The Blog of Roz

  Thing 17 – Open Educational Resources The idea behind OER is to make learning resources available for more than just research purposes. It is to enable learners to utilise information and repurpose it. OER allows users to develop their learning by offering the opportunity to use their resources for their own purposes such as creating presentations or designing online courses. This can make introducing or sharing learning in the work setting much easier whilst avoiding copyright issues. Resources such as OER are great for enabling learning in an interactive way, its like a lending library for educational resources and this allows users to share resources and information with colleagues in a way that works for them. I find this particularly interesting as I often have to deliver new information in my setting and it can be challenging to find new ways to share it in order to keep the audience engaged. I used OER Commons to search for some information regarding transitioning elderl

   Thing 16 - Learning Digitally  On the scale below, I rated myself on the following six metrics, identified by Clarke (2008) as the characteristics of successful elearners.       1 - Very Low 2 – Low 3 - Average 4 - High 5 – Very High Self-confidence.       ü   Motivation.         ü Positive attitude.         ü Good communication skills.       ü   Good collaborator.       ü   Competent user of ICT.       ü     I have been working on improving my self confidence for some time now and after starting my Open Badge and Digital Learning journey I must say it has imp

Thing 15 – Video chat/webinars Video chat has been a real life-saver over the last year and a half. This pandemic really knocked the world for six and I dread to think what state society would be in by now had we not had the option of video chat throughout the lockdown. In my setting it has been a particular blessing, I have been able to keep service users connected with their relatives in a way that they can understand and appreciate and it has made a huge difference to their wellbeing, keeping their spirits light and preventing them from feeling as isolated as other people. Video chat is much more personal than a text or telephone conversation, we can see facial expressions, reactions and share moments and experiences with each other as if we are beside one another. It is the next best thing to spending time together. Video chat however does come with some potential risks unfortunately. Identity theft is still a possibility, especially if vulnerable people are utilising it, perso