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olnet.org Fostering Open Educational Practices Patrick McAndrew, Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) Institute of Educational Technology The Open University, UK
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Fostering Open Educational Practices
Patrick McAndrew, Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) Institute of Educational Technology
The Open University, UK
Experience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartelomeus/4184705426/
OLnet aims to search out the
evidence for use and
reuse of open
educational resources
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Research
Enhance OU reputation Extending reach Widening participation Experiment with courses Accelerate technologies Catalyst for collaboration Research base Recruitment of students
http://oro.open.ac.uk/17513/
www.open.ac.uk
Understanding openness
Learning from others
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“OER is a catalyst for Deeper Learning”
Barbara Chow, Hewlett Foundation
Jim Fruchterman http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrandomf/4506044752
Open Policy
Design for openness
Tools for sharing
Ways to use OER
Attracts:• Quality• Unique• Fresh• Fast• Small• Relevant
OER Content as an attractor
OER in different contexts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scissorhands33/3430164569/
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Fellowships for researchers andpractitioners who wish to contribute to the understanding of the OER design and use worldwide
Fellowships
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Open Future?
Embrace openness: operation, teaching & research
OER as the catalyst for change
Work across boundaries
Open research as a new approach
McAndrew, P., Scanlon, E., Clow, D. (2010) “An Open Future for Higher Education”Educause Quarterly, http://oro.open.ac.uk/21894/
Patrick McAndrewThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AA
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