The course is now closed for applications.

The course is aimed at teachers, course designers, educational developers and educational technologists in higher education. It offers opportunities to explore the potential of Open Networked Learning (ONL) with colleagues from around the world in a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural context. 

ONL is offered as a freely available open course as well as professional development course in higher education pedagogy for teachers at the collaborating institutions.

The course runs online over a period of twelve weeks using open, collaborative learning practices, a problem-based learning format (PBL) and with the aim of building personal learning networks. The studies consist of online work in PBL groups, reading (or otherwise taking part of) learning materials, writing (or otherwise documenting) individual reflections and giving peer feedback in an open international context. 

Each course topic includes optional common activities such as webinars as a support to the learning process. 

Course structure
Getting started (1 week)
Connecting (1 week)
Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies (2 weeks)
Topic 2: Open learning - sharing and openness (2 weeks)
Reflective week (1 week)
Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning (2 weeks)
Topic 4: Design for online and blended learning (2 weeks)
Topic 5: Lessons learnt - future practice (1 week)

• explain, discuss and reflect on different aspects of online learning such as digital literacy, collaborative learning and openness
• critically reflect on questions concerning open networked learning related to their own teaching practice
  

Expected workload
The course is equivalent to two weeks of full time studies, i.e. 80 hours, and runs for a period of 12 weeks. There are no ECTS credits but participants can add outputs to their personal development portfolios, if they have them.

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