Open knowledge and open educational platforms Stevens, P. Return to full programme This talk will look at what is Open Knowledge, why Open Source platforms are the best fit for OER delivery and look at some real world case studies where organisations saved real dollars by Opening up their resources. Read more…
“Will that be on the wiki?” Thomas, K. Return to full programme Kim Thomas was introduced to Wikieducator in 2007 thanks to Otago Polytechnic’s dedication to Open Learning Resources. Leigh Blackall tagged her “Hortykim” and was a huge inspiration, mentor and co-conspirator to launch Otago Polytechnic’s first permaculture course. Twelve Read more…
Open education in the travel and tourism industry Jenkins, H. Return to full programme Tourism is one of the most important areas of the service sector. For the year ended March 2018 the total tourism expenditure was $39.1 billion, an increase of $2.8 billion from the previous year (TNZ, 2019). Read more…
Open Education: open as in mindset Mann, S., and O’Brien, R. Return to full programme Increasingly we are being called upon to deliver education that is transformative, self-determined and preparing learners for futures in a rapidly changing world. Often learners have clear change agendas with very different ideas about the Read more…
Hacking a textbook in a weekend White, R. Return to full programme In 2013 a group of academics and librarians spread across Australia and New Zealand hacked a Media Studies textbook together in a weekend, inspired by a group of Finnish mathematicians who had done something similar. The result has Read more…