Learning in an open worldGráinne Conole,The Open University, UKGlobal Learn Conference, Penang, 19th May 2010

A vision of openness…

Open

DesignCourses design

& shared openly

DeliveryUse of free

tools & resources

EvaluationCritical

reflection

ResearchSharing of

research data

Co-evolution of tools and practice

Evolving practices

Characteristics of users

Preferences

Skills

Interests

Context

Affordances of technologies

Representation

Communication

Connection

Interactivity

Principles and application

Research

Teaching

Impact

Open

Evolving

Policy

Research &development

Academicperspective

Learner experience

Impact: Intervention framework

Open: open approaches

Open

Resources

Tools

PoliciesPractices

Vision

Technical interventions

Evolving: socio-technical co-evolution

Social interventions

Beta release

RSS feeds, activity streams etc

Events listing, voting, favourites, etc

Content seeding

Event support, flash debates, etc

Open reviews, expert consultation, etc

Virtual ethnography

Open Design

Open Research

X-Delia

Open Evaluation

Open Delivery

Mediating artefacts

Activitiesor contentCreates

Mediating artefacts

Mediating artefacts

UsesActivitiesor content

TeachingDesign of coursesDelivery and support of coursesEvaluation of coursesScholarship and reflection on practices

ResearchDesign of projectsDoing projectsEvaluation of projectsDisseminating and community engagement