I was a bit daunted when I was asked to be a co-director for the Open Access week of OpenLearning17, and had mixed feelings when I realized that my co-director was a total stranger in Egypt. Would this person be a good collaborator (yes!) and how would we plan a week of activities together when we were so many miles apart (Google Docs!). I could not imagine a better experience. Maha and I both embraced the spirit of collaboration from the start and have had a great synergy and a likeness of mind, but also a welcome diversity of experience and knowledge. I hope that will come through in the activities we have planned for week 7.
So from this learning facilitator’s perspective, OpenLearning17 has definitely been a connected learning experience, both as a student and as a learning facilitator. I have learned a great deal through connecting with Maha and through our collaborative design of the learning experience for week 7 and I hope she feels the same. Teaching is always a learning experience for the teacher and I am grateful for having been nudged out my comfort zone (that is where the best learning experiences happen!).
I hope you enjoy week 7 as much as I have enjoyed planning it with Maha!
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