Category Archives: Open learning

Knowledge sharing over social networking systems

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read Previous research has focused heavily on community communications as they occur in e.g. communities of practice. Still, as indicated by the concept of networked individualism, contacts are becoming more networked in nature and group membership is transient. The research … Continue reading →

Posted in Knowledge sharing, OEP, OER, Open education, Open learning, Social network, Virtual communities | Tagged knowledge sharing, OEP, OER, open education, open learning, social networks | Leave a comment

Formation of Communities of Practice to Promote Openness in Education

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read This article presents the educational experiences of an inter-institutional project that consisted in forming a Community of Practice (CoP) among Mexican educational institutions, in 2009. The main goal of this project was to enrich a catalogue of OER for … Continue reading →

Posted in CoP, OEP, OER, Open education, Open learning, Open source | Tagged cop, OEP, OER, open education | Leave a comment

Beyond OER – Shifting Focus from Resources to Practices – The OPAL Report 2011

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read This study presents the findings of a quantitative study on the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in Higher Education and Adult Learning Institutions. The study is based on the results of an online … Continue reading →

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Compendium of ICT in Education Networks

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Read This compendium of networks in the field of ICT in education aims at providing stakeholders with a reference, to encourage international and global exchanges and knowledge sharing between organisations sharing similar missions. It identifies the networks active in … Continue reading →

Posted in ICT technologies, Learning network, Network of practice, Networked learning, Networks, OEP, OER, Open education, Open learning, Web 2.0 | Tagged ict, learning communities, learning networks, networks | Leave a comment

Collaborative Creation of Teaching-Learning Sequences and an Atlas of Knowledge

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Viewer The article is about a new online resource, a collaborative portal for teachers, which publishes a network of prerequisites for teaching/learning any concept or an activity. A simple and effective method of collaboratively constructing teaching-learning sequences is presented. The … Continue reading →

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Multichannel Self-organized Learning and Research in Web 2.0 Environments

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Viewer This paper explores the functionalities of the start pages and considers their usefulness for deployment as learning and research environments for self-organized learners. The start pages’ comparative analysis is done according to created criteria, focused on availability of the … Continue reading →

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Horizontal Learning – Background, Practice and Possibility

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Viewer The concept of Horizontal Learning can be explored on two fronts: firstly as part of cultural epistemology and, secondly, as a strategic tool for community development. Horizontal learning practices have come to the fore with the re-emergence and … Continue reading →