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For OpenLearn/WP Network meeting 10/07/08
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SLN eLearning – eWP?
Nigel Gibson
Objectives• To give an overview of the SLN project• How the OU participated• How the eLearning team worked• How and why we used OpenLearn• To show you where we are and invite you to come and
see what we’ve done
Overview of the SLN Project• Sussex Learning Network• Set up in 2005• The first lifelong learning network (LLN)• A partnership of all HEIs and FECs in Sussex
PartnersUniversities
• Chichester • Sussex • Brighton • University College
Hastings• The Open University
Colleges of FE
• Northbrook College• City College• Central Sussex College• Sussex Downs• Hastings College of Art
and Technology• Plumpton College
About 70 miles by 30 miles
Structure of the SLN• Focus on curriculum areas• “Specialist” topics
– IAG– eLearning
OU Involvement• Members of the partnership• Contributed members to the IAG group• The eLearning project team
eLearning team• Director – Robert Catt (also FELS
Staff Tutor)• Researcher – Jenny Lynden (Social
Sciences)• eLearning consultants – Liz
Thackray and Nigel Gibson (both Technology ALs)
• Details of the team are at http://conclave.open.ac.uk/sln-wiki/index.php/About_the_team
Our practice• We all have different experiences of using technologies
to support learning and we used those perspectives to inform the team’s work
• Our main engagement with other partners was through an Advisory Group – we worked with educators more than learners
• Members of the Advisory Group were invited to attend regular meetings, workshops and conferences
Online presence• Wiki• Blog (which didn’t take off at all)• OpenLearn spaces• Flickr, Slideshare, YouTube
Our online footprint
Wiki
FlickrYouTube
OpenLearn
SLN ZoneForums
Slideshare
Blog
Crowdstatus
Wiki• The wiki documents the progress of the project• Used for planning and promoting events• Distributing notes from meetings• Signposting interesting technologies• Linking to other wikis used in education
Why OpenLearn?• A practical example of eLearning• Flexibile• Extendible• Support
How we used it• To create a space• To collaborate• To share resources• To distribute resources created by the project
SLN Zone• Forums• Area where we linked to other things• Hosts videos and presentations• http://labspace.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3027
Chunking resources• Identifying OpenLearn resources of interest to specific
groups
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=212975
Creating resources• Workshops supported by the OL team• Created a number of units• Also remixed some units to “localize” them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ainamorato/sets/72157603384352139/
OpenLearn Workshop 4th Dec 2007
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3193
Working online
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3230
Writing skills
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3329
Number skills
Action Research• Jenny Lynden led an online action research set using
FlashMeeting• From this a unit was written explaining how to use the
tools
Why OpenLearn?• It gave us a platform not available in any other way• It’s something which has practical application
immediately - works “out of the box”• It’s got the OU logo – we mustn’t forget what that
means to people– Credible– Quality assured– “Trusted”
Events• In order to reach a wider audience we organised “show
and tell” events
Conferences• A wide range of practitioners were invited to speak at
conferences
Events were “hands on”• Informal with speakers and
chatting and active participation• And we wrote on the walls!
Please note• This is just a quick peek – there is a lot more online• This presentation will be online by the time you see it
Summary• We’ve learnt a lot from this project• We’ve probably finished up with more questions than
answers• Of the technologies we’ve looked at OpenLearn was
certainly a winner
For further detailsWiki
http://conclave.open.ac.uk/sln-wiki/index.php/Main_Page
OpenLearn SLN Zone
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3027
Nigel Gibson