“So what do you do?” can be a bit of a difficult question to answer when you work in the domain of learning technology. And depending on which area of learning technology you work in it can be a harder question to answer for some than others. My default answer tends to be “I work […]
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Having run many Board Game Jams over the past year, it was great to be able to bring the 1hr version to the OER17 conference in London. Appropriately for the conference theme, The Politics of Open, each of the games created in this session had a politi…
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Well done to the 23 Things Team. Winners of the Credo Digital Literacy Award at Lilac Conference 2017!
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As well as my paper (The Distance Travelled) and lightning talk (Shouting from the Heart) at OER17, I also took part in a panel session organised by Jim Luke: Open Education in a time of Trump and Brexit. The panel featured video provocations from Robin DeRosa, Nadine Aboulmagd, Chris Gilliard, and David Kernohan and responses from Jim, […]
Read moreReflections on open education policy in the UK since the Cape Town Declaration Paper presented at the OER17 Politics of Open conference. 2017 has officially been designated the “Year of Open”. The Year of Open is a global focus on open processes, systems, and tools, created through collaborative approaches, that enhance our education, businesses, governments, and […]
Read moreRegistration is now open for the second UoE Open Knowledge Network event which will take place on Friday 28th April in Argyle House, University of Edinburgh. The event will feature a morning of talks and discussions with colleagues across the institution followed by hands on workshops and demonstrations in the afternoon. Programme 09.30 – 10.00 Coffee and networking 10.00 – 12.30 Presentations and discussions 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 14.45 DataShare Workshop 15.00 – 16.30 Histropedia and Wiki Data workshop…
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The OER17 Politics of Open Conference is taking place in London this week, and I can hardly believe it’s been a year since Melissa and I chaired last year’s conference in Edinburgh! As always, I’m looking forward to catching up with friends from all over the world and meeting some long standing online colleagues irl for […]
Read moreThe second UoE Open Knowledge Network event will take place on Friday 28th April in Argyle House. The event will feature lightning talks and discussions in the morning and workshops and demos in the afternoon. Further information and registration details will be available shortly. Watch this space!
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It’s Open Education Week and I’m delighted to be participating in a special EDEN webinar on How To Be More Open: Advice for Educators and Researchers. I’ll be joining Fabio Nascimbeni, Catherine Cronin and Chrissi Nerantzi to discuss a range of questions including: Why should I be more open in my practice and profession? How do you practice […]
Read moreLast week I was invited to speak at the International Open Science Conference in Berlin which this year had a special focus on OER. My talk featured a case study of the University of Edinburgh’s Geosicence Outreach and Engagement Course so I’d like to thank Colin Graham and all those involved in the course for allowing […]
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