Presentation from Online Educa Berlin 2012. It gives a brief introduction to the VISIR (www.visir-network.eu) project, and uses the concept of micro-innovations to look at open educational practices.

1. Open Educational Practice through
a Micro-Innovation Lens
• a contribution from
the VISIR project
Open Education WS –
Anthony F. Camilleri Event Name
Presenter Name OEB Berlin

2. Introduction
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3. VISIR - objectives
“Understanding gap”
New vision on ICT
Review of existing research results (Scienter)
in education
Run three stakeholders consultations (EDEN)
“Networking gap” Better networking
Build a showcase of micro-innovation practices (EICI) on meaningful
ideas
Seven hands-on workshops (EFQUEL, all)
“Mainstreaming gap” Influence policy
Build a network of grassroots innovators (MENON) and foster change
at system level
Two innovation mainstreaming workshops (MENON)
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4. Micro-Innovations
implementation scope
micro due to size of idea-generator
degree of actual change
not due to
impact potential
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5. Micro-Innovations
„give me a lever long enough…..and I will move the world“
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6. Linking OEP
to Innovation
Theory
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7. Looking at ‚closed‘ education:
Incentive to
change
Failure of Availability
Current of tools
Approach
Vision of a
Better future
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
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8. MACRO
innovations
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9. Open Educational Practice
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10. Some examples, so far
• collaborate on an Open Source project, don‘t
design your own (Auth),
• Students create their own textbook
(Valparaiso Uni statistics)
• Students define their own project and
learning objectives linked to new media
(Gen-Y)
• open, and cheap platform for learning about
software and hardware (Raspberry Pi)
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11. Next
• more examples – your contributions
welcome
• Chapioning of innovators for mainstreaming
Later today…
contextualising today‘s presentations
within context of
micro-innovations
in your institution
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12. Keep an eye on
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13. Thank-You for Your Attention
Open Educational Practice through a Micro-
Innovation Lens
Anthony F. Camilleri
anthony@camilleri.com
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