This document summarizes research from three open learning projects conducted by the Open University UK from 2006-2015. It describes how the number of participants or "colearners" grew from 50 to over 3,500 over the course of the projects. Through these projects, colearners collaborated to produce various open educational resources, including papers, book chapters, videos and more. The document also introduces a "C" model for visualizing the skills needed for colearning, such as being collaborative technologists, co-creators, and co-investigators. The model is intended to help analyze competencies for open and distance learning in the digital age.
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Eden Research Open Learning
1. EDEN 2014
challenges for research into
open and distance learning
Developing 21st Century Skills
through Colearning
with OER and Social Networks
Dr. Ale Okada (OU Kmi)
ale.okada@open.ac.uk
Dr. Giselle Ferreira (UNESA)
gmdsferreira@gmail.com
Cintia Rabello(OU Kmi)
Cintia-rabello@hotmail.com
2. How is the Open University UK
promoting open learning ?
3. OpenLearn (OER)
BBC (Frozen Planet)
FutureLearn (MOOC)
OU-iTunes U
European Projects
OpenScout
(OER, open tools,
open practices )
weSPOT
(open inquiries,
open research)
4. How are colearners creating
knowledge through the OU-UK’s
open learning projects?
6. Open research network that brings together
educators, students and practitioners from
across the world interested in :
1. collaborative open learning
2. methodologies to create OER
3. technologies applied to open education
4. Investigating open learning projects
7. Projects OpenLearn
(2006-2009)
OpenScout
(20010-2012)
weSPOT
(2013-2015).
Environment MOODLE ELGG, Social Media ELGG, widgets, analytics,
sensor data collection,
open badges
Colearn
Participants
2006 – 50 users
2013 – 3500 members
2010 – 200 members
2011 – 113 coauthors
2013 - 50 co-investigators
9,526 visitors
Colearn
Coauthorship
Period of 3 years
30 papers,
90 maps
70 webconferences
15 OER – units
10 Journal paper
Period of 18 months
48 tools details/
84 images
20 videos;
100 maps;
20 chapters;
1 e-book edited
12 presentations
Period of 6 Months
14 inquiry projects,
80 skills mapped,
150 report reviewed,
6 papers,
10 events,
4 videos,
1book coauthored
18. Co-entrepreneurs – clear interests and objectives
Learning new
Technologies
Developing best practices
with Technologies
Coauthoring knowledge & improving
competences with Technologies
Co-practitioners – proactive and interactive collaborators
19. Collaborative technologists –
co-authoring content through various tools & media
2012: coLearners were used to searching the web and
accessing videos and interacting in VLE
2013: they were used to searching OER and interacting
through FM webconferences, G-groups, Twitter
2014: they are used to searching, tagging, reusing, co-editing
and sharing content&OER in social networks
20. Co-creators and coinvestigators of open models, content and courses
2012: using and publishing
content, comments & reviews
2013: remixing, recreating
& rating multimedia content
2014: discussing, analysing,
reviewing & co-authoring
Questions ?
E-mail: colearn @ gmail.com Site: http://colearn.open.ac.uk
22. • How could we combine qualitative and quantitative
approaches for analysing competences in the digital age?
• How could colearners be engaged in collaborative research
as coinvestigators?
• How could “C” model be improved and readapted in
diverse scenarios for formal, informal and non-formal
learning?
Open research network that brings together educators, students and practitioners from across the world interested in :
collaborative open learning
methodologies to create OER
technologies applied to open education
Interactivity, Co-creation, colearning, co-inquiry
Co-authorship (Educators, Students, Researchers)
Knowledge Media for co-construction, sharing, recreation
coLearners and coEducators: interactive, creative and partners
empowering more people to access educational opportunities that were not previously available or accessible
https://oerknowledgecloud.org/sites/oerknowledgecloud.org/files/pub_PS_OER-IRP_CH10.pdf
How OER Support Lifelong Learning
Andy Lane, Open University
Knowledge is created in a constructive process, so our understanding of OER should include, not only teaching and learning materials shared under open licenses, but also opentechnologies, open methodologies for transparent building and sharing of OER as knowledge.
Knowledge is created in a constructive process, so our understanding of OER should include, not only teaching and learning materials shared under open licenses, but also opentechnologies, open methodologies for transparent building and sharing of OER as knowledge.
2012: coLearners were used to searching the web and accessing content
2013: coLearners were used to searching and accessing OER (image, video & papers)
2014: coLearners are used to searching, tagging, reuse, co-edit and share content+ OER
Knowledge is created in a constructive process, so our understanding of OER should include, not only teaching and learning materials shared under open licenses, but also opentechnologies, open methodologies for transparent building and sharing of OER as knowledge.