FDOL132 unit 6: open educational practice with Simon Thomson

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Flexible, Distance and Online Learning an open course using COOL FISh http://fdol.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @openfdol #fdol132

unit 6: open educational practice with Simon Thomson

21 November 2013, 9.30-10.30am (UK time)

“I must say, the FDOL course I’m

taking now really gives most of the

control to the learners, and I’ve

appreciated that quite a lot (although it

is quite challenging).” FDOL132

participant

FDOL132 Learners

• Registered: 107

• FDOL132 community in G+ until now: 72

• Signed up for PBL groups: 31

• PBL groups: from 4 to 3 (group 2: 6, / group 3: 5 / group 4: 6)

• PBL facilitators: 4

Countries

• UK - 66

• Sweden – 17

• Canada – 4

• Ireland – 2

• also participants from: Hongkong, Argentina, Greenland, Switzerland,

New Zeeland, Slovenia, Belgium, New Zealand, Norway

status: 21 November 2013

FDOL overview

Unit 1 (12 – 25 Sep): Orientation

Unit 2 (26 Sep – 2 Oct): Digital literacies

Unit 3 (3 – 16 Oct): Flexible learning and teaching in the digital age

Unit 4 (17 – 30 Oct): Collaborative learning and communities

Unit 5 (31 Oct – 13 Nov): Supporting learners

Unit 6 (14 – 27 Nov): Open educational practices

Unit 7 (28 Nov – 5 Dec): Sharing

SFHEA

Head of eLearning

Leeds Metropolitan University

Open Education It’s rude not to share.

@digisim

A bit (more) about me…...

I am a “Flipped Academic”.

The Flipped Academic (Bruton 2012) is someone who:

1.Informs first and publishes later

2.Works within the research-teaching-service paradigm

but adopts criteria to maximize impact

3.Seeks “the truth” and “usefulness” together

4.Views funding received as an input, not an output

5.Builds learning environments, not lectures

6.Works where they need to work

Before we start……...

● This is a practical session.

● You will be asked to contribute!

● I want to learn as much from you as you

from me.

● I will be sharing an open resource with you.

● I would like you to share one with me.

● STOP me at anytime.

● None of this is really my work!

Part 1: OER - From closed to open.

OER Global Logo by Jonathas Mello is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Unported 3.0 License

What does “open” mean

for you?

Game Changer

Advantages of OER ● OER provide freedom of access for both yourself and others.

● Because you can freely adapt them, OER encourage pedagogical innovation.

● Because OER are available free of charge, using them can lower costs to students

and organizations.

● You and your organization may benefit from potential publicity.

● When you share OER, you are contributing to the global education community.

● When you share OER, you open a new method of collaborating with your students

and colleagues.

● Your OER may be helpful to future educators.

● Your OER may be beneficial to underserved individuals in the developed and

developing world.

● Using OER puts you in control and avoids "vendor lock-in" or a situation in which

you can only use one company's products.

http://www.open.ac.uk/score/faq-categories/what-are-advantages-oer-educators

“R” is for resources…...

OER at Leeds Met

OER as an enhancer.

● Recognise our staff’s own

resources.

● Provide some institutional

resources.

● Enhance with OER

Where is your institution?

A Real Life Example

Part 2: OA - From resource to research.

http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/40129

The closed research model.

https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/39707

The “open” research model.

https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/39707

“A” is for access…...

OA at Leeds Met

Part 3: OEP - From individuals to institutions.

http://www.oer-quality.org/

The OEP Roadmap

http://www.oer-quality.org/publications/guide/roadmap/

http://cdn.efquel.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Policy_Support_OEP.pdf?a6409c

If OER is phase one…….

……….Phase 2 is characterized by the following aspects:

● OER is the means and not an end, in order to transform educational

practices in schools and HEIs

● Goes beyond access into open learning architectures

● The focus is on combining formal and informal learning, learning is

predominantly seen as construction + sharing

● OEP allows for quality improvement in education through external

validation, as all resources and also practices are shared and possibility for

feedback is opened.

● Focus is on a change of educational cultures more than on mere resource

availability

● OER as value proposition for institutions

Does your institution have

an open education policy?

Policy or not?

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Policy_Registry

OEP at Leeds Met

OEP at Leeds Met

How open are you?

Any questions and/or reflections?

FDOL132 team

Chrissi Nerantzi Academic Developer University of Salford, UK FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Lars Uhlin Educational Developer Karolinska Institutet, Sweden FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Maria Kvarnström Educational Developer Karolinska Institutet, Sweden FDOL organiser PBL facilitator

Neil Whitnell Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Salford PBL facilitator

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Thank you for participating in FDOL. See you online again.

last webinar unit 5: sharing experiences

with Chrissi, Lars, Maria and Neil 5 December, 6.30-8pm (UK time)