Presentation given at EADTU, Rome, October 19-21, 2016.

1. Global OER Graduate Network: Raising the
Profile of Research into Open Education
Dr. Beatriz de los Arcos @celTatis
The Open University, UK
EADTU Rome, October 19-21, 2016

2. Global
OER
Graduate
Network
Photo CC BY 2.0, Mike Beauregard https://flic.kr/p/eVKoh5

3. 45 PhD researchers in 14 countries
7 alumni
CC BY 4.0, Open Education Consortium http://www.oeconsortium.org/at-a-glance/global-oer-graduate-network/

4. Photo CC BY-NC 2.0, Bea de los Arcos https://flic.kr/p/KLGmqh
To raise the profile of research into OER/open education
To support those conducting PhD research in this area
To develop openness as a process of research

5. researching
open education

6. Categories (1)
Project case study – reports on the findings of a particular case study, or
announces the implementation of a project.
Technical – focus on the technical specification of a particular project such
as an OER repository.
OER as subject – focused on the OER field itself, the nature of openness,
the direction for OER, suggestions for adoption, etc.
Research with impact data – undertakes evaluation of the impact of OER
implementation, using educational research methodology such as control
groups, pre and post test, etc.
Policy - report on existing OER policies, the need for policy or standardized
approaches, national frameworks, etc.
Martin Weller, Different Aspects of the Emerging OER Discipline http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/emerging-oer-discipline

7. Categories (2)
Practitioner – the use of OER by practitioners in a particular context, for
example teachers or librarians.
OER in developing nations – the use of OER in the context of developing
nations e.g. projects such as TESSA.
MOOCs – this group could be categorized as an emerging field of its own,
or MOOCs could be interpreted as OER and reclassified under the other
categories.
Pedagogy – several articles focus specifically on the possible impact of
OER on pedagogy, or as a vehicle for change in teaching practice.
Open data/practice/access – an intersection with other aspects of open
practice that have varying degrees of relevance to the OER community.
Martin Weller, Different Aspects of the Emerging OER Discipline http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/emerging-oer-discipline

8. support
doctoral researchers

9. Photo CC BY-SA Gino Fransman
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11. @GOGN_OER #GO_GN

13. open research

14. What is Open Research?
“Open research is the process of conducting and sharing research in which a
selection of research proposals, work-process documents, literature reviews,
methodologies, research instruments, analytical frameworks, findings and/or
data are intentionally shared on publically-accessible platforms in order for
others to freely access, use, modify, and share them subject to measures that
preserve ethical practice and legal provenance.”
(Hodgkinson-Williams & King, 2015:5)

15. Photo CC BY 2.0 Alan Levine, https://flic.kr/p/dtBSgg

16. Photo:CCBY-NC-ND2.0Doranhttps://flic.kr/p/aykCu1
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hip
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17. b.de-los-arcos@open.ac.uk
@celTatis
go-gn.net
@GOGN_OER