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OVERVIEW
2 B
- Context
- Distance Education
- Distributed Research
- Themes
- Groups
- Values
- Intertwined spaces
- Challenges
- Scale
- Personalisation
- Takeaways
On the Disappearing Boundary Between Digital and Physical Spaces in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
On the Disappearing Boundary Between Digital and Physical Spaces in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
On the Disappearing Boundary Between Digital and Physical Spaces in Academia Arosha K. Bandara, The Open University (UK) Bashar Nuseibeh, The Open University (UK) & Lero (Irelend) OVERVIEW Context Distance Education Distributed
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SLIDE 3
CONTEXT
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Lero – The Irish Software Research Centre
B
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CONTEXT
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The Open University – UK’s Largest University
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CONTEXT
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Open University – Lero Collaboration
B
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TEACHING
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Distance Learning
- Multiple models of delivery
- Online lectures
- Blended learning
- Challenges
- Developing practical skills
- Building community
- Shifting landscape
- Higher education finance policy
- Changing competition
- Shifts in media
A
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TEACHING
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Supporting Dialogues, Understanding Values
Students Tutors Academics
Flexible Open Inclusive
A OU Mission & Values
Innovative Responsive Open to People, Places, Methods & Ideas
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RESEARCH
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Groups, Departments, Centres, Institutes
B
- KIT – Keeping in Touch
- Random & Social
- Non technical
- WIT – Working in Teams
- Thematic & functional
- Project aligned
- SPIT – Spontaneous Interactions
- Creative and unconstrained
- Inter-disciplinary
- Collaborative
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RESEARCH
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Values We Live By
B
- How we work
- Excellence
- Inter-disciplinarity
- Collaboration
- The way we live
- Justice & Discrimination
- Wellbeing & Disease
- Happiness & Fear
- Diversity & Integration
- Sustainability & Development
- Me & Us
- Making a difference
- Responsible Software Engineering
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RESEARCH
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From spaces to places
B
places spaces
spatial co-ordinates geographical location functions of geographical location socio-cultural subjective meaning
- f location’s functions
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EMERGENT CHALLENGES
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Supporting Scale
- Opportunities
- Greater geographic reach
- Support larger groups
- Include diverse perspectives
- Challenges
- Need to consider values
- Limits to economies of scale
A
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EMERGENT CHALLENGES
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Enabling Personalisation
- Divide & Conquer
- Using group structures & dynamics
- Technological Solutions
- Learning analytics
- Chat bots
- etc
A
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Understanding the Disappearing Boundaries
Wisdom of Groups Shared Values Places & Spaces
B
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