Openness in Action:
The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision
Nordic PhD Supervisors Conference (CoPHs)
Dr. Robert Farrow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University (UK)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
All images are by Visual Thinkery for GO-GN and licensed CC BY 4.0.
If you could go back and
give yourself advice for
your doctoral studies,
what would you say?
What is GO-GN?
https://go-gn.net/research/now-published-go-gn-at-10-strategic-review/
• raises the profile of research into
open education
• offers support for those conducting
doctoral research in this area
• promote equity and inclusion in the
field of open education research
• develops openness as a process of
research
The Global OER Graduate Network
Our Network
• 185 members and alumni in
September 2024
• Based at institutions in 29
countries around the world
• 200+ friends and experts in our
community of practice
• 33% of our members are alumni
• 28% of our members are based
in the Global South
• 256% increase in members and
alumni since 2016
Network Maturity
Network Maturity
Network Maturity
Supporting
Doctoral
Researchers
Amplifying
Open
Education
Research
Wikipedia
by
Shawn
is
licensed
CC
BY-NC
2.0.
Promoting Equity,
Diversity and Inclusion
https://www.oeglobal.org/2024/09/04/finalists-2024-oeawards/
Exploring
Open
Practice
15
Farrow, R. and Mathers, B. (2020).
Conceptualising Research Methodology
for Doctoral Researchers in Open
Education (with penguins). International
Journal of Management and Applied
Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 349-359.
https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.73.20-
025
Open
Educational
Resources for
Research
https://go-gn.net/resources/
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• Accessible overview of philosophical
foundations of research
• Explaining how different methods
relate to different epistemological
perspectives
• Exploring the use of specific methods
to research open education
• Encouraging reflection on what
works
• Advice from the front line
http://go-
gn.net/gogn_outputs/research-
methods-handbook/
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• Accessible overview of the role of
conceptual frameworks
• Explores the use of theory in
doctoral research
• Presents several ways of thinking
about conceptual frameworks
• Explores research positionality
• Shares examples of different
conceptual frameworks used in
doctoral research about open
education
https://go-
gn.net/gogn_outputs/conceptual-
frameworks/
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• Consolidates several other GO-GN
publications
• Ongoing iteration and development
(facilitated by open licence)
• The ‘one stop shop’ for anyone
considering research (especially in open
education at doctoral level)
https://go-gn.net/gogn_outputs/open-
research-handbook/
21
GOALS FOR TODAY
• Raising awareness
• Inviting contributions
• Discussion around goals, themes, content
• Recruiting validation team
• Collect recommended reading(s)
• Access the draft (open for comment):
https://t.ly/dWUF4
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23
24
26
If you could go back and
give yourself advice for
your doctoral studies,
what would you say?
Join the network!
go-gn.net/join/
Thank You!
rob.farrow@open.ac.uk

Openness in Action: The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision

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    Openness in Action: TheGO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision Nordic PhD Supervisors Conference (CoPHs) Dr. Robert Farrow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University (UK) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated. All images are by Visual Thinkery for GO-GN and licensed CC BY 4.0.
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    If you couldgo back and give yourself advice for your doctoral studies, what would you say?
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    • raises theprofile of research into open education • offers support for those conducting doctoral research in this area • promote equity and inclusion in the field of open education research • develops openness as a process of research The Global OER Graduate Network
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    Our Network • 185members and alumni in September 2024 • Based at institutions in 29 countries around the world • 200+ friends and experts in our community of practice • 33% of our members are alumni • 28% of our members are based in the Global South • 256% increase in members and alumni since 2016
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    Promoting Equity, Diversity andInclusion https://www.oeglobal.org/2024/09/04/finalists-2024-oeawards/
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    15 Farrow, R. andMathers, B. (2020). Conceptualising Research Methodology for Doctoral Researchers in Open Education (with penguins). International Journal of Management and Applied Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 349-359. https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.73.20- 025
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    18 • Accessible overviewof philosophical foundations of research • Explaining how different methods relate to different epistemological perspectives • Exploring the use of specific methods to research open education • Encouraging reflection on what works • Advice from the front line http://go- gn.net/gogn_outputs/research- methods-handbook/
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    19 • Accessible overviewof the role of conceptual frameworks • Explores the use of theory in doctoral research • Presents several ways of thinking about conceptual frameworks • Explores research positionality • Shares examples of different conceptual frameworks used in doctoral research about open education https://go- gn.net/gogn_outputs/conceptual- frameworks/
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    20 • Consolidates severalother GO-GN publications • Ongoing iteration and development (facilitated by open licence) • The ‘one stop shop’ for anyone considering research (especially in open education at doctoral level) https://go-gn.net/gogn_outputs/open- research-handbook/
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    21 GOALS FOR TODAY •Raising awareness • Inviting contributions • Discussion around goals, themes, content • Recruiting validation team • Collect recommended reading(s) • Access the draft (open for comment): https://t.ly/dWUF4
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    If you couldgo back and give yourself advice for your doctoral studies, what would you say?
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