National Teaching
  Fellow 2012



     Open practices and the
    implications for education
      Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester
                11th March 2013
            Open Education Webinar
Multimedia resources




80s
93
      The Internet and the Web




94
      Learning objects

      Learning Management Systems




95
      Mobile devices




98
      Learning Design




99
      Gaming technologies



00
                                       E-Learning timeline




01
      Open Educational Resources

      Social and participatory media
04


      Virtual worlds
05
07




      E-books and smart devices
08




      Massive Open Online Courses
Disaggregation of education

Resources               Learning
                        pathways




Support                 Accreditation

                       http://openclipart.org/
Resources


• Over ten years of the Open
  Educational Resource (OER)
  movement
• Hundreds of OER
  repositories worldwide
• Presence on iTunesU
The OPAL metromap



Evaluation shows lack of uptake
by teachers and learners
Shift from development to
community building and
articulation of OER practice



     http://www.oer-quality.org/
POERUP outputs
• An inventory of more than 100 OER initiatives
  http://poerup.referata.com/wiki/Countries_with_OER_initiatives
• 11 country reports and 13 mini-reports
  http://poerup.referata.com/wiki/Countries
• 7 in-depth case studies
• 3 EU-wide policy papers
Free
   Distributed global community
           Social inclusion




                 MOOCS

          High dropout rates
Learning income not learning outcome
          Marketing exercise   http://olds.ac.uk
State of the art in OER




 http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=412
Learning pathways
• Guided pathways
  through materials
• Can promote different
  pedagogical
  approaches
  – Didactic
  – Constructivist
  – Situative
  – Connectivist

                          Collaborative Pedagogical Patterns
Support

•   Computer assisted
•   Peer support
•   Tutor support
•   Community support
•   Mentoring
Accreditation




Peer to Peer University
 www.p2pu.org/en/
                    OER University
             wikieducator.org/OER_university/


                                       Mozilla badges
                                   http://openbadges.org/
Promise and reality
Social and
participatory media
offer new ways to
communicate and
collaborate
                      Not fully exploited
Wealth of free        Replicating bad pedagogy
resources and tools
                      Lack of time and skills
Learning Design
  Shift from belief-based, implicit
   approaches to design-based,
         explicit approaches

           Learning Design
       A design-based approach to
         creation and support of
                 courses


Encourages reflective, scholarly
           practices
Promotes sharing and discussion
                      http://www.larnacadeclaration.org/
The 7Cs of Learning Design
                                      Vision
                                  Conceptualise



                                    Activities

      Capture           Communicate              Collaborate          Consider




                                    Synthesis
                                     Combine


                                Implementation
                                   Consolidate

http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyond-distance-research-alliance/7Cs-toolkit
http://www.larnacadeclaration.org/




http://gti.upf.edu/metis-meeting-teachers-co-design-needs-by-
          means-of-integrated-learning-environments/
Changing practices
• Nature of
  learning, teaching and
  research is changing
• It’s about
  – Harnessing new media
  – Adopting open practices
• New business models
  are emerging
http://olds.ac.uk
     OLDS Learning Design MOOC


            http://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance
                    grainne.conole@le.ac.uk
                    http://e4innovation.com

Conole open eduation

  • 1.
    National Teaching Fellow 2012 Open practices and the implications for education Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester 11th March 2013 Open Education Webinar
  • 2.
    Multimedia resources 80s 93 The Internet and the Web 94 Learning objects Learning Management Systems 95 Mobile devices 98 Learning Design 99 Gaming technologies 00 E-Learning timeline 01 Open Educational Resources Social and participatory media 04 Virtual worlds 05 07 E-books and smart devices 08 Massive Open Online Courses
  • 3.
    Disaggregation of education Resources Learning pathways Support Accreditation http://openclipart.org/
  • 4.
    Resources • Over tenyears of the Open Educational Resource (OER) movement • Hundreds of OER repositories worldwide • Presence on iTunesU
  • 5.
    The OPAL metromap Evaluationshows lack of uptake by teachers and learners Shift from development to community building and articulation of OER practice http://www.oer-quality.org/
  • 6.
    POERUP outputs • Aninventory of more than 100 OER initiatives http://poerup.referata.com/wiki/Countries_with_OER_initiatives • 11 country reports and 13 mini-reports http://poerup.referata.com/wiki/Countries • 7 in-depth case studies • 3 EU-wide policy papers
  • 7.
    Free Distributed global community Social inclusion MOOCS High dropout rates Learning income not learning outcome Marketing exercise http://olds.ac.uk
  • 8.
    State of theart in OER http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=412
  • 9.
    Learning pathways • Guidedpathways through materials • Can promote different pedagogical approaches – Didactic – Constructivist – Situative – Connectivist Collaborative Pedagogical Patterns
  • 10.
    Support • Computer assisted • Peer support • Tutor support • Community support • Mentoring
  • 11.
    Accreditation Peer to PeerUniversity www.p2pu.org/en/ OER University wikieducator.org/OER_university/ Mozilla badges http://openbadges.org/
  • 12.
    Promise and reality Socialand participatory media offer new ways to communicate and collaborate Not fully exploited Wealth of free Replicating bad pedagogy resources and tools Lack of time and skills
  • 13.
    Learning Design Shift from belief-based, implicit approaches to design-based, explicit approaches Learning Design A design-based approach to creation and support of courses Encourages reflective, scholarly practices Promotes sharing and discussion http://www.larnacadeclaration.org/
  • 14.
    The 7Cs ofLearning Design Vision Conceptualise Activities Capture Communicate Collaborate Consider Synthesis Combine Implementation Consolidate http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyond-distance-research-alliance/7Cs-toolkit
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Changing practices • Natureof learning, teaching and research is changing • It’s about – Harnessing new media – Adopting open practices • New business models are emerging
  • 17.
    http://olds.ac.uk OLDS Learning Design MOOC http://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance grainne.conole@le.ac.uk http://e4innovation.com

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