OPEN ACADEMIC PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FIRST STEPS IN LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HE MAY 15 TH 2013 Jenny Mackness – Independent Education Consultant

The Learning Landscape is Changing No institution can ignore current developments in learning and teaching technologies and resources ……. this is a really timely moment for institutions and staff to embrace fully what they can offer. Prof. Phil Levy, Deputy Chief Executive at the HEA

OERs, MOOCs, social media and mobile learning Prof. Phil Levy, Deputy Chief Executive at the HEA What is it that we can’t ignore? OPEN source, journals, courseware, OERs, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, e-books, MOOCs, data 70s 80s 90s church/

The Characteristics of an Open Academic Anderson, T. (2009) ALT keynote, Slideshare ; Weller, M. (2011) The Digital Scholar (e-book)

Examples of Open Academic Practice Designing for Learning in an Open World publication.html Footprints of Emergence - of-emergence.wikispaces.com/home #phdchat Social Bookmarking Diigo, Delicious MOOCs Social Media Slideshare

How open are you? Extensive use of digital technologies Limited use of digital technologies Closed – the lone academic Open – the digital academic

Theory behind the Practice learning-cognitive-photo html Social Learning Theory Connectivism Emergent Learning eggs am/

Possible reasons against openness A.Time-consuming B.Risk to reputation C.Risk of plagiarism D.Loss of privacy

Possible reasons for openness A. To share expertise and resources B. To co-create knowledge C. To democratize education D. To enhance the reach and impact of scholarship

‘Being’ Open ‘…learning changes who we are’ (Etienne Wenger) ‘…openness is a state of mind’ (Martin Weller) ‘…openness works both ways, and one ought to be able to opt out as well as in’ (Stephen Downes) ‘…successful educators share most thoroughly with the most students’ ‘…expertise is non-rivalrous … it can be given without being given away’ (Terry Anderson) ‘…openness is an internal state rather than an external expression’ (Carmen Tschofen and Jenny Mackness) Openness is a way of ‘being’ (Jenny Mackness)

The Open Scholar ‘Scholars are finding themselves in a position which they can shape and/or be shaped by openness’ Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and challenges of open scholarship. IRRODL, 13 (4), p

References Anderson, T. (2009). Association for Learning Technology Conference, keynote presentation. Downes, S. (2007). What connectivism is Downes, S. (2010). What is democracy in education? blogspot.com/2010/10/what-­is-­democracy-­in-­education.htmlhttp://halfanhour. blogspot.com/2010/10/what-­is-­democracy-­in-­education.html Levy, P. (2013). In: Digital innovation in higher education: changing the learning landscape, The Guardian. Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for a Digital Age. Tschofen, C. & Mackness, J. (2011). Connectivism and Dimensions of Individual Experience. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and challenges of open scholarship. IRRODL, 13 (4), p Weller, M. (2011). The Digital Scholar. How technology is transforming academic practicehttp://dx.doi.org/ / http://dx.doi.org/ / Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity. Cambridge University Press Williams, R. & Mackness, J. (2013). Open Research and Open Learning. Vol 2, No. 1. Campus VirtualesCampus Virtuales Williams, R., Mackness, J. & Gumtau, S. (2012). Footprints of Emergence. IRRODL, Vol. 13, No Williams, R., Karousou, R. & Mackness, J. (2011). Emergent Learning and Learning Ecologies in Web 2.0. IRRODL, Vol. 12, No

Thank you Jenny Mackness – Independent Education Consultant