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Openness & the Institution. Martin Weller. By mag3737 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/1914076277/. The OU. The Open University is open to people, places, methods and ideas. We got lucky!. By psd http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/3717444865/. If you were starting an OU now….
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Openness & the Institution Martin Weller By mag3737 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/1914076277/
The OU The Open University is open to people, places, methods and ideas.
We got lucky! By psd http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/3717444865/
If you were starting an OU now… • Open source • Open educational resources • Open teaching/courses • Open research • Open technology • Open data • Open scholarship
How can an institution encourage openness? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobcatnorth/21503266/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/blacktailbooks/4787326583/
What OERs used to look like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEFd4tCWtvk
Openness isn’t just content http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/729822/
Not just a project Photo – Patrick McAndrew
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marinacast/2235316998/ Big OER & Little OER Big & Little OER
Ways of encouraging little OER http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_a_lea/3257134149/
Allow space to experiment http://www.flickr.com/photos/huladancer22/530743543/
Recognise and reward digital outputs http://www.flickr.com/photos/andresrueda/3274955487/
Staff development http://www.flickr.com/photos/mezzoblue/3696233049/
Why would an institution encourage openness? • Altruistic, social aims • Brand reach • Student recruitment • Dissemination of research • Engagement with digital residents (!) • Efficiency (?) • They can’t afford not to
Altruistic, social aims http://www.flickr.com/photos/efleming/237379252/
Student recruitment http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/4153663872/
Research dissemination http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4042668609/
Engagement with digital residents http://www.flickr.com/photos/gviciano/4060850226/
Increased efficiency http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugofevil/3751570176/
Openness is a state of mind… http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/2837128711/