4. +
Hidden conundrum
New technologies offer new pedagogical opportunities
Array of Not fully
technologies exploited
Potential for reuse with Open Educational Resources
Little evidence
Open Educational
of reuse
Resources
5. +
A mediating layer
Mediating artifacts
Lesson plans
Step by step guides
Mediating
Online tools
artifacts
Pedagogical patterns
“Expert other”
Learning Activity
Creates Design
Teacher Has an
or an OER
inherent
Vygotsky
7. +
Pedagogical patterns
Means of describing learning activities
Builds
on notion of design patterns from Architecture
(Alexander, 1977)
format – problem plus solution
Specific
Presented in terms of a problem to be solved:
Context
Problem
Analysis
Solution
Example
8. +
Collaborative patterns
Examples of different ways of
structuring collaborations
Jigsaw
Think-pair-share
YannisDimitriadis et al., University of Valladolid
9. +
Open Educational Resources (OER)
The open provision of educational
resources, enabled by information and
communication technologies, for consultation, use
and adaptation by a community of users for non-
commercial purposes (Unesco, 2002)
Learning resources, courseware, learner support
& tools, tools & resources for teachers, resources
for quality assurance… (Unesco, 2004)
10. +
Types of OERs
Size and granularity
Format and media
Pedagogy – neutral
vs. embedded
14. Building a design
+
Activity
Assignment
Outcome
Resource
Role
Stop
Task
Tool
15. +
Key features
Time allocation for tasks
In-situ help
Guiding templates
Conditional branching
16. +
Cloudworks
Clouds:
Learning & teaching ideas
Design or case studies
Tools or resources
Questions or problems
Cloudscapes:
Conferences
Workshops
Course team
Student cohort
Research theme
Project
23. +
Illustrative example
Deposits
OER
Creates
Teacher A
Deposits
Design
Quiz + beginners route
Uses
Student A
OER Quiz + advanced route
Student B Uses
Chooses
Design
Repurposes
Teacher B & deposits
24. Prior designs
Process design New designs
& resources
Clouds in
Cloudworks
OER repositories
New OER
& designs
Pedagogical
Patterns
25. +
Conclusion
Mismatch between potential of technologies and
actual use is one of the key challenges of e-learning
research
Need to combine collective wisdom
Vision is to develop an evolving suite of
tools, resources, methods, and approaches to
facilitate teachers and learners coupled with a
vibrant community discussing learning and teaching
ideas and designs
26. +
Acknowledgements
Many people involved but want to thank in particular:
Olnet/Openlearn: Patrick McAndrew, YannisDemitriadis, Tina
Wilson, Niall Sclater
OULDI: Andrew Brasher, Juliette Culver, Simon Cross, Paul
Clark, Martin Weller
Funders
The William and Flora Hewlett foundation, the JISC, the Open
University for strategic funding