Presentation of the EU4ALL project at the Open Education Resources - Higher Education Workshop hosted by the Katholieke University in Leuven, 4th of March 2011.
What Skills learners say_GP_v4_LeicesterGiles Pepler
The document summarizes findings from 12 focus groups with 123 learners across various locations and providers in the UK. The focus groups aimed to understand what digital skills learners say are important. Key findings included:
- Learners said basic ICT skills like using search engines, email and office software were most important.
- Access to fast WiFi and personal devices were also highly valued.
- Learners wanted experience with workplace technologies to feel confident in future jobs.
- Safety and ethical use of the internet received mixed opinions on importance.
- Learners responded positively to having input into digital technology use in their education.
Mainstreaming OER - policies, strategies and initiativesGiles Pepler
This document discusses strategies and initiatives for mainstreaming open educational resources (OER). It summarizes the findings of the POERUP research project, which studied over 500 OER initiatives worldwide. The project found that while OER repositories exist in many countries, uptake by teachers and learners remains limited. It analyzed OER policies in Europe and other regions, finding few national policies and more institutional policies. Barriers to OER adoption include copyright, training, and issues of certification and accreditation. The document advocates for policies that reduce these barriers and link OER to open access. It also argues that high-level initiatives can promote OER when partnered with grassroots initiatives that change educational culture.
Building the 21st Century OER EcosystemRobert Farrow
This presentation offers insights into realizing a European-wide OER Ecosystem. ENCORE+ (European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education, www.encoreproject.eu) is building a regional Ecosystem for OER, focused along four engaging circle communities on the following four topics: OER Technology, Policies & Practice, Quality and Innovation & Business Models. The initiative is open to anyone interested in furthering the implementation of the OER Recommendation.
The presentation will highlight results from a pan-European stakeholder survey on OER to give a state of play for the sector. The survey, due completed in September 2021, will be mapping the perceived value of using open educational resources, including its potential and current implementation. At the time of the conference, the project will have hosted two events, specifically events for the circle communities on Policies & Practice and Innovation & Business Models. Results and discussions from these two events will be shared with the Open Education Conference audience, giving an opportunity to continue the discussions after the presentation.
The collaborative community model, described as circle communities, is the ENCORE+ approach to engaging a wide range of stakeholders in and outside Europe. The community will be coming together to solve issues and catalyse change through identifying innovation potential, collaboration opportunities and in general increasing the awareness, implementation and potential of OER.
The presentation focuses on findings from research and circle community events on community needs, collaboration and innovation potential within OER. This will give the participants unique insights into real experiences of building a cross-sectoral, multistakeholder community for OER. The presentation will be split into shorter segments, giving broad insights into the ongoing work with the Ecosystem. Engagement with the audience, through available channels, during and after the presentation will give an opportunity for the participants to elaborate and discuss points of the presentation, including findings, and the ecosystem model overall.
https://opened21.sched.com/event/moQZ/building-the-21st-century-oer-ecosystem
The function of microcredentials for the Open UniversityRobert Farrow
This presentation explores the reasons for adopting and developing microcredentials, and whether they currently satisfy those intentions. This draws on the development of microcedentials at the UK Open University and the experience of the European Microcredential Consortium project.
As with many educational technology developments, the hype and rhetoric sometimes outstrips the reality of implementation. MOOCs, learning analytics, artificial intelligence and blockchain have all seen intense periods of projected possible benefits, before settling into a narrower range of actual usage and recognised benefits. Microcredentials are perhaps still in the initial phase of being a development without an evidence base of practical use to support their claims, but some clear intentions from institutions are emerging and initial evidence regarding their take up by learners suggests avenues for their continued deployment.
It should be noted that development of microcredentials is not a zero cost game. They are costly to develop, often requiring different sets of expertise and tools. There is also an associated opportunity cost in developing them, for the time and resource they demand is effort that could be used on other initiatives. So in adopting them, institutions need to be asking two fundamental questions: “Are microcredentials worth this cost?” and “Do microcredentials represent the best way to realise these aims?”
This presentation will explore the answers to these questions, drawing on the experience of the OU in developing a range of microcredentials for the FutureLearn platform and the Erasmus+ EMC project which is examining the adoption of microcredentials for work based learning.
https://i-he2021.exordo.com/programme/presentation/254
Enhancing Research Communities Through Open Collaboration: The GO-GN Guide to...Robert Farrow
Research plays a key role in our understanding of open education, and is highlighted in the Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) (UNESCO, 2019) as essential for describing the impact of open education; building awareness among key stakeholders; enhancing quality; and forming connections and communities.
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is a network of PhD candidates and experts around the world whose research projects include a focus on open education. The Network has more than 300 global members who form a community of practice and support. GO-GN is currently funded through the OER programme of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and administered by the Open Education Research Hub from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK.
One central aim for the Network is supporting research in the emergent area of open education, and our researchers are encouraged to explore openness as a research vector. The resources produced by the Network reflect this. Last year, GO-GN produced a well-received guide to Research Methods in Open Education (Farrow et al., 2020) which was recognised as a winner in the Open Education Awards for Excellence.
In 2021 GO-GN publishes a companion volume. The GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks (Farrow et al., 2021) again combines an accessible narrative and visual style with real-life insights gleaned from practising researchers who are using these theories, concepts and models in cutting edge work.
This presentation provides an overview of the new guide and the open, collaborative production process, emphasizing practical strategies for completing research projects. It will be of interest to anyone who conducts research and/or forms policy in the open education space, but particularly for doctoral level researchers.
This presentation summarises several theories of innovation; explaining their relevance and potential for open education in Europe. These frameworks are likely to be of interest to practitioners wishing to have a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of how OER can support innovative practice.
Ramirez-Montoya (2020) recently presented a review of literature pertaining OER and educational innovation, noting that although definitions of openness vary across sectoral spaces, the crossover between openness and innovation is an area of increasing interest. A core part of the story of open educational resources is that they can be used to create spaces for innovation in teaching and learning (Orr et al., 2015; Pitt & Smyth, 2017; Weller et al., 2015). As Coughlan et al. (2018) argue, there has been a lack of detailed analysis of the specific function of OER as a driver of innovation, and a single model has not yet captured the multi-faceted relationship between openness and innovation.
Several theories of innovation - including the Task-Artefact Cycle (Carroll, Kellog & Rosson, 1991); the "diffusion of innovations" (Rogers, 2010); the SAMR framework (Puentedura, 2006; Orr et al., 2015); the Cyclic Innovation Model (Berkhout, 2007); and the Forms of innovation in OER (Coughlan, Pitt & Farrow, 2018) - will be outlined and contextualised. These will be used to describe ways to think about innovation in the context of open education.
This presentation contributes to the European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education (ENCORE+, 2021), a pan-European Knowledge Alliance funded under the Erasmus+ programme. The project is running from 2021 to 2023 to support the modernisation of education in the European area through OER.
https://i-he2021.exordo.com/programme/presentation/28
What Skills learners say_GP_v4_LeicesterGiles Pepler
The document summarizes findings from 12 focus groups with 123 learners across various locations and providers in the UK. The focus groups aimed to understand what digital skills learners say are important. Key findings included:
- Learners said basic ICT skills like using search engines, email and office software were most important.
- Access to fast WiFi and personal devices were also highly valued.
- Learners wanted experience with workplace technologies to feel confident in future jobs.
- Safety and ethical use of the internet received mixed opinions on importance.
- Learners responded positively to having input into digital technology use in their education.
Mainstreaming OER - policies, strategies and initiativesGiles Pepler
This document discusses strategies and initiatives for mainstreaming open educational resources (OER). It summarizes the findings of the POERUP research project, which studied over 500 OER initiatives worldwide. The project found that while OER repositories exist in many countries, uptake by teachers and learners remains limited. It analyzed OER policies in Europe and other regions, finding few national policies and more institutional policies. Barriers to OER adoption include copyright, training, and issues of certification and accreditation. The document advocates for policies that reduce these barriers and link OER to open access. It also argues that high-level initiatives can promote OER when partnered with grassroots initiatives that change educational culture.
Building the 21st Century OER EcosystemRobert Farrow
This presentation offers insights into realizing a European-wide OER Ecosystem. ENCORE+ (European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education, www.encoreproject.eu) is building a regional Ecosystem for OER, focused along four engaging circle communities on the following four topics: OER Technology, Policies & Practice, Quality and Innovation & Business Models. The initiative is open to anyone interested in furthering the implementation of the OER Recommendation.
The presentation will highlight results from a pan-European stakeholder survey on OER to give a state of play for the sector. The survey, due completed in September 2021, will be mapping the perceived value of using open educational resources, including its potential and current implementation. At the time of the conference, the project will have hosted two events, specifically events for the circle communities on Policies & Practice and Innovation & Business Models. Results and discussions from these two events will be shared with the Open Education Conference audience, giving an opportunity to continue the discussions after the presentation.
The collaborative community model, described as circle communities, is the ENCORE+ approach to engaging a wide range of stakeholders in and outside Europe. The community will be coming together to solve issues and catalyse change through identifying innovation potential, collaboration opportunities and in general increasing the awareness, implementation and potential of OER.
The presentation focuses on findings from research and circle community events on community needs, collaboration and innovation potential within OER. This will give the participants unique insights into real experiences of building a cross-sectoral, multistakeholder community for OER. The presentation will be split into shorter segments, giving broad insights into the ongoing work with the Ecosystem. Engagement with the audience, through available channels, during and after the presentation will give an opportunity for the participants to elaborate and discuss points of the presentation, including findings, and the ecosystem model overall.
https://opened21.sched.com/event/moQZ/building-the-21st-century-oer-ecosystem
The function of microcredentials for the Open UniversityRobert Farrow
This presentation explores the reasons for adopting and developing microcredentials, and whether they currently satisfy those intentions. This draws on the development of microcedentials at the UK Open University and the experience of the European Microcredential Consortium project.
As with many educational technology developments, the hype and rhetoric sometimes outstrips the reality of implementation. MOOCs, learning analytics, artificial intelligence and blockchain have all seen intense periods of projected possible benefits, before settling into a narrower range of actual usage and recognised benefits. Microcredentials are perhaps still in the initial phase of being a development without an evidence base of practical use to support their claims, but some clear intentions from institutions are emerging and initial evidence regarding their take up by learners suggests avenues for their continued deployment.
It should be noted that development of microcredentials is not a zero cost game. They are costly to develop, often requiring different sets of expertise and tools. There is also an associated opportunity cost in developing them, for the time and resource they demand is effort that could be used on other initiatives. So in adopting them, institutions need to be asking two fundamental questions: “Are microcredentials worth this cost?” and “Do microcredentials represent the best way to realise these aims?”
This presentation will explore the answers to these questions, drawing on the experience of the OU in developing a range of microcredentials for the FutureLearn platform and the Erasmus+ EMC project which is examining the adoption of microcredentials for work based learning.
https://i-he2021.exordo.com/programme/presentation/254
Enhancing Research Communities Through Open Collaboration: The GO-GN Guide to...Robert Farrow
Research plays a key role in our understanding of open education, and is highlighted in the Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) (UNESCO, 2019) as essential for describing the impact of open education; building awareness among key stakeholders; enhancing quality; and forming connections and communities.
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is a network of PhD candidates and experts around the world whose research projects include a focus on open education. The Network has more than 300 global members who form a community of practice and support. GO-GN is currently funded through the OER programme of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and administered by the Open Education Research Hub from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK.
One central aim for the Network is supporting research in the emergent area of open education, and our researchers are encouraged to explore openness as a research vector. The resources produced by the Network reflect this. Last year, GO-GN produced a well-received guide to Research Methods in Open Education (Farrow et al., 2020) which was recognised as a winner in the Open Education Awards for Excellence.
In 2021 GO-GN publishes a companion volume. The GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks (Farrow et al., 2021) again combines an accessible narrative and visual style with real-life insights gleaned from practising researchers who are using these theories, concepts and models in cutting edge work.
This presentation provides an overview of the new guide and the open, collaborative production process, emphasizing practical strategies for completing research projects. It will be of interest to anyone who conducts research and/or forms policy in the open education space, but particularly for doctoral level researchers.
This presentation summarises several theories of innovation; explaining their relevance and potential for open education in Europe. These frameworks are likely to be of interest to practitioners wishing to have a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of how OER can support innovative practice.
Ramirez-Montoya (2020) recently presented a review of literature pertaining OER and educational innovation, noting that although definitions of openness vary across sectoral spaces, the crossover between openness and innovation is an area of increasing interest. A core part of the story of open educational resources is that they can be used to create spaces for innovation in teaching and learning (Orr et al., 2015; Pitt & Smyth, 2017; Weller et al., 2015). As Coughlan et al. (2018) argue, there has been a lack of detailed analysis of the specific function of OER as a driver of innovation, and a single model has not yet captured the multi-faceted relationship between openness and innovation.
Several theories of innovation - including the Task-Artefact Cycle (Carroll, Kellog & Rosson, 1991); the "diffusion of innovations" (Rogers, 2010); the SAMR framework (Puentedura, 2006; Orr et al., 2015); the Cyclic Innovation Model (Berkhout, 2007); and the Forms of innovation in OER (Coughlan, Pitt & Farrow, 2018) - will be outlined and contextualised. These will be used to describe ways to think about innovation in the context of open education.
This presentation contributes to the European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education (ENCORE+, 2021), a pan-European Knowledge Alliance funded under the Erasmus+ programme. The project is running from 2021 to 2023 to support the modernisation of education in the European area through OER.
https://i-he2021.exordo.com/programme/presentation/28
Quality in e-learning - a view for ENQAPaul Bacsich
A view from a benchmarking e-learning perspective of how to initiate a synthesis of approaches to quality in e-learning for use Europe-wide within the ENQA Standards and Guidelines
The document discusses the successful use of Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, and social networking for professional development. It summarizes the Re.ViCa project, which reviewed virtual campuses across Europe to identify lessons learned and critical success factors. Some key findings include: the importance of leadership and management support for e-learning initiatives; addressing issues like language, sustainability, and quality assurance; and tailoring offerings to market needs. The project wiki and upcoming handbook aim to provide best practices and recommendations for virtual campuses based on analyses of real-world examples.
Sanna-Katja Parikka - Digital education and university alliancesEADTU
The document discusses the Una Europa university alliance and its efforts in digital education. It provides an overview of the alliance which includes 8 European universities. It describes the focus areas and types of courses being developed through pilot programs. It also discusses the flexible support services provided to academics, including specialist clusters and an "ABC Course Design Method" workshop. Finally, it discusses challenges around designing open online courses that provide credits and solutions being tested through Una Europa pilots.
The ICT4IAL Project, developed by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, is presented, outlining its aims, objectives and development of guidelines to implement e-accessibility in educational institutions.
Given at the IAU Seminar on higher education for Education and e-accessibility (IAU HEEFA-ICT4IAL) held on 18-19 November 2014, Ankara, Turkey.
Innovating Open Education: Critical Pathways and Communities of PracticeRobert Farrow
This presentation from Open Education Global 2021 provides an overview of the ENCORE+ project (https://encoreproject.eu/) and discusses the relationship between open educational resources (OER) and innovation, identifying strategies for knowledge exchange.
This talk was given at a multiplier event organised by the University of Wolverhampton as part of the MOONLITE project (refugees, languages and moocs). In this presentation I share the experiences and approaches used to design one of the first MOOCs allround, and the first MOOC focused on mobile learning. The presentation looks at pedagogy, technology, community and impact of the course.
European virtual schools innovative practicePaul Bacsich
Virtual schools in Europe are more common than previously thought, with around 70 identified across the continent. The VISCED project mapped and studied these schools, finding that most have small enrollments but serve important niches like expatriates. Virtual schools offer cost savings over traditional schools, but face policy barriers in some countries. The project recommends governments support virtual schools for both children and adults to improve access to education.
Building an Open Operations Room for the OER Community #opened16Robert Farrow
Presentation of the OER World Map project from Open Education 2016 held in Richmond, VA (USA) in November 2016. These slides were written by Jan Neumann (lead) and Rob Farrow.
This document outlines a presentation about quality assurance of e-learning and MOOCs in European higher education. It discusses the SEQUENT project, which produced reports on quality assurance approaches. It also provides information on quality agencies and guidelines in different countries and institutions. The presentation then prompts attendees to discuss their own institutions' quality processes and guidelines for e-learning.
This document provides information about EDEN, a professional network in open and distance learning:
- EDEN has over 170 institutional members and promotes policy studies, professional development, projects, annual conferences, and research in the field.
- It has participated in over 60 EU projects related to skills and competencies. Upcoming projects focus on soft skills, digital skills, and open badges.
- The 2016 annual conference will be held in Budapest and feature keynotes on topics like digital transformation, competencies, and European policy. An interactive workshop will focus on digital skills and competencies.
Introduction to the Cetis conference 2014; Building the Digital Institution by Paul Hollins Cetis Director. 17th June 2014 at the University of Bolton.
This document discusses innovations and challenges in technology-enhanced learning from the perspective of teachers. It summarizes research from projects focusing on virtual mobility in higher education, open educational resources, and quality assurance. Key innovations highlighted include developing virtual mobility curriculum modules through international collaboration, and training teachers to create and integrate open educational resources into their courses through open licensing and collaboration. However, challenges also exist around differences in quality assurance requirements, contact hours, and understanding of collaboration between institutions.
Bjoern Fisseler - keynote digital accessibilityEADTU
This document discusses digital accessibility in higher education. It makes the following key points:
1) Around 15% of students in higher education report having a disability or health impairment that limits their studies. Common impairments include mental health issues, physical disabilities, and chronic health conditions.
2) Ensuring digital accessibility and inclusion is important for complying with legal requirements and allowing all students to access information and learning opportunities regardless of ability status.
3) Higher education institutions need to consider accessibility in all dimensions of their work, from teaching practices to policies and engagement with stakeholders. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence could improve inclusion but also risk exacerbating existing inequities if not developed responsibly.
Getting switched on-removing to re-use and sharingAndyBeggan
The document discusses Open Nottingham, an initiative at the University of Nottingham to encourage open sharing and reuse of educational resources. It aims to remove barriers to open education such as time constraints, copyright concerns, and issues of ownership. Open Nottingham provides support for publishing open educational resources and runs digital literacy workshops to promote understanding of open licensing and how to appropriately reuse open content. The initiative hopes to further open sharing of resources by expanding workshops, publishing openly on its repository, and promoting contributions from staff and schools.
The document summarizes the key policies and initiatives around ICT for education in Europe outlined in the EU2020 strategy. It discusses three priorities of inclusive, smart, and sustainable growth. It outlines seven flagship initiatives including the Digital Agenda for Europe which has seven action areas, one being digital literacy, skills, and inclusion. The document then provides details on goals and actions around developing digital skills for citizens, identifying competencies, ensuring accessibility, and promoting ICT education and training.
Lessons from the UK Access Management FederationJisc
The document summarizes the development of the UK Access Management Federation over the past decade. It provides background on how the federation was established to provide single sign-on access to online resources across higher education. It now includes further education and aims to include schools. The document discusses challenges faced in expanding the federation and securing adoption. It raises questions about the future direction of the federation in terms of sustainability, interoperability, user experience and the role of the national research and education network.
This document summarizes a presentation about new web accessibility regulations for public sector organizations in the UK. It discusses:
- The new legal requirements under the Equality Act 2010 to make websites and content accessible or risk legal non-compliance.
- The new requirement to publish an accessibility statement describing inaccessible content, accessible alternatives, and a contact method for reporting issues.
- Factors that can be considered for determining if making content accessible would present a "disproportionate burden".
- Steps organizations should take to evaluate their digital estates, create accessibility roadmaps, make staff aware of their responsibilities, and establish processes for ongoing compliance, monitoring and response to issues.
Photography and Photo Retouching document discusses:
1) Photography is the practice of taking pictures with a camera and can be both a science and an art form.
2) There are several types of photography including landscape, portrait, macro, wildlife and sports photography.
3) Some basic photographic rules and techniques are discussed including the rule of thirds, use of lines, framing, and balancing elements within the frame.
4) Sources for learning photography are recommended including online resources, local classes, and practicing taking photos every day.
5) Photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop and Portrait Professional are introduced for retouching photos.
Quality in e-learning - a view for ENQAPaul Bacsich
A view from a benchmarking e-learning perspective of how to initiate a synthesis of approaches to quality in e-learning for use Europe-wide within the ENQA Standards and Guidelines
The document discusses the successful use of Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, and social networking for professional development. It summarizes the Re.ViCa project, which reviewed virtual campuses across Europe to identify lessons learned and critical success factors. Some key findings include: the importance of leadership and management support for e-learning initiatives; addressing issues like language, sustainability, and quality assurance; and tailoring offerings to market needs. The project wiki and upcoming handbook aim to provide best practices and recommendations for virtual campuses based on analyses of real-world examples.
Sanna-Katja Parikka - Digital education and university alliancesEADTU
The document discusses the Una Europa university alliance and its efforts in digital education. It provides an overview of the alliance which includes 8 European universities. It describes the focus areas and types of courses being developed through pilot programs. It also discusses the flexible support services provided to academics, including specialist clusters and an "ABC Course Design Method" workshop. Finally, it discusses challenges around designing open online courses that provide credits and solutions being tested through Una Europa pilots.
The ICT4IAL Project, developed by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, is presented, outlining its aims, objectives and development of guidelines to implement e-accessibility in educational institutions.
Given at the IAU Seminar on higher education for Education and e-accessibility (IAU HEEFA-ICT4IAL) held on 18-19 November 2014, Ankara, Turkey.
Innovating Open Education: Critical Pathways and Communities of PracticeRobert Farrow
This presentation from Open Education Global 2021 provides an overview of the ENCORE+ project (https://encoreproject.eu/) and discusses the relationship between open educational resources (OER) and innovation, identifying strategies for knowledge exchange.
This talk was given at a multiplier event organised by the University of Wolverhampton as part of the MOONLITE project (refugees, languages and moocs). In this presentation I share the experiences and approaches used to design one of the first MOOCs allround, and the first MOOC focused on mobile learning. The presentation looks at pedagogy, technology, community and impact of the course.
European virtual schools innovative practicePaul Bacsich
Virtual schools in Europe are more common than previously thought, with around 70 identified across the continent. The VISCED project mapped and studied these schools, finding that most have small enrollments but serve important niches like expatriates. Virtual schools offer cost savings over traditional schools, but face policy barriers in some countries. The project recommends governments support virtual schools for both children and adults to improve access to education.
Building an Open Operations Room for the OER Community #opened16Robert Farrow
Presentation of the OER World Map project from Open Education 2016 held in Richmond, VA (USA) in November 2016. These slides were written by Jan Neumann (lead) and Rob Farrow.
This document outlines a presentation about quality assurance of e-learning and MOOCs in European higher education. It discusses the SEQUENT project, which produced reports on quality assurance approaches. It also provides information on quality agencies and guidelines in different countries and institutions. The presentation then prompts attendees to discuss their own institutions' quality processes and guidelines for e-learning.
This document provides information about EDEN, a professional network in open and distance learning:
- EDEN has over 170 institutional members and promotes policy studies, professional development, projects, annual conferences, and research in the field.
- It has participated in over 60 EU projects related to skills and competencies. Upcoming projects focus on soft skills, digital skills, and open badges.
- The 2016 annual conference will be held in Budapest and feature keynotes on topics like digital transformation, competencies, and European policy. An interactive workshop will focus on digital skills and competencies.
Introduction to the Cetis conference 2014; Building the Digital Institution by Paul Hollins Cetis Director. 17th June 2014 at the University of Bolton.
This document discusses innovations and challenges in technology-enhanced learning from the perspective of teachers. It summarizes research from projects focusing on virtual mobility in higher education, open educational resources, and quality assurance. Key innovations highlighted include developing virtual mobility curriculum modules through international collaboration, and training teachers to create and integrate open educational resources into their courses through open licensing and collaboration. However, challenges also exist around differences in quality assurance requirements, contact hours, and understanding of collaboration between institutions.
Bjoern Fisseler - keynote digital accessibilityEADTU
This document discusses digital accessibility in higher education. It makes the following key points:
1) Around 15% of students in higher education report having a disability or health impairment that limits their studies. Common impairments include mental health issues, physical disabilities, and chronic health conditions.
2) Ensuring digital accessibility and inclusion is important for complying with legal requirements and allowing all students to access information and learning opportunities regardless of ability status.
3) Higher education institutions need to consider accessibility in all dimensions of their work, from teaching practices to policies and engagement with stakeholders. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence could improve inclusion but also risk exacerbating existing inequities if not developed responsibly.
Getting switched on-removing to re-use and sharingAndyBeggan
The document discusses Open Nottingham, an initiative at the University of Nottingham to encourage open sharing and reuse of educational resources. It aims to remove barriers to open education such as time constraints, copyright concerns, and issues of ownership. Open Nottingham provides support for publishing open educational resources and runs digital literacy workshops to promote understanding of open licensing and how to appropriately reuse open content. The initiative hopes to further open sharing of resources by expanding workshops, publishing openly on its repository, and promoting contributions from staff and schools.
The document summarizes the key policies and initiatives around ICT for education in Europe outlined in the EU2020 strategy. It discusses three priorities of inclusive, smart, and sustainable growth. It outlines seven flagship initiatives including the Digital Agenda for Europe which has seven action areas, one being digital literacy, skills, and inclusion. The document then provides details on goals and actions around developing digital skills for citizens, identifying competencies, ensuring accessibility, and promoting ICT education and training.
Lessons from the UK Access Management FederationJisc
The document summarizes the development of the UK Access Management Federation over the past decade. It provides background on how the federation was established to provide single sign-on access to online resources across higher education. It now includes further education and aims to include schools. The document discusses challenges faced in expanding the federation and securing adoption. It raises questions about the future direction of the federation in terms of sustainability, interoperability, user experience and the role of the national research and education network.
This document summarizes a presentation about new web accessibility regulations for public sector organizations in the UK. It discusses:
- The new legal requirements under the Equality Act 2010 to make websites and content accessible or risk legal non-compliance.
- The new requirement to publish an accessibility statement describing inaccessible content, accessible alternatives, and a contact method for reporting issues.
- Factors that can be considered for determining if making content accessible would present a "disproportionate burden".
- Steps organizations should take to evaluate their digital estates, create accessibility roadmaps, make staff aware of their responsibilities, and establish processes for ongoing compliance, monitoring and response to issues.
Photography and Photo Retouching document discusses:
1) Photography is the practice of taking pictures with a camera and can be both a science and an art form.
2) There are several types of photography including landscape, portrait, macro, wildlife and sports photography.
3) Some basic photographic rules and techniques are discussed including the rule of thirds, use of lines, framing, and balancing elements within the frame.
4) Sources for learning photography are recommended including online resources, local classes, and practicing taking photos every day.
5) Photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop and Portrait Professional are introduced for retouching photos.
This document discusses personality traits and motivations of extreme athletes. It suggests that extreme athletes are drawn to the adrenaline rush of dangerous activities and become addicted to the feelings of risk and pushing limits. Taking greater risks allows the continued release of adrenaline. The document also notes that some extreme athletes see dangerous stunts as a way to prove courage or self-worth, while others are motivated by a drive for fame and fortune in increasingly profitable extreme sports.
This document discusses personality traits and motivations of extreme athletes. It suggests that extreme athletes are drawn to the adrenaline rush of dangerous activities and become addicted to the feelings of risk and pushing limits. Taking greater risks allows the continued release of adrenaline. The document also notes that some extreme athletes see dangerous stunts as a way to prove courage or self-worth, while others are motivated by a desire for fame and fortune in lucrative extreme sports.
This document summarizes Samuel Clemens High School's STaR Chart assessments over multiple years. The STaR Chart evaluates schools in five categories: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Administration and Support, Infrastructure, and Online Learning. Samuel Clemens improved from "Early Tech" to "Advanced Tech" in several categories over consecutive years. While some areas remained weak, like technology applications and professional development, the school strengthened in leadership, vision, budgeting, and connectivity. The assessments help guide technology planning and goals to continue progressing toward the "Target Tech" level.
Este documento presenta un webquest y mapas para un turista que visita Madrid, Barcelona y la Ciudad de México. Proporciona la dirección del hotel en cada ciudad, así como instrucciones para llegar a varios lugares turísticos populares utilizando mapas de Google. Para cada lugar, se pide una descripción detallada de 3-4 líneas sobre su importancia y lo que se puede ver y hacer allí, así como encontrar una imagen para incluir. El estudiante debe completar las respuestas en un color diferente, subirlo a Dropbox y publicarlo en su blog
El documento presenta la estructura general de un plan de marketing y ventas, incluyendo secciones para el planeamiento estratégico, marketing estratégico, posicionamiento, segmentación de mercados, portafolio de productos, identidad de marca, desarrollo del plan de marketing, mix de marketing, gestión del plan, y conclusiones. El plan cubre temas como el análisis externo e interno, objetivos, estrategias, pronósticos de ventas, y presupuestos para la implementación del plan de marketing y ventas de una organización.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses how to take better photographs using digital cameras. It covers basic use of DSLR cameras, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings. Aperture controls depth of field and sharpness. Shutter speed controls the duration of light exposure and can control motion. ISO allows adjusting the amount of light captured, but higher ISO increases noise. The document also covers some basic rules of photography composition like the rule of thirds, use of lines, framing, and balancing elements.
This document summarizes Samuel Clemens High School's STaR Chart assessments over multiple years. The STaR Chart evaluates schools in five categories: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Administration and Support, Infrastructure, and Online Learning. Samuel Clemens improved from "Early Tech" to "Advanced Tech" in several categories over consecutive years. While some areas remained weak, like technology applications and professional development, the school strengthened in leadership, vision, budgeting, and connectivity. The assessments help guide technology planning and goals to continue progressing toward the "Target Tech" level.
This document provides instructions for setting up and updating ESET Smart Security 4 antivirus software. It outlines the steps to install the software through the wizard, selecting custom installation options. It then explains how to configure the software for updates, including creating a folder to store update files and selecting that folder as the update source. The document ends by noting that future updates just require opening the ESET program and clicking the update button.
A linear accelerator (LINAC) is a device that uses high frequency electromagnetic waves to accelerate electrons to high energies through a linear tube. This high energy electron beam can then be used to treat superficial tumors or produce x-rays to treat deep tumors. A LINAC consists of an electron injection system, RF power generation system, accelerating waveguide, auxiliary systems, beam transport system, and beam collimation/monitoring system. Modern LINACs use techniques like 3D conformal radiotherapy, IMRT, SRT, SRS, DART, and IGRT to precisely deliver radiation doses to tumors.
The characteristics of an open education, the reason to open up, the innovations having impact towards opening up and the case studies of integration of TEL in education for opening up.
Make the difference - at the UNESCO IITE Conference 2014icdeslides
Education and learning is probably that single phenomenon that has the greatest impact on humans and societies, in particular in a long-term perspective (OECD 2014).
Grand challenge number one is to breach the trend preventing developing countries, in particular South of Sahara, taking part in the global knowledge revolution. Everyone aspiring for higher education should have the right to affordable access. This is grand challenge number two. And it cannot be met without open education and technology enhanced learning.
Three messages:
• Senior management in education needs to innovate from within to open up education.
• Governments must take firm decision on holistic policies for open and distance education.
• Stakeholders should team up meeting the two grand challenges through open education and technology enhanced learning.
Slides from the workshop with universities' executives from 18 European countries held at the European Commission's IPTS on the 26-27th December 2015. The slides bring partial results from the OpenCred and OpenCases studies of the OpenEdu project.
This document provides an overview of the MOOCKnowledge study being conducted by JRC-IPTS and other partners. The study aims to better understand MOOC learners in Europe through a large-scale survey of learners from different European MOOCs. The survey will collect data at three time points - before, immediately after, and one year after course completion - to understand learner demographics, motivations, experiences, and long-term impacts. Preliminary results from an initial pilot survey of over 1700 learners across 6 MOOCs show distributions of gender, age, education level, and employment status. The findings will help inform evidence-based policy on open education in Europe.
The OpenCred study investigates recognition of non-formal open learning in the EU. It identifies models for recognizing open learning and learners' perceptions. The study team includes researchers from the University of Leicester and the JRC. The study finds that robust assessment is key to recognition but can reduce openness if it is costly or limited to enrolled students. It also finds that open learning is currently recognized through partial qualifications rather than full credentials.
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International: Collaborative Learning Globally
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to collaborative learning globally. Specific areas of interest may focus on what various countries are doing in regards to distance/open learning, distribution, policy, mobile and providing overall accesses to learning globally.
1) The document discusses whether open education is truly inclusive for all learners, especially those with disabilities, who represent 15% of the world's population.
2) The International Association of Universities partnered on a project to develop guidelines to help education content producers create accessible information from the start for learners with disabilities.
3) The guidelines were created through an international collaboration, trialled by universities, and are available online under open licensing to promote more inclusive and accessible open education information going forward.
Sharing innovation practices around OER: theory, practice, examples and debatesRobert Farrow
This ENCORE+ Network Event focuses on Innovation & Business Models - preliminary results for the ENCORE+ OER Innovation Evaluation Framework and associated case studies are presented.
We will be taking a look at the results of more than two years of research and networking activity, including outcomes from the OER Innovation Survey; and desk research into the essential factors relating to OER innovation.
An expert panel provided responses and reflections, and looked ahead to a packed final year of ENCORE+ including our integration events and final conference.
ICDE Policy Forum in partnership with UNESCO: Directions and challenges for g...icdeslides
The annual ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents (SCOP) meeting included the ICDE Policy Forum, co-organized with UNESCO. On the theme of "Directions and challenges for government and institutions when post-secondary education moves into the MOOC territory: public policies and institutional strategies in the digital learning age", the Policy Forum included organizations and key stakeholders including UNESCO, OECD, the European Commission, Open Courseware Consortium and International Association of Universities.
From Openness to Opportunity? Strategical Approaches to OERs Uptake and Use f...Robert Farrow
Presentation from Open Education Global 2023, held in Edmonton, Canada. This piece of research aimed to provide an up-to-date overview of the opportunities of OERs in business by conducting a set of interviews with relevant stakeholders during the course of the ENCORE+ Project (European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education). OERs-related value propositions and sustainability in business seem to be innovative oriented in light of the results. OERs clearly have a place in this space, though they are not adopting a central role in business processes.
https://oeglobal2023.sched.com/event/1S7iV/from-openess-to-opportunity-strategical-approaches-to-oers-uptake-and-use-from-business
The European experience with MOOCs has been growing while interest in the US has declined slightly. While the US initially led the MOOC movement, Europe has increasingly developed its own MOOC platforms and initiatives through organizations like EADTU and OpenupEd. Surveys of MOOC adoption show increasing involvement by European institutions, in contrast to decreasing adoption rates in some US surveys. However, the surveys have biases depending on the types of institutions sampled. Overall, European institutions see MOOCs as a way to increase visibility and provide flexible learning opportunities, while US institutions focus more on student recruitment. Diversity is seen as a strength of the decentralized European approach to MOOCs.
The document discusses the Open University's perspective on how curriculum design can promote employability. It outlines the OU's mission of providing open and accessible education. It then discusses some of the initiatives the OU is taking to better engage with employers, including focusing on certain industry sectors, tailoring curriculum and services, and cultural changes to support workforce development partnerships.
The document discusses the Open University's perspective on how curriculum design can promote employability. It outlines the OU's mission of providing open and accessible education. It also discusses some of the initiatives the OU is taking to better engage with employers, such as focusing on certain industry sectors, tailoring curriculum and services, and using innovative learning technologies and open educational resources.
Accessibility and MOOCs: an adaptive model for developing services for people...Francisco Iniesto
This document summarizes Francisco Iniesto's doctoral research on developing accessible MOOCs for people with special needs. It discusses the benefits of ICT and eLearning for accessibility, reviews literature on assessing MOOC accessibility and existing frameworks, and presents data on accessibility from various open universities. The document proposes a model for personalized MOOC recommendations based on accessibility analyses and preferences. It also summarizes case studies evaluating the holistic accessibility of past and current MOOCs based on automatic and manual tools.
This document summarizes the benefits of content sharing and reuse in open education. It discusses the diversity of approaches to open educational resources (OER) and the evolution of the UK OER program over three phases to encourage discovery and sustainable use of OER. The document also outlines directions for open content and practice across educational sectors and developments to watch, such as OER initiatives in Africa and open badge systems.
Organizing lll opportunities and obstacles guest lectureLuís Tinoca
This document discusses opportunities and obstacles for lifelong learning (LLL) in higher education. It provides context on policy frameworks supporting LLL and defines LLL as continued education throughout adulthood, whether formal, non-formal or informal. Obstacles to LLL include lack of government investment, inadequate course offerings from higher education institutions, and competition from private providers. Successful LLL programs consider student needs, offer flexible learning models using technology, and promote collaboration. Examples provided are teacher professionalization programs, open universities and use of tools like blogs, wikis and social bookmarking to connect learners. Implications discussed are balancing transparency with privacy and how assessment culture and digital competencies present ongoing challenges to expanding LLL opportunities.
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Education and learning is probably that single phenomenon that has the greatest impact on humans and societies, in particular in a long-term perspective (OECD 2014).
Grand challenge number one is to breach the trend preventing developing countries, in particular South of Sahara, taking part in the global knowledge revolution. Everyone aspiring for higher education should have the right to affordable access. This is grand challenge number two. And it cannot be met without open education and technology enhanced learning.
Three messages:
• Senior management in education needs to innovate from within to open up education.
• Governments must take firm decision on holistic policies for open and distance education.
• Stakeholders should team up meeting the two grand challenges through open education and technology enhanced learning.
The document summarizes the objectives and activities of the COPIE 2 Learning Network on Inclusive Entrepreneurship. The network aims to promote entrepreneurship for all by implementing benchmarking tools, promoting enterprise education, and providing integrated business support. It has 10 partner organizations across Europe working on these goals through activities like developing diagnostic tools, organizing workshops and events, and establishing online platforms for sharing knowledge and resources.
The document summarizes the results of the 3rd consultation of the VISIR network. It found that 326 participants from across Europe identified several barriers to innovation in education, including lack of teacher training and competencies with technology, rigid curriculums, and lack of evidence on the impact of ICT. However, many participants saw themselves as innovators. The consultation identified several enablers of innovation, such as increased funding for technology and grassroots projects, more flexible schedules, and recognition of innovators. Examples of incentives included awards, partnerships, and career advancements for innovative teachers. Overall, it emphasizes the need for teacher support, research, and institutional policies that encourage openness to innovation.
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These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
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core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
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of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
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significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
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diverse human activities.
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of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
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changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
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help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
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structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
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The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
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Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
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4. EU4ALL Goal << How to enable all students, including students with disabilities, or with special needs, to access Higher Education studies, from enrolment to examination and graduation >> Special attention to people with disabilities and elderly people Re-usable, extensible, flexible, open, standard-based Content, support, access services A set of components and services to support the Lifelong Learning paradigm in higher education institutions for people with special needs EU4ALL Offers
6. EU4ALL Partners ULD conference, Brno, 10 Feb. 2011 UNED [Spain] Indra Software Labs [Spain] Atos Origin [Spain] E-Isotis [Greece] The Open University [UK] The University of York [UK] eXact Learning Solutions [Italy] CIRPS [Italy] DPItalia [Italy] Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT [Germany] EADTU [Netherlands] Centre for Social Innovation [Austria] Polytechnic University Leiria [Portugal] Polytechnic University of Valencia [Spain] Tribal Education [UK]
7. Vision and Mission Support lifelong educational and training organisations in providing accessible e-services to their students and professionals , including aged and disabled students… Mission EU4ALL aims to be the reference in technology enhancing Accessible Lifelong Learning Vision
8. The EU4ALL system The EU4ALL solution is a flexible, open, standard-based set of components and services that can easily be integrated in existing Learning Environments to support the Accessible Lifelong Learning paradigm. Existing Learning Environment (.LRN, Moodle, SAKAI, etc.) ePortfolio Guidance4ALL Content Adaptation End-User Services Server Device Model Content Personalisation Metadata Repository User Model Recommender System 3rd party Authoring Tools (e.g. open source) eServices (Information, Management tools, etc) Large Scale evaluation of prototypes Problem EU4ALL offers technical innovation where social innovation is still needed!
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16. EU4ALL Community of Practice Diagnose Consultancy Download Sustain Accessible Lifelong Learning > EU4ALL Framework What is EU4ALL? Are your services Accessible? Get Started Be guided to the Solution Feedback And help us improve for the benefit of All Why EU4ALL? Understand the basics Case Studies Pilots results Partners See who is behind Demonstration Take a tour Multimedia You can choose the format Training Online and Face2Face Guidelines Processes, steps to follow Lessons Learnt FEEDBACK service Community Forum Common Knowledge
20. EU4ALL Workshop Thank you for your attention! Lydia Montandon Atos Origin, Spain [email_address] Questions?
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First a few words about the EU4ALL project Then the mission and vision of the enterprise The challenge faced at this stage of the project: how to promote the adoption of the project results How we have looked at the problem from a social innovation point of view, which has helped to define an exploitation strategy The model we plan to apply for the exploitation of the results
the EU4ALL project is an Fp6 European integrated project, started in 2006, partially funded by the European Commission, e-Inclusion 4,5 years project, about 10 mio budget , 15 organisations, etc.
We shall all agree that ICT supports education. But if Technology is inappropriate (not accessible or not offered with enough support) it contributes to digital and education divide. The goal is to offer a framework to support the lifelong learning paradigm…
EU4ALL has been designed to provide support to institutions and staff willing to offer accessible LLL to all. [click] The target users are… Learners Teachers Tutors Administrative staff Content providers Learning designers
So the service the added value consists in offering to universities: …
(The ESS is a platform integrating web services from various providers making them accessible in a consistent and uniform way to different groups of end-users) This is an overview of the underlying technology of the EU4ALL framework. EU4ALL offers components and services that can be adopted by universities to improve their services and make them more accessible. [click] At this stage of the project, prototypes have been installed for large scale pilots (2 big uni and 2 small ones, with moodle, sakai and .lrn VLE [click] But now we face the Challenge! Are universities ready to adopt such a solution and offer LLL services accessible to all? Technological innovation is useless if there is no social innovation behind! The readiness of institutions is not only related to technical aspects, but depends principally on social, political, organisational and management issues.
How to diffuse innovation when society is not ready to adopt it > we have looked at Rogers’ DOI theory DOI identifies drivers that influence adoption (e.g. characteristics, context, decision processes) However, the DOI theory is useful to plan project results diffusion activities but lacks of practical guidelines on how to find out who are the early adopters in a particular case [click] > We need to find out how EU4ALL new ideas can work in meeting universities social goals
In the study carried out by the project, we have identified a list of indicators which influence the potential adoption and implementation of the EU4ALL solution or parts of it. a typology of institutions based on four levels of institutional accessibility practice has been established, Each level requires different approaches in order to bring institutions to fulfil the conditions for the implementation of the EU4ALL solution Low: unclear roles, low awareness in senior mgt, weak legal framework Medium: accessibility not a priority, had oc solutions to problems, single persons Substantial: clear responsibility of senior mgt, CoP existing, accessibility is a priority, processes in place, legal requirements Outstanding: clear responsibilities, high priority, institutional processes, stakeholders involvement, evaluation of implementation, legal is a strong driver.
We have seen that university tend to take decisions based not only on the market demand. The involvement and dialogue with the staff plays a large role than it usually does in profit-oriented companies Here is a visual representation of how final decision makers can be influenced (still theoretical). This is useful for the development of our dissemination and exploitation strategy.
Our strategy is to find the innovators and early adopters (maybe you recognise yourself?)
The service the added value consists in offering to universities: … The idea is that all results of the project are of open access, only additional services can be accessed by means of licences (e.g. the imergo tool, to check if content is accessible)
LLL is provided by different type of organisations across EU. Ranges from formal to non-formal education. Our main focus for the moment will be HEI / Universities (private-state), other training providers are not a priority now [click] Disabled and elderly is the future workforce and the potential of users could be this, (we don’t know, this is only data of potential, they are not all students). [click] Communication channels: from more traditional to the ones with more expected impact (like today’s workshop).
This is the aspect we plan to give to our website to promote the take up of the EU4ALL components and solutions. This portal will provide open access to most of the EU4ALL project results, the idea is to guide interested parties towards bundles of components that matches their needs This community of practice will be linked to other open source portals where developers are looking for solutions Additionally, consultancy services will be offered allowing partners to return on their investments Product bundling , a marketing strategy that involves offering several products for sale as one combined product
Very important, if you want to provide feedback, connect to the forum!