Exploring User Types and What Users Seek in an Open Content Based Educational Resource

Steve Godwin; Patrick McAndrew

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3711–3718

Abstract: The OpenLearn site is an example of an Open Educational Resource (OER) providing units for free study and for re-use under the Creative Commons license. The primary focus of the site is content but it also offers social tools such as...

Topics: Assessment, Social Studies

A Framework for Work-Based Networked Learning

Patrick McAndrew; Lachlan MacKinnon; Roger Rist

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 13, No. 1 (2002) pp. 149–166

This article describes the development of a task-based framework for providing learning within the workplace using networked multimedia. A philosophy is adopted for the framework that builds on the recognition that tasks must reflect the social...

Adapting the Curriculum: How K-12 Teachers Perceive the Role of Open Educational Resources

Beatriz de los Arcos; Robert Farrow; Rebecca Pitt; Martin Weller; Patrick McAndrew

Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 2, No. 1 (Mar 31, 2016) pp. 23–40

It has been suggested that open educational resources (OER) can lower cost and lead to greater flexibility, however while there has been significant investment in opening up content there have been few studies looking at how these resources are...

Innovating Pedagogy 2014

Mike Sharples; Anne Adams; Rebecca Ferguson; Mark Gaved; Patrick McAndrew; Bart Rienties; Martin Weller; Denise Whitelock

(2014) pp. 1–37

The third in a series of reports exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. This report proposes ten innovations that are already in currency but...

The Impact of OER on Teaching and Learning Practice

Martin Weller; Bea de los Arcos; Rob Farrow; Beck Pitt; Patrick McAndrew

Open Praxis Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov 26, 2015) pp. 351–361

The OER Research Hub has been investigating the impact of OER, using eleven hypotheses, and a mixed methods approach to establish an evidence base. This paper explores the findings relating to teaching and learning. The findings reveal a set of...