Leigh-Anne Perryman introduces the course authors

Martin Weller and I have been involved in educational technology for many years. We each bring our own diverse experiences and interests to this course.

I’m the Qualification Director for The Open University’s Masters in Online Teaching. I’ve been an educator for over 20 years and have taught in the arts and education disciplines, in both the further and higher education sectors. I began teaching online when online learning was still in its infancy. My research focuses on openness in education, and the ways in which open educational resources and practices can increase access to quality learning in the developing world. I’m particularly interested in women’s empowerment through open education, as well as the ethics of online research. I’ll be drawing on my teaching and research in Weeks 1, 2 and 3.

Martin Weller is Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University. For many years he was Director of the OER Hub research team, leading a portfolio of projects examining the impact of open educational practices. Martin’s main research has been in open education and digital scholarship. He blogs about this at The Ed Techie, and has authored several books that are available under open licence. Martin will be drawing on his own experiences as a digital scholar and blogger in his exploration of online educator identity in Week 4.

You’ll meet both Martin and I as the course progresses, as well as the facilitator, who will respond to your comments and questions.

Introduction to OpenLearn Create

OpenLearn Create is an innovative leading open educational platform where individuals and organisations can publish their open content, open courses and resources. It is a Moodle platform and has tools for collaboration, reuse and remixing. OpenLearn Create sits alongside OpenLearn where the OU hosts specially designed open content, giving everyone the opportunity to browse, reuse and learn across a world of open learning. 

While OpenLearn hosts only OU content, the projects, content, courses and resources within OpenLearn Create come from a range of providers, not only The Open University, giving you access to rich and varied content that you can study, reuse and remix.

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