Fostering Open Educational Practices Patrick McAndrew, Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) Institute of Educational Technology The Open University, UK
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Experience
OLnet aims to search out the evidence for use and reuse of open educational resources
Research
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Enhance OU reputation Extending reach Widening participation Experiment with courses Accelerate technologies Catalyst for collaboration Research base Recruitment of students
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Understanding openness
Learning from others
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Open Policy
“OER is a catalyst for Deeper Learning”
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Design for openness
Tools for sharing
Ways to use OER
OER Content as an attractor
Attracts: • Quality • Unique • Fresh • Fast • Small • Relevant
OER in different contexts
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Fellowships for researchers and practitioners who wish to contribute to the understanding of the OER design and use worldwide
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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/
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Patrick McAndrew The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA olnet.org p.mcandrew@open.ac.uk / olnet@open.ac.uk olnet.org