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Patrick McAndrew, Associate Director (Learning and Teaching) for the Open University's Institute of Educational Technology. Presentation from the "OpenLearn 3 Years On: Milestones & Future Outlook " event.
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Patrick McAndrew, IET
OpenLearn to OLnet: Researching Open Learning
Reflect
Share
Gather
Refine
8m visitors since launch
Enhance OU reputation Extending reach Recruitment of students
(More than 13,000) Widening participation Experiment with courses Accelerate technologies Catalyst for collaboration Research base
Impact of Openness
OLnet and Collective IntelligenceCollective intelligence: augmented functions that enabled by the existence of a community.
Collective intelligence emerges through the coexistence of people in the same environment.
In OLnet we aim to develop a software infrastructure that exploits the collective action and interaction of a community of users online in an “intelligent way”; that is to say: obtaining effects and reaching goals that exceed single users and community capability and intentions.
Collating views
Listening to others
Testing ideas
Getting data
Participatory learning
Content attracts
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If it is …• Unique• Quality• Fresh• Fast• Micro• Relevant
Social support
Participation:• Browse/gather• Share expertise• Collaborate• Spread control
We would like to thank:
◦ The OLnet team at The Open University and Carnegie Mellon University
◦ Our funders - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Acknowledgements
