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The Open Universiy of the Netherlands

Overview Open University of the Netherlands Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies Wim Westera. The Open Universiy of the Netherlands. Distance education Innovation (technology-enhanced learning) Teacher training in the Netherlands (influx). OUNL, facts & figures. Founded in 1984

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The Open Universiy of the Netherlands

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  1. Overview Open University of the NetherlandsCentre for Learning Sciences and TechnologiesWim Westera

  2. The Open Universiy of the Netherlands • Distance education • Innovation (technology-enhanced learning) • Teacher training in the Netherlands (influx)

  3. OUNL, facts & figures • Founded in 1984 • 19000 students (parttime) • Adult education, continuous education • 700 fte • 15 local study centers in the Netherlands and Flanders • Main office in Heerlen • Budget M€ 60

  4. ICTLogisticsFinance LawEnvironmental sciencesArts sciencesComputer sciencesBusiness sciencesPsychology Master progr.Learning & CognitionLearning NetworksLearning Media Support progr. Organisation OUNL Board Schools Celstec RdMC Support Institutional Innovation programme Open Educational Resources (OPENER) Institutional LLL research programme

  5. Education’s shifting focus

  6. Pedagogical starting points • Individual differences of learners • Independent learning • Student empowerment • Knowledge construction • Virtual learning • Virtual collaboration • Virtual communities

  7. CELSTEC • “Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies” • Budget M€ 7 (40% external funding) • ± 90 fte scientific staff; 10 fte support staff • Programme management: -Masters in Learning Sciences -Learning & Cognition -Learning Networks -Learning Media • Working in projects

  8. Master programme • Instructional design masters programme • 150 students • Director Els Boshuizen

  9. Learning & Cognition Programme • Cognitive principles of: • Learning tasks • Learning arrangements • Learning assesments • Director Fred Paas

  10. Learning Networks Programme • Informal and distributed learning • Professional development • Learning network services • Professional communities • Director Peter Sloep

  11. Learning Media Programme • Exploration of new media technologies for education • Immersive media • Social media • Mobile media • Director Wim Westera • Celstec Laboratory

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