OER17 – We’ve got a lot to say
At the University of Edinburgh we’re pretty keen on Open Education Resources and Practice, which why there will be not […]
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EDEN Webinar – How To Be More Open: Advice for Educators and Researchers
It’s Open Education Week and I’m delighted to be participating in a special EDEN webinar on How To Be More Open: Advice for Educators and Researchers. I’ll be joining Fabio Nascimbeni, Catherine Cronin and Chrissi Nerantzi to discuss a range of questions including: Why should I be more open in my practice and profession? How do you practice […]
Read moreCrossing the Field Boundaries: Open Science, Open Data & Open Education
Last week I was invited to speak at the International Open Science Conference in Berlin which this year had a special focus on OER. My talk featured a case study of the University of Edinburgh’s Geosicence Outreach and Engagement Course so I’d like to thank Colin Graham and all those involved in the course for allowing […]
Read moreOER risks: why not being open now costs us money in the future.
It’s that time of year again. OER17 conference will see a gathering of the OER clans in the UK once more. Together we will map the political landscape for OER. I will be arguing that it is OER which will save the HE institutions from Brexit, Trump and possibly Indyref2. Brexit, praxis and OER redux …
Read moreInternational Open Science Conference
This week I’m looking forward to presenting an invited talk on OER at the International Open Science Conference in Berlin. My talk, Crossing the Field Boundaries will explore the interface between open education, open data and open science. The talk will highlight the Open Knowledge Open Education Group‘s influential study of Open Data as OER by Javiera Atenas […]
Read moreOpen Knowledge, OER, Wikimedia, MOOCs and Maritime Masculinities
How is it March already?! I’ve been sorely neglecting this blog for the past few months, not because I’ve got nothing to say, quite the opposite, I’ve been so tied up with different projects I’ve barely had a chance to write a single blog post! A poor excuse I know, but anyway, here’s a very […]
Read moreOpen Education and Co-Creation
Last month I was invited to present a guest lecture on Open Education and Co-Creation as part of the Institute for Academic Development’s Introduction to Online Distance Learning staff development course.The lecture covers an introduction and overview of open learning, OER and open licences and includes a co-creation case study about the fabulous work of […]
Read moreFutuOER: Dream A Little
Although I’m not attending the Open Education Conference in Virginia this week I’ve made a small contribution to a panel session with the intriguing title FutuOER: Designing the Next Generation of Open Education. The panel, which is being run by Brandon Muramatsu of MIT and Norman Bier of Carnegie Mellon, will explore “possible visions of open education in 2036, […]
Read moreTwo new projects for Open Access Week
Open Access Week seems like a good time to write my first blog post about two new projects I’m going to be working on over the coming months. One is to facilitate a University of Edinburgh Open Knowledge Network and the other is to create a MOOC for small to medium enterprises on how to access open […]
Read moreUniversity of Edinburgh acknowledged in ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards
Two teams from the University of Edinburgh were acknowledged in the ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards at the annual ALT Conference at the University of Warwick last week. The Open Education Team was placed third in the Team awards, with the team from Educational Design and Engagement being highly commended. The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in […]
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