Open Learning Network

General

Tina Wilson and Giselle Martins dos Santos Ferreira have made a successful bid for an HEA Development Fund.  For details of the project see: http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/development-fund/fund_details.php?id=142 
 
Tina Wilson reports on the 3rd OpenSE project meeting in Greece: http://olnet.org/node/456
 
Take a look at the latest issue of the EDUCAUSE Review: http://educause.informz.net/educause/archives/archive_945263.html
 
We have created a Twitter list of "People in the world of Open Education to network with" - @OLnet/olnetwork. Please suggest missing people to add.  This was a suggestion from Scott Leslie.
 
Karen has been doing some Twitter publicity of the OLnet-TESSA Fellowships which has been retweeted 7 times so far, and blogged about here: http://www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog/?p=2540
 

Useful links

From JISC OPENED Digest 15 July to 5 August: "A number of Subject Centres, who were involved in the OER Pilot Programme, have collaborated to produce a wiki of their combined guidance on OER:
http://stemoer.pbworks.com/. We should be delighted if you would take a look at the wiki and circulate to any parties you think it might benefit. Any feedback is warmly welcomed."

From Twitter (@opencontent) Preliminary draft of #OpenEd10 conference program available! Please remember "draft" means small changes still possible http://bit.ly/ddMJ1m

http://stemoer.pbworks.com/

Events

29th September 2010, Open University: Seminar titled Evidence-based Practice Synthesis: Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology for Professional Learning and Teaching Practice. 

This seminar will be of particular interest to academics, managers and learning technologists who are planning to or are currently engaged in using technology to enhance student learning.  For further details and to book a place see: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2010/jointevents/29_Sept_10_PLATP

14th to 15th October 2010, GUIDE International Seminar: A meeting to debate the challenges of virtuality in higher education.  Florianopolis, Santa Catarina Island, Brazil.

Fur further details of the seminar please see: http://www.unisulvirtual.com.br/GUIDE/index_english.html

19th October 2010, Digital Research Communities Workshop: Hub Suite from 9.30 am to 4 pm

Many researchers across the Open University are doing exciting path-breaking research with digital technologies, methodologies and resources. There is likely to be considerable unrealized potential for interdisciplinary synergies and collaborations.  This workshop is to explore possibilities in this field. Places are limited, and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. If you would like to attend please reply to research-publicity@open.ac.uk by Monday 13 September, and mention any special dietary or other requirements.

A number of Subject Centres, who were involved in the OER Pilot Programme, have collaborated to produce a wiki of their combined guidance on OER: