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GO-GN Updates. Jos H.A.N. Rikers GO-GN manager Open Universiteit. Global OER Graduate Network: Goals. Substantially explore and expand the OER research base Achieve this mainly through good quality PhD trajectories
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GO-GNUpdates Jos H.A.N. Rikers GO-GN manager Open Universiteit GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town
Global OER Graduate Network: Goals • Substantially exploreand expand the OER research base • Achieve this mainly through good quality PhD trajectories • Locate these PhD trajectories among universities in a variety of societies in different continents (global balance) • Connectthe research projects and researchers through a global learning network • Provide free and easy accessto the generated knowledge through papers, conference presentations, dissertations, as well as reports and publications for non-specialists GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town
Global OER Graduate Network: Characteristics • Umbrella for PhD research on OER in a global network of universities / researchers (decentralized model) • Addressing fundaments, design, applications, context, evaluation, etcetera, linked to a wide range of disciplines • Keyare the PhD candidates, both full-time and part-time • Joint supervision by 3 experts / (co-)promoters • Relyon QA system of the promoter’s university & country • Knowledge dissemination with the GradNetwork label • Benefits: shared online facilities, course catalog, scientific discourse, annual seminars (@ OCWC; OpenEd?), … GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town
Current status of GO-GN: Participation startedSeptember 2012 > InstitutionalPartnership (worldwide): 14 partners (11 full, 3 associate) + 3+potentials > IndividualMembership(worldwide): 15+PhD candidates + many well-known experts forsupervision GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town
This weeks program • Individual conversations on PhD efforts and the GO-GN support: supervision, courses, publications • Finalizing the program • Agreement on labelling publications with the GO-GN label • Information on the next GO-GN seminar: OCWC Global 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia • Presentation of ongoing PhD research • Connecting to other OER related meetings, ROER4D and Open AIR • Discussion and networking ….. GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town
GO-GN Communication • The GO-GN portal • www.ou.nl/go-gn • GO-GN email • go-gn@ou.nl GO-GN Seminar, Cape Town