Open Scotland summitSFC & Open University update3 June 2014

‘Jisc will foster and secure the benefits of open access to resources and open source software for research and education’• Infrastructure: Repositories, Open Standards• Resources: e.g. Open Jorum• Policies: Open access publishing and research data management• Practices: Digital Curation

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The ‘Open Agenda’ and ‘New Jisc’

• ‘…Open learning resources and the power of online curriculum delivery…’

• ‘SFC to take forward a short-term project to further develop and enhance the sector’s capacity in online pedagogy’

• Proposal from Open University provided basis for discussion• Negotiation on activities that would engage the whole sector• Agreed £1.276M over 3 years (to AY2016-17)

2013 Letter of Guidance to SFC

• Analysis of current open educational practices (OEP)• Events programme across Scotland to raise awareness of OEP• Development of an online hub to share best practice• Development of a small number of high quality OERs of

particular benefit to Scotland• Badging of informal learning• Learning design to overcome barriers to participation• Research and evaluation to build strong evidence base• Evaluation of various economic models of openness

‘Open Project’ outputs

What we talk about when we talk about open …[from Carver 1981]

We often talk about these things The License Technology [enabler and barrier] Learning Design Content

We also talk about these things Platforms & repositories Meta data, Granularity, interoperability & findability Marketing

What we are really talk[ing] about when we talk about open … [from Carver 1981]

Teaching and Learning

Widening Participation

A Shift in Knowledge and Power

What we ought we to talk about when we talk about open … [from Carver 1981]

Hearts and Minds [in the room, not in the room]

“Real” and Effective Partnerships [openness mutual trust and unusual suspects]

What that shift means, its pace and its sustainability