Markus Deimann

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  • Another inspiring week at OLNet

    I am in the middle of another inspiring and productive week as a research fellow at the OLNet project. Some of the events I have been part of were:

    • Workshop on use and reuse in Open Educational Resources, entitled „Is reuse the key to sustainable elearning?  Are we any nearer to grasping this Holy Grail?“,  organised by Chris Pegler. Additional information on this issue can be found via the project ORIOLE (Open Resources: Influence on Learners and Educators). Using a rather unconventional medium, printed card, a vivid discussed took place covering factors that facilitate use and reuse of OER.
    • Two in-depth interviews with experts in the field of digital media and OER, Andrew Law and Andy Lane. Both provided detailed insight into distinct aspects of OER, such as learning and education or the economical side of OER. Theses interviews are part of my research to compile empirical evidence for the educational benefits of OER.

    I am also trying to catch up with the MOOC #change 11 course either via twitter or via this blog. Time is passing by real fast these days but using new technologies can certainly facilitate to processes the increasing amount of information and to build meaningful knowledge.

  • My introduction to the MOOC #change11

    The currently running MOOC #change11 is a really amazing learning opportunity. Therefore, I decided to do a little video with a brief introduction of my person and my goals.
    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3U7z777DAs&feature=player_profilepage]

  • SCORE Workshop on CreativeCommons

    I am attending a one day workshop organised by the Suppport Center for Open Resources in Education (SCORE). It will cover legal issues with a focus on CreativeCommons.
    Jason Miles-Campbell starts with the question, what you need to know about copyright for OER. Good news: linking is not a copyright issue. But „Who owns the copyright?“ In general it is the author, however sometime it can be the employer. Several questions related to this were discussed in great detail, such as what happens if I create a learning material during my vacation or after work time. Looking at your working contracts with your institution might help on here.
    One piece of work can be licensed under different CC licences which may become a common thing in the future. It is recommended to use open licence copyright material but be aware of the conditions concerning what you can actually do with it. Open licence does not mean you can do anything with it. Be sure, in case of embedding of a video on your website that you have the right to do it as embedding videos has been regarded as a copyright restricted act.
    Here are the Top 10 Tips of Copyright:
    1 – Facilitation, not Compliance
    2 – Look in the Pantry
    3 – Let Users Deal Fairly
    4 – The Examination Creation
    5 – Licensed to Inspire
    6 – Spread the Licence World
    7 – Make Holdings into Usings
    8 – Seeking permission is not always tough
    9 – Copyright on the Agenda
    10 – Born to Make you Happy
    The remaining parts of the workshop were spent on getting to know CreativeCommons, how to choose the right CC licence and reviewing case studies.
    Overall, a highly interesting but also intense workshop.

  • Persönlicher Lernplan P2PU

    Als Teil meines Forschungsprojekt im Bereich offener Bildungsressourcen nutze ich verschiedene offene Lernformate wie die P2P University. Innovativ daran ist, dass die aus der Pädagogischen Psychologie gut erforschten Modelle des selbstregulierten Lernens nun mit neuen Technologien in einer fördernden Art praktisch umgesetzt werden können. Dies ist zum Beispiel beim Beginn eines jeden Lernprozesses, setzen persönlicher Ziele, bei P2P University wird das Personal Learning Plan genannt, der Fall. Man ist hier also gezwungen, sich an die angebotenen Technologien angepasste Gedanken zu machen. Das spezifische Format verändert sicherlich auch die Art wie selbstgesteuertes Lernen realisiert werden kann.

  • Vortrag auf der Fachtagung Pädagogische Psychologie in Erfurt

    Meine Kollegin, Eva Gronki-Jost präsentierte kürzlich auf der Fachgruppentagung Pädagogische Psychologie einen Vortrag zu unserem Forschungsprojekt, Motivation und Volition in Schule und Hochschule. Zwei aktuelle Studien werden vorgestellt, zum einen aus dem Bereich Schule sowie zum anderen aus dem Bereich Fernlehre. Darin wird der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit willensgestützte Prozesse in Phasen selbstregulierten Lernens empirisch aufgespürt und theoretisch rekonstruiert werden. Ziel ist es daraus Empfehlungen für die pädagogische Praxis abzuleiten.
    Die Folien aus dem Vortrag finden sich hier:

    Vortrag PAEPS Erfurt 2011 [slideshare id=9280182&w=425&h=355&sc=no]

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