Personal Blogs

During the last module of MAODE, I learned and improved a lot- both as a learner and practitioner! The course strengthened my critical thinking and research skills. It has connected me to diverse learners, whose viewpoints on my posts helped me to improve my writing skills.  I also learned how to work collaboratively with others. I received lots of appreciation, social as well as moral support. Vigorous participation in weekly activities supported my learning and teaching practices in many ways.  

I was a bit hesitant to own blog due to security reasons in Pakistan. But this course has familiarized me with technicalities and offered me a secure platform to express my opinions with others. Participation in OU live discussions enhanced my team building skills. I implemented few of the learnt technologies in my professional life as well. By reading research papers and articles, I learned how to give evidence-based responses during TMA and EMA.

I also did few online certificate courses from Edx platform. The certificates I earned helped me both personally and professionally. The only think it lacked was interactivity and engagement with other learners.

I am not in favor of open access publication, because of quality and cost factors. I once decided to publish my article with SAGE Open, but they asked for the charge. I published two of my papers in other open access journals, but they lacked quality. In my viewpoint, most of the open access publication platforms is not much reliable.