A common theme across many openTEL interests is ethics. In 2020 openTEL has initiated a project to better map out the different ethical concerns that surround many different aspects of TEL: from data security to ensuring inclusion and accessibility concerns have been considered. This project is being led by Professor Shailey Minocha, Dr Victoria Murphy, and Professor Eileen Scanlon. Planned activities include:
Creating an online environment for inter-disciplinary discussions on ethics in TEL research at the Open University
Attending various TEL ethics related events
Organising an Evidence Cafe, bringing together various experts on TEL and ethics to map out areas of focus
Publishing guidelines on ethical considerations in TEL
If you would like to get involved in the project please send an email to opentel@open.ac.uk.
The Open and Inclusive SIG was joined this month by Huw Alexander, managing director of textBOX, Jenny Moakes, a production manager in the OU’s FASS department, and Andrew Whitehead from the OU’s design team. Both Huw and Jenny talked about creating more accesible educational materials using textBOX’s focus|LOCUS method for creating accessible descriptions of images and living paintings respectively. Continue reading Open and Inclusive SIG→
September 2019 saw a great session by the Assessment and Feedback openTEL SIG. Dr. Jan Kowal discussed a hot topic in assessment and feedback. His verdict? Exams “could do better”.