Reaching out with OER: the Public-Facing Open Scholar and the benevolent academy Dr Leigh-Anne...
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Reaching out with OER: the Reaching out with OER: the Public-Facing Open Scholar Public-Facing Open Scholar and the benevolent academy and the benevolent academy Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, Research Associate, OER Research Hub, The Open University ( [email protected]; @laperryman) Tony Coughlan, Regional Academic, The Open University ([email protected]) Photo credit: Patrick Gensel, http://www.flickr.com/photos/12142935@N08/7402012502/ . CC BY-NC-SA
Reaching out with OER: the Public-Facing Open Scholar and the benevolent academy Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, Research Associate, OER Research Hub, The Open
Reaching out with OER: the Public-Facing Open Scholar and the
benevolent academy Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, Research Associate, OER
Research Hub, The Open University ([email protected];
@laperryman)[email protected] Tony Coughlan, Regional
Academic, The Open University
([email protected])[email protected] Photo credit: Patrick
Gensel, http://www.flickr.com/photos/12142935@N08/7402012502/. CC
BY-NC-SAhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/12142935@N08/7402012502/
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The problem Photo Credit: Extranoise,http://www.flickr.com/pho
tos/10508943@N00/154211994/ CC- BYhttp://www.flickr.com/pho
tos/10508943@N00/154211994/
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From supply-push to demand-pull Photo credit: Jamie McCaffrey,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7728672184/. CC
BYhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7728672184/
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The solution ?
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The background James Gillray, Scientific Researches! New
Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or an Experimental Lecture on the
Powers of Air (1802) Public Domain Henry Howard, Humphry Davy
(1803) Public Domain
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Photo credit: Paul Clarke,
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brian_Cox.jpg
CC-BYhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brian_Cox.jpg Photo
credit: Portable Antiquities Scheme,
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Hanney,_Oxfordsh
ire,_England_-archaeology_rally-11Sept2010_(1).jpg CC-BY
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Hanney,_Oxfordsh
ire,_England_-archaeology_rally-11Sept2010_(1).jpg The
background
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The Digital Scholar The Digital Scholar Watch the video at
http://youtu.be/ACU5T2x2tPE
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A digital scholar reaches out
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The Public-Facing Open Scholar Photo Credit: Patrick Gensel via
Compfight cc
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The Public-Facing Open Scholar Photo Credit: Patrick Gensel via
Compfight cc
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The Public-Facing Open Scholar Photo Credit: Patrick Gensel via
Compfight cc
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The Public-Facing Open Scholar Photo Credit: Patrick Gensel via
Compfight cc
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The pilot
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Findings Creative capability stage reached Frequent posts
requesting help (emotionally draining?) Interpersonal/counselling
dimension Anonymity creates a level playing field Different
approach to information- gathering
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Implications Being a public-facing open scholar is likely to
require long-term involvement + substantial time commitment Extend
Step 2 Listen to the needs of the community to include learning
about culture & interaction modes Consider the need to explain
how resources relate to community needs The challenge of
anonymity
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Summary Public-facing open scholars have the potential to:
Extend the beneficial impact of existing OER Prompt institutions to
release new OER to meet the needs of people outside HE (e.g. the
VCS) Help VCS communities become self- educating BUT..
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Real-world challenges and the Benevolent Academy Photo Credit:
Cheesyfeet, http://www.flickr.com/photos/25986000@N00/8473272017/
BY-NC-NDhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/25986000@N00/8473272017/