Planting the seeds for future growth

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Lisa Mansell

We had some great feedback on the interim report from the JISC Programme Manager, Heather Price last week. It was rewarding to hear that we are telling the story of our ‘Cascade’ experience well and that our resources and outputs … Continue reading →

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Engaging staff in OER: persuasion, support and reward

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Lisa Mansell

On the 16th March the Ripple partners gathered at Oxford Brookes University to participate in the fourth workshop. This was the first workshop organised and hosted by one of the partners and it was a great success: interesting presentations, stimulating … Continue reading →

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What do students want?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Lisa Mansell

Last week we ran a small focus group to gather feedback on http://politicsinspires.org/ (the politics blog which is part of our Triton project) with four undergraduate students studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The session ran for nearly two hours and … Continue reading →

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Appreciative feedback from users of the OpenSpires OER material

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Peter Robinson

We continue to collect feedback from users of the OpenSpires open content, mainly in the form of emails to the academic contributor or direct to the podcasting service. We monitor downloads and often get great feedback from students within Oxford … Continue reading →

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