OLnet: Fostering Open Educational Practices

olnet.org Fostering Open Educational Practices Patrick McAndrew , Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) Institute of Educational Technology The Open University, UK

Experience

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartelomeus/4184705426/ OLnet aims to search out the evidence for use and reuse of open educational resources olnet.org Research

www.open.ac.uk Understanding openness

Enhance OU reputation
Extending reach
Widening participation
Experiment with courses
Accelerate technologies
Catalyst for collaboration
Research base
Recruitment of students
http://oro.open.ac.uk/17513 /

Investment in OER olnet.org Funding of OER projects (m$) 2001-2010 McAndrew, P. and Cropper, K. (2010). Open Learning Network: the evidence of OER impact. In: Open Ed 2010: The Seventh Annual Open Education Conference , November 2-4, 2010, Barcelona, Spain. http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=13221

The Open Educational Practice cube model
THE DIMENSION: What?
Strategies and Policies
Barriers and Success Factors
Tools and Tool Practices
Skills Development and Support
THE CONTEXT: Where?
Macro level (society)
Meso level (organisation)
Micro level (individuals)
MATURITY: How well is it established?
Initial (not yet started)
Managed
Defined
Optimizing (embedded / advanced)
DIMENSION CONTEXT MATURITY

OER factors olnet.org Infrastructure/tools Attraction/use Desig n Adoption Policy Contexts

Tools for sharing

OER Content as an attractor
Attracts:
Quality
Unique
Fresh
Fast
Small
Relevant

Design for openness

Ways to use OER

“ OER is a catalyst for Deeper Learning” Barbara Chow, Hewlett Foundation Jim Fruchterman http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrandomf/4506044752 Open Policy

olnet.org OER in different contexts

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scissorhands33/3430164569/ olnet.org Fellowships for researchers and practitioners who wish to contribute to the understanding of the OER design and use worldwide

Fellowships olnet.org

olnet.org Open Future?
Embrace openness: operation, teaching & research
OER as the catalyst for change
Work across boundaries
Open research as a new approach
McAndrew, P., Scanlon, E., Clow, D. (2010) “An Open Future for Higher Education” Educause Quarterly, http://oro.open.ac.uk/21894/

Patrick McAndrew The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
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p.mcandrew@open.ac.uk / olnet@open.ac.uk
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OLnet: Fostering Open Educational Practices

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