institutional strategy

If you want to hear me go on a bit again the Open University are hosting an event in Nottingham next Friday (11 March) titled ‘Institutional Strategies for OER’ at which I am speaking. The event seeks to explore the … Continue reading

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Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners

An Oxford case study by Melissa Highton, Pete Robinson, Rowan Wilson (in ‘’Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners” by Jane Secker (Facet:2010) This case study describes the approach University of Oxford has taken to licensing podcast ( audio and … Continue reading

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Open content literacy

Open content literacy is knowing when and why open content is needed, where to find and share it, and how to create, evaluate, and use it in an ethical manner. Open content literate staff are able to make informed choices … Continue reading

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oh, tell me the truth about love.

Romantic ideals, sexual attraction, platonic love, marriage  – can the secrets of love be revealed by Oxford researchers on Valentine’s day?  In this series of short talks on February 14th, Oxford academics  tackled the great questions on  ‘Love – and … Continue reading

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opening doors

As part of our  ‘Listening for Impact’ project we are analysing the media coverage  oxford on Itunes has generated for the University. It seems to fall into the following broad categories: Free for all: iTunes U has enabled Oxford University … Continue reading

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another year older and deeper in downloads

 The OUCS annual report is now available, if you like that kind of thing. Demand for everything is rising, including our podcasts- 8 million downloads and counting. The University has also taken first steps into YouTube. In LTG we continue … Continue reading

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chalk and talk

Catch Professor Binnie’s quantum mechanics lectures in Apple’s new ipad TV advert. Note the presence of our Creative Commons licence logo  in an Apple ad.  It aired for the first time in the US on Nov 1st across all major networks … Continue reading

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rooftops

The Open Education Conference has been described as “the annual reunion of the open education family.” Each year the conference serves as the world’s premiere venue for research related to open education, while simultaneously creating the most friendly and energetic … Continue reading

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5 million fans can’t be wrong

Today marks the second anniversary of the launch of Oxford’s iTunes U site, featuring audio and video podcasts from across the University. 5 million downloads have been made from the site, which contains more hours of material than any other … Continue reading

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institutional responses to national enquires

Students increasingly expect that their experience of higher education (HE) will involve the use of online and other learning technologies. As in many other areas of people’s lives, an ‘instant and on-demand’ attitude towards learning has developed, where students expect … Continue reading

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