GO-GN webinar, May 4th, 2016.

1. GO-GN.net
#firstWednesdayofMonth webinar
Kraków Revisited, May 4th 2016

2. Aims:
To raise the profile of OER/ open education
research and offer support for those
conducting PhD research in this area.

3. 44 members in 20 countries
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5. • New website: http://go-gn.net/
• New application process: bit.ly/GOGNMembership (+12 PhD researchers)
• Survey of GO-GN members: ‘Sharing your views on what next’
• Hand-over meeting: review of existing GO-GN members
• Twitter @GOGN_OER: 300 followers (+180) and Facebook
• Open Researcher course (September)
• 6 webinars: GO-GN get-together, open research panel, OpenEd revisited,
Anne Algers, Martin at ALT-C and ‘categories of OER users’
• #firstWedofEveryMonth webinar series launched – 4pm UK time
• Two-days seminar in Kraków (9 PhDs funded, 7 presenting at OEGlobal)
• 5 alumni
Since taking over in June 2015…

6. Funding from Hewlett for another 3 years!

7. • Establish GO-GN as global OER research community
• PhD students at the heart, but serve others also
• Develop resources and tools for community
• Increase publications, students, alumni and ongoing researchers
• GO-GN Awards: Best research paper and best open research practice
Next face

8. Being an open researcher
This is the best day of my life, by B. de los Arcos, CC BY-NC https://flic.kr/p/FKLhhN
This is the best day of my life, by B. de los Arcos, CC BY-NC https://flic.kr/p/FKLhhN

9. Photo: Gary H, CC BY-NC https://flic.kr/p/62HShP
I feel the fOERce is
strong with you,
GO-GN-ers…