Overview Open University of the Netherlands Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies Wim...

Overview

Open University of the Netherlands

Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies

Wim Westera

The Open Universiy of the Netherlands

1. Distance education

2. Innovation (technology-enhanced learning)

3. Teacher training in the Netherlands (influx)

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

Organisation OUNL

CelstecSchools SupportRdMC

Board

LawEnvironmental sciencesArts sciencesComputer sciencesBusiness sciencesPsychology

Master progr.Learning &

CognitionLearning NetworksLearning Media

Support progr. ICTLogisticsFinance

Institutional LLL research programme

Institutional Innovation programme

Open Educational Resources (OPENER)

Education’s shifting focus

Initial learning Lifelong learning

Supply driven Demand driven

Teacher-controlled Learner-empowered

Formal Non-formal

School Workplace

Face to face Any device

School Anywhere

Uniform schedule Anytime

Uniform schedule Any tempo

Content Support

Uniform product Personalised product

Pedagogical starting points

• Individual differences of learners• Independent learning• Student empowerment• Knowledge construction• Virtual learning• Virtual collaboration• Virtual communities

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

Master programme

• Instructional design masters programme• 150 students• Director Els Boshuizen

Learning & Cognition Programme

• Cognitive principles of:– Learning tasks

– Learning arrangements

– Learning assesments

• Director Fred Paas

Learning Networks Programme

• Informal and distributed learning– Professional development

– Learning network services

– Professional communities

• Director Peter Sloep

Learning Media Programme

• Exploration of new media technologies for education– Immersive media

– Social media

– Mobile media

• Director Wim Westera• Celstec Laboratory