Global OER Graduate Network: Raising the Profile of Research into Open Education

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The document discusses the Global OER Graduate Network, which supports 45 PhD researchers from 14 countries researching open education. The network aims to raise the profile of open education research, support PhD students, and develop openness in the research process. It also discusses open research and defines it as conducting and sharing research such as proposals, literature reviews, and findings publicly to allow others to access and build upon.

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45 PhD researchers in 14 countries
7 alumni
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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

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

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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)

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