OLnet Project

 OLnet: Open Learning network

Presenters: Patrick McAndrew, Candace Thille, Grainne Conole

•    Huge range of really interesting issues
•    Need to share research information
•    From producing open resources to use of open resources
o    Build community
o    Find evidence
o    Refine issues
•    Bring in experts
•    Helping the helpless
•    Setting up events that make things happen
•    Network – research – fellowships
•    Plan for projects
•    Bring in other people who are interested
•    Invite people to spend time working with us
•    Not necessarily after the hard data
•    Take part in the exercise
•    Reflect – share – tag
•    OLnet.org

•    OER
o    Design/publish <--> Use
o    Design/publish --> select --> use --> evaluate --> design/publish
o    Create a network
•    Please gather data
•    Group knowledge building
o    Integrate KF & OLI


•    Cloudworks
•    Clouds and cloudscapes
o    Cloud – anything about learning or teaching
o    Resources
o    Ideas
o    Tools
o    Designs or case studies
o    Questions or problems
o    Cloudscapes group clouds
o    Conference
o    Workshop
•    Clouds are easy to create
o    Site is searchable by tags
o    Clouds can belong to any number of cloudscapes
•    Break-out into group work on OER topics
o    Projects for OER
o    Evidence from OER
o    Issues for OER research

If you want to start a new cloud please add to OLnet cloudscape so we don't clutter the conference space.

Andrew Moore
5:22pm 4 March 2009