Opening up: the openED project Simon Cross, UK Open University Learning and Curriculum Design & Innovation Open Distance Learning Assessment Benchmarking Adaptive and social spaces of learning James Aczel, UK Open University openED Academic Project lead Andreas Meiszner, UNU-MERIT Pascale Hardy, University of Liverpool / Laureate Patrick McAndrew, UK Open University Doug Clow, UK Open University
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Opening up: the openED project
Simon Cross, UK Open University Learning and Curriculum Design & InnovationOpen Distance LearningAssessment BenchmarkingAdaptive and social spaces of learning
James Aczel, UK Open UniversityopenED Academic Project lead
Andreas Meiszner, UNU-MERITPascale Hardy, University of Liverpool / LaureatePatrick McAndrew, UK Open UniversityDoug Clow, UK Open University
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openED 2.0 Project
• “Exploring participatory learning in open educational environments”
• Nov 2009 – July 2012• Joint production of open course by project partners• 3 rounds of facilitator supported delivery starting: Nov 10,
Apr 11, Oct 11.• Analysis and evaluation follows each round
• Funded with support from the EU Lifelong Learning Programme,
• the Swiss Government & UNU-MERIT
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The openED initiative
Defining the openED approach:• OER-based, building on open materials (e.g. OpenLearn)• Web 2.0 refinement of learning materials & course design
(CC BY-SA)• anyone can study, at any time, for free• open to 3rd party service providers
(e.g. for tutoring, assessment or certification)• open participatory learning processes
http://www.open-ed.eu
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Earlier initiatives
• MIT OpenCourseWare• Jorum and other UK initiatives• UNESCO• OpenLearn, OLnet & other Hewlett Foundation initiatives• SocialLearn
David Wiley:“I don't know whether in future the people who answer questions, provide content and provide the degree will be in the same institution”
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Opening up the learning experience
Open:• Educational resources (OER) used and created• Communication/Web 2.0 (‘sending out’/’bringing in’)
technologies• Access that is free and open to all (‘inviting in’)• To other businesses/3rd party services• Participation across the site• Assessment opportunities and feedback• Reward and recognition for participating
So how do different elements of ‘opening’ a course work together?
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Research focus
OER constitute just one element of Open Education: how to different elements of ‘opening’ a course work together?
• open educational resources (OER)• Web 2.0 (‘sending out’)• courses free and open to all (e.g. P2PU) (‘inviting in’)• 3rd party services
(e.g. tutoring, assessment or certification)• open participatory learning
Are such developments sustainable?
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Research questions
• How do materials, services and communities associated with such open initiatives develop over time?
• What learning takes place?• What issues arise associated with cross-cultural and
multilingual settings?• How does this compare with formal education?• How does this compare with informal learning?• What are the factors affecting the speed, effectiveness and
sustainability of such initiatives?
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Open Educational Service
OER should be embedded within an overall Open Educational Service concept (Meiszner, 2010)
• Services characterised by:– large degree of independence (by-and-large) from
existing physical educational infrastructures– self-organised community-based learning processes– community-based production of learning materials (and
activities) which are captured, retained and available for reuse
– flexible learning and teaching roles
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Initial curriculum
• Curriculum created by contribution of one or more module from most project partners
• Titled agreed: “Business and Management Competencies in a Web 2.0 World”
• Writing process managed by one partner• 10 modules, each lasting 10-30 hours• Two strands: academic & professional
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Business and Management Competencies in a Web 2.0 World (http://www.open-ed.eu)
1: Tools for collaboration in a Web 2.0 world
2: Searching for information in business & management
• How do you set about transforming a concept for an open model of learning and the research questions in to a real, live course and getting it off the ground?
• What supports, guidance, help, tools, resources, web- spaces do you need to provide?
• What does online learning look like? How do you know the learning happening or prove it ‘has’ happened?
•Desire for convergence in structure and retaining individual author/tutor style•Greater responsibility for content and need for greater critical evaluation of others contributions•Module author focus on participant learning activity at expense of tutor/facilitator activity and communication of teaching intent•Absent infrastructures and unknown audiences