Open Culture

The value proposition of embedding open culture in the context of

institutional strategies.

OER16: Open CultureConference themes:• The strategic advantage of open, creating a culture of

openness, and the reputational challenges of openwashing.

• Converging and competing cultures of open knowledge, open source, open content, open practice, open data and open access.

• Hacking, making and sharing.• Openness and public engagement.• Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage

collections for education.

OER16: The Numbers119 sessions over 2 days including: • 1 Gala dinner• 2 Community sessions (Open Education & ALT

Scotland SIGs)• 4 Wikimedia sessions• 5 Keynotes• 6 Workshops and panels• 10 Lightning talks• 11 Posters• 73 Presentations

Delegates from 29 countries

Image by Martin Hawksey, CC BY.

OER16: Gender balance

49% :Female :

51%Male

Based on all conference submissions were authors chose to record their gender.

OER16: Gender balance

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OER16: Keynotes

Catherine Cronin,National University of

Galway, Ireland

Emma Smith,University of Oxford

John Scally, National Library of Scotland

Jim Groom,Reclaim Hosting

Melissa Highton,University of Edinburgh

Wikimedia UK at OER16• Wikipedia editing training• Wikisource demonstration• Ask a Wikimedian drop in clinic• Wikipedia Editathon on Women in Art, Science

and Espionage

Image credit: Ewan McAndrew, http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/

Remote Participation• Free and open online participation for all• Keynote livestream on ALT youtube channel• Internet radio broadcasts from Radio EDUtalk• Virtually Connecting• Blog posts from

ALT Open Ed SIG• #OER16

Image credit: Virtually Connecting, http://virtuallyconnecting.org/

Action Bound ChallengeOER 16 will be taking delegates, both present and remote, on a real-world mission using the Actionbound app. • Take pictures based on a specific

task/activity• Record videos / vox pops• Answer quiz questions• Be creative with poetry and

images• Prizes!

Open Culture#OER16

https://oer16.oerconf.org/