"A Collaborative Journey in Technology, Education, and Design"  - Invited Discussion with Class R511 of Curtis J. Bonk, Indiana University, USA, held 01 March 2022.

1. A Collaborative Journey in
Technology, Education & Design
Shironica Karunanayaka and Som Naidu

2. Technology; Education; Design.
2003
2013
2016
2018
▪ eLearning
▪ SBL ▪ OER
▪ OEP
▪ MOOCs
DBR
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3. Scenario-based Learning (SBL)
• Authentic learning scenarios
• Practitioner-oriented
TED
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• A Constructivist approach to learning
• Situated learning principles

4. Publications
• Naidu, S., Menon, M., Gunawardena, C., Lekamge, D., &
Karunanayaka, S, (2007). How can scenario-based learning
engender and promote reflective practice in online and
distance education. In M. Spector (Eds.), Finding Your Online
Voice: Stories Told by Experienced Online Educators (pp. 53-72),
Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203825167
• Karunanayaka, S. & Naidu, S. (2009). Developing Professional
Competencies of Teacher Educators in the use of Educational
Technology, with Scenario-based Learning. In Kinuthia & S.
Marshall (Eds.) Cases ‘n’ Places: Global Cases in Educational
Technology, (pp. 123-132). Information Age Publishing
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5. From Open Educational Resources (OER) to
Open Educational Practices (OEP)
• Integrating OER into educational practice
• OER-based eLearning
TED
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• Shifting mindsets
• Transformational change

6. The Role of DESIGN
• Learning Experience Design
TED
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• ‘Learning’-centred
• Shifting from ‘content-centric’
to ‘context-centric’ approaches
• A ‘Learning Engine’

7. Research & Publications
• Karunanayaka, S., Naidu, S., Rajendra, J., & Ratnayake, H.
(2015). From OER to OEP: Shifting Practitioner Perspectives
and Practices with Innovative Learning Experience Design.
Open Praxis, 7(4), 339-350.
http://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.7.4.252
• Karunanayaka, S. P. & Naidu, S. (2017). A design-based
approach to support and nurture open educational
practices. AAOU Journal, 12(1), 1-20.
https://doi.org/10.1108/AAOUJ-01-2017-0010
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8. Key Outputs (OER & OEP)
• Karunanayaka, S. & Naidu, S. (Eds.) (2014). Integrating OER
in Educational Practice: Practitioner Stories (ISBN 978-955-
23-152-68). The Open University of Sri Lanka.
http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/interg
ratingOERinEducationalPractice.pdf
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• Karunanayaka, S. & Naidu, S. (Eds.) (2016). Dreamweaving
Open Educational Practices (ISBN 978-955-23-162-27). The
Open University of Sri Lanka.
http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/Dream
weaving%20Open%20Educational%20Practices.pdf

9. CPD MOOCs on OER & OEP
• Design-based Research
TED
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• MOOC Design

10. Research & Publications (MOOC Design)
• Karunanayaka, S.P., & Naidu, S. (Eds.) (2020). Pathways to
Open Educational Practices. The Open University of Sri Lanka.
https://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/Faculty_and_institute/Edu
/Pathways_to_OEP_eBook.pdf
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• Naidu, S., & Karunanayaka, S.P. (2020). Orchestrating Shifts in
Perspectives and Practices about MOOC Design. In Ke Zhang,
Curtis J. Bonk, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds (Eds.)
MOOCs and Open Education across Emerging Economies:
Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities. (pp. 72-80). Routledge.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429398919/chapters
/10.4324/9780429398919-9

11. OEP Impact Evaluation
• OEP-IE Index
TED
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12. Research & Publications (Impacts)
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•Karunanayaka, S. P., & Naidu, S. (2020). Ascertaining
impacts of capacity building in open educational
practices. Distance Education. 41(2), 87-
109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757406

13. TED
spkar@ou.ac.lk
sommnaidu@gmail.com