Presentation OpenU international
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OpenU is an innovative personal learning and work environment offered by Wilfred Rubens of the Open University of the Netherlands. It provides an integrated online dashboard for students and professionals to manage their education, work experience, social networks and personal tools. OpenU aims to connect students and reduce dropout rates through online collaboration and knowledge sharing. It also offers flexible, online masterclasses and opportunities to validate prior learning to help learning and development professionals refresh their skills and keep up with technological changes. Courses cover topics like effective learning strategies, professional development, virtual learning environments and more. OpenU disseminates research results and open educational resources to stimulate interest in its programs.
Presentation OpenU international
- 1. OpenU: innovative personal learning and work environment Wilfred Rubens
- 2. Educational sciences Computer sciences Management sciences Psychology Foto: Rod Trevaskus
- 3. http://www.openu.nl Guest entrance
- 7. My... • Dashboard • Profile (personal, work, education & expertise, experience, social networks, Open University) • Contacts • Personal tools (blog, wiki, documents)
- 8. User decides access level info Integration LinkedIn
- 10. Connections, knowledge exchange Connectivity between students, reduction drop out
- 11. Urgency • L&D: technological developments, new views on learning • Need for L&D professionals to refresh knowledge • Courses or educational master do not always match with learning needs • Need for flexibility • Target group: teachers, learning professionals
- 12. Learning path (leertraject): Learning and Teaching in the 21 Century • 6 online masterclasses (from larger overview) • Validating (non certified) learning activities, done elsewhere • Archive previous masterclasses • Digital resources Master Educational Sciences • Expert network • Discount lectures and conferences • Certification based on learning efforts
- 13. Subjects online masterclasses • Effective learning strategies • Improvement professionalisation • Future virtual learning environments • Tablets for learning • Digital literacy • Augmented reality • ....
- 14. Online masterclass • Day 1: orientation (e.g. intake) • Day 2: in depth studying theory & connecting practice • Day 3: live online session (interview & chat) • Day 4-6: continuing study • Day 6: paper presentation PHD-students • Day 7: closure
- 15. Assignments Online masterclasses Discussions Live sessions Resources
- 16. Name Name
- 17. Validating learning activities done elsewhere • Participation not enough, evidence needed (e.g. blog posts) • ‘Learning tax payers form’ • Sample to check • Certification based on hours spend • Re-registration Teacher Registration
- 18. Learning path (leertraject): Learning and Teaching in the 21 Century • 6 online masterclasses (from larger overview) • Validating (non certified) learning activities, done elsewhere • Certification
- 22. Monitor
- 23. Name Photo
- 26. Monitor group
- 27. Monitor group
- 28. Campaign website master software engineering 48 new students Master Computer Sciences: 20 new students a year.
- 29. Campaign website master software engineering 48 new students Master Computer Sciences: 20 new students a year. OpenU aid: - transfer 2-year to 1-year master - influx information - influx intake
- 30. Snapshots • About 10% every course open online (pdf or web- based) • Downloadable without registration • Creative Commons license • No examination or tutoring • Two functions: • Preview potential students • Stimulation interest
- 31. Open Educational Resources • Free articles blog posts, video’s • Free courses • OpenU enables selective access • Freemium • OER is part OpenU
- 33. Dissemination results research • Topic communities and portals: education, research, partner organisations,blog posts
- 35. Sharing knowledge Dialogue Curation information
- 36. Thanks wilfred.rubens@ou.nl Skype: wrubens http://www.slideshare.net/wrubens http://www.openu.nl Thanks to Lex Bijlsma and Anda Counotte for the slides of Computer Sciences