1. olnet.org Fostering Open Educational Practices Patrick
McAndrew , Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) Institute
of Educational Technology The Open University, UK
2. Experience
3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartelomeus/4184705426/ OLnet
aims to search out the evidence for useand reuse of open
educational resources olnet.org Research
4. www.open.ac.uk Understanding openness
5.
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 /
6. Investment in OER olnet.org Funding of OER projects (m$)
2001-2010 McAndrew, P. and Cropper, K. (2010). Open Learning
Network: the evidence of OER impact. In: Open Ed 2010: The Seventh
Annual Open Education Conference , November 2-4, 2010, Barcelona,
Spain. http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=13221
7. The Open Educational Practice cube model
THE DIMENSION: What?
Strategies and Policies
Barriers and Success Factors
Tools and Tool Practices
Skills Development and Support
THE CONTEXT: Where?
Macro level (society)
Meso level (organisation)
Micro level (individuals)
MATURITY: How well is it established?
Initial (not yet started)
Managed
Defined
Optimizing (embedded / advanced)
DIMENSION CONTEXT MATURITY
8. OER factors olnet.org Infrastructure/tools Attraction/use
Desig n Adoption Policy Contexts
9. Tools for sharing
10. OER Content as an attractor
Attracts:
Quality
Unique
Fresh
Fast
Small
Relevant
11. Design for openness
12. Ways to use OER
13. OER is a catalyst for Deeper Learning Barbara Chow, Hewlett
Foundation Jim Fruchterman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrandomf/4506044752 Open Policy
14. olnet.org OER in different contexts
15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/scissorhands33/3430164569/
olnet.org Fellowships for researchers and practitioners who wish to
contribute to the understanding of the OER design and use
worldwide
16. Fellowships olnet.org
17. olnet.org 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/
18. Patrick McAndrew The Open University Walton Hall Milton
Keynes MK7 6AA