I have also been worried about how the information I share, the people I follow, the friend requests I accept, and the “thumbs up”

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Open education: seemingly widely spread as it is rarely understood

In the ONL (open-networked learning) course, when we started our discussion regarding openness, open education, and open learning, it was revealed from the beginning that people had different interpretations and understanding of open education and open educational resources (OER) and practices. For example, open education may just be a buzzword for some people, seen as

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The challenge of defining our digital identity on social media platforms

People define, express, and represent themselves through their profiles, interactions, relationships, and their networks online. In other words, users’ online activities form their digital identities. Social media makes new opportunities and challenges related to the digital identities of users either professional or personal. The professional identity of an individual on a social media platform means

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