Open Learning Network

General News

A mention for OLnet in this blog following on from the CETIS gathering on 22nd June 2010 http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/philb/2010/07/07/cetis-gathering/

Karen has been finalising and putting online the guidelines for the four OLnet-TESSA fellowships (closing date 20 September) following Elpida's example of using the books page format and liking it see: http://olnet.org/TESSAFellows

Karen has been working with Martin Weller (and Rebecca Fergusson) on writing up the experiences of organising the Learning in an Open World Conference and what we can learn from the data generated by it.  Martin has natuarlly blogged about it here: http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2010/07/how-to-organise-an-online-conference.html and here: http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2010/07/ou-conference-areas-for-improvement.html

Call for Papers

ICDE: Going Global 2011

The call for proposals is now open. Proposals are welcomed from further and higher education sectors around the world and should relate to one of the four conference themes. Proposals must be submitted before 16 September 2010.

For further details see: http://www.icde.org/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=1450

Sixth EDEN research workshop

To be held 25-27 October 2010 in Budapest, Hungary, the call for papers is now open. Researchers, practitioners and experts in evaluation and quality, developers of online assessment, and test users are invited to share their experience about this highly innovative e-learning field. One of the strategic aims of the workshop is to provide the opportunity for young researchers to present their work.

For further details see: http://www.icde.org/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=1471

Useful Links

Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, Volume 24 Issue 1 2009 Open Educational Resources http://www.informaworld.com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/smpp/title~db=all~content=g909097565

Look no further for OER search engines: http://blog.curriki.org/2010/07/02/look-no-further-for-oer-search-engines/