Preview of the OER16 Open Culture Conference presented as part of Open Education Week, facilitated by the ALT Open Education SIG. Webinar recording available here: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=219

1. Open Culture

2. 19th & 20th April 2016
University of Edinburgh

3. The conference will focus on
the value proposition of
embedding open culture in
the context of institutional
strategies.
The conference will be
chaired by
Melissa Highton
&
Lorna M. Campbell

4. OER16: Open Culture
Conference themes:
• The strategic advantage of open, creating a culture of
openness, and the reputational challenges of
openwashing.
• Converging and competing cultures of open
knowledge, open source, open content, open
practice, open data and open access.
• Hacking, making and sharing.
• Openness and public engagement.
• Innovative approaches to opening up cultural
heritage collections for education.

5. 101 papers from 29 countries

6. Keynotes
Catherine Cronin
Jim Groom
Emma Smith
Melissa Highton
John Scally

7. John McIntyre Conference Centre

8. Teviot Row House
CC BY 2.0, John Vrushi, https://www.flickr.com/photos/94635166@N08

9. Registration
oer16.oerconf.org
#OER16

10. Open Culture
19th & 20th April 2016
University of Edinburgh