|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| =Moodle at the OU=
| | #REDIRECT [[User:James Neill/Moodleposium/2009/Kirkpatrick]] |
| Denise Kirkpatrick
| |
| | |
| ==The Open University (UK)==
| |
| The Open University (UK) - 40 years old; only educational institution across 4 countries (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)
| |
| * Open to people
| |
| ** No prereq/entry requirements
| |
| ** But there are exit requirments
| |
| * Open to places
| |
| ** Can study whether they happen to be
| |
| * Open to methods
| |
| ** Using whatever approaches/technology/pedagogy will help to deliver effectively
| |
| * Open ideas
| |
| ** Research-institution (top 50 in UK)
| |
| ** Researching own pedgagogy is essential
| |
| | |
| JN note: This seems to be institutional-emodiment of [[wikipedia:flexible learning|flexible learning]].
| |
| | |
| ==Scope==
| |
| *220,000 students
| |
| *1200+ academics: Develop materials
| |
| *8,000 associate lectures/'tutors': Face-to-face and online contact with students, marking etc.
| |
| *Technologies are central to what we do
| |
| *International reputation for quality
| |
| *International research profile
| |
| *International partners
| |
| | |
| DP indicated separation of material development and material delivery (separately bundled) is somewhat problematic - OU wants to bring the designers closer to the students.
| |
| | |
| JN: Comment; surprising separation by OU; maybe its a legacy of the British class thing?
| |
