OpenU: innovative personal learning

and work environmentWilfred Rubens

Foto: Rod Trevaskus

Educational sciencesComputer sciences

Management sciencesPsychology

http://www.openu.nl

Guest entrance

My...

• Dashboard

• Profile (personal, work, education & expertise, experience, social networks, Open University)

• Contacts

• Personal tools (blog, wiki, documents)

User decides access level info

Integration LinkedIn

Connections, knowledge exchange

Connections, knowledge exchange

Connectivity between students,

reduction drop out

Urgency

• L&D: technological developments, new views on learning

• Need for L&D professionals to refresh knowledge

• Courses or educational master do not always match with learning needs

• Need for flexibility

• Target group: teachers, learning professionals

Learning path (leertraject): Learning and Teaching in the 21 Century

• 6 online masterclasses (from larger overview)

• Validating (non certified) learning activities, done elsewhere

• Archive previous masterclasses• Digital resources Master Educational

Sciences• Expert network• Discount lectures and conferences• Certification based on learning efforts

Subjects online masterclasses

• Effective learning strategies

• Improvement professionalisation

• Future virtual learning environments

• Tablets for learning

• Digital literacy

• Augmented reality

• ....

Online masterclass

• Day 1: orientation (e.g. intake)

• Day 2: in depth studying theory & connecting practice

• Day 3: live online session (interview & chat)

• Day 4-6: continuing study

• Day 6: paper presentation PHD-students

• Day 7: closure

Online masterclasses AssignmentsDiscussionsLive sessionsResources

Name

Name

Validating learning activities done elsewhere

• Participation not enough, evidence needed (e.g. blog posts)

• ‘Learning tax payers form’

• Sample to check

• Certification based on hours spend

• Re-registration Teacher Registration

Learning path (leertraject): Learning and Teaching in the 21 Century

• 6 online masterclasses (from larger overview)

• Validating (non certified) learning activities, done elsewhere

• Certification

Course environment

3 ways completing

Monitor

Name

Photo

Monitor group

Monitor group

Campaign website master software engineering 48 new students

Master Computer Sciences: 20 new students a year.

Campaign website master software engineering 48 new students

Master Computer Sciences: 20 new students a year.

OpenU aid: - transfer 2-year to 1-year master- influx information- influx intake

Snapshots• About 10% every course open online (pdf or web-

based)

• Downloadable without registration

• Creative Commons license

• No examination or tutoring

• Two functions:

• Preview potential students

• Stimulation interest

Open Educational Resources

• Free articlesblog posts, video’s

• Free courses

• OpenU enables selective access

• Freemium

• OER is part OpenU

Dissemination results research• Topic communities and portals:

education, research, partner organisations,blog posts

Sharing knowledgeDialogueCuration

information

Thankswilfred.rubens@ou.nlSkype: wrubenshttp://www.slideshare.net/wrubenshttp://www.openu.nl

Thanks to Lex Bijlsma and Anda Counotte for the slides of Computer Sciences