The document discusses the OLnet project, a network for open educational resources (OER). It provides an overview of some key aspects of the OLnet project including its use of Creative Commons licensing, its impact on the Open University with millions of new users and collaborations, and its goals of building capacity and finding evidence to refine OER issues through research fellowships. It also outlines the OER cycle and tools used by OLnet as well as its vision of becoming a broader network that brings together people, networks, tools, approaches and case studies related to OER.
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OLnet introduction
1. OLnet: a network for OER Patrick McAndrew, Candace Thille, GrainneConole & Andreia Santos
5. we chose the Creative Commons licence as the licensing mechanism that best allows us to deliver the outcomes of the OpenLearn project. Richard McCracken
6. Licencing Being open has not caused us any problems - but Commercial organisations may add conditions Clean licencing is difficult Mixed licencing is uncertain Need to accept some uncertainty + = ?
7. Institutional impact 4m new users 232 countries 9000 sign ups >10 funded projects >30 collaborations Developed technology Established methods Changed image Won awards New plans
15. OLnet: Open Learning network Network Research Fellowships From producing open resources to use of open resources Build capacity Find evidence Refine the issues
16. OER cycle Specialised tool Resource Generic tool Schema Select Design Use Evaluate VLE Class aggregated resources Analysis tools Student survey Openlearn Cloudworks Google CompendiumLD Topic OER Mapping schema Uses Producers Researchers