Week 1.5 (Priorities of openness)

1.5 Priorities of openness

OER

Hewlett Foundation - http://www.hewlett.org/

The Hewlett Foundation At A Glance
(as of December 31, 2011)

Total assets: $7.29 billion
Total dollar amount of grants awarded in 2011: $202,844,000
Total estimated dollar amount of grants disbursed in 2011: $353,600,000
Total number of grants awarded in 2011: 591
Average grant amount in 2011: $344,939
Median grant amount in 2011: $125,000
Number of employees: 104

Why no figures for 2012-13?

Well the site isn't being updated but grants still being awarded: http://www.hewlett.org/newsroom/search?program_id=88

 

 

Pedagogy – are different ways of teaching required to make effective use of open education?

 

Question: What is the pedagogy for teaching KS3 programming by making effective use of open education?

 

Learner support – how can learners best be supported in these open models?

How can KS3 programming students best be supported in these open models?

And what are the "Open Models"?

 

Barriers to uptake – what prevents individuals or institutions from either using or engaging with open education - especially for the school I work at?

 

Technology – what technologies are best suited to open approaches?

Quality – how can we assure the quality of open educational content?

w.r.t KS3 programming

Rights – how do we protect the intellectual property of individuals while encouraging wide distribution?

 

Summary 

Learning - Resources - Support