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Jim Emery GCUGameson : an open education event Durham Blackboard Users Conference Wednesday 7 January 2015

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Jim Emery

GCUGameson : an open education event

Durham Blackboard Users Conference

Wednesday 7 January 2015

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Origins of GCUGameson

GCU looking at online platforms on the web

OER policy agreed – but evidence of practice?

Identifying and associating GCU with its widening participation agenda

Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014

BUT was it a MOOC?

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A view of GCUGameson

11 June 2014

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The Development Issues

Timeline ready for July 16 2014

Budget 0

Resources staff & students on holiday

Tools free, usable,little management + accessible

Methodology light touch + short lifespan

Marketing social media

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The Platform issue

Blackboard

MOOC providers

Wordpress.com

9+3/4

Coursesites

Blackboard Open Education

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Screenshot placeholder of closed site

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The impact of GCUGameson + GCUProof of Concept –GCU could run an open learning activity

Focus on people and process rather than content and platform

Outcome : GCU plans to provide 6 online and non-campus based postgraduate modules in September 2015.

Programme of activity for outlined for all participating staff and students enabled on Trelloboard.