{"id":186,"date":"2020-08-19T14:07:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-H818\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T12:50:03","slug":"the-ou-h818-the-networked-practitioner-online-conference-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-H818\/index.php\/the-ou-h818-the-networked-practitioner-online-conference-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The OU H818 \u2018The Networked Practitioner\u2019 Online Conference 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2021 conference took place on 11-15 February 2021.<\/p>\n

The H818 \u2018The Networked Practitioner\u2019 online module was part of the MA Online and Distance Education programme run by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at the Open University UK. This online conference was presented using the Open University\u2019s Online Rooms, powered by Adobe Connect.<\/p>\n

Each H818 student contributed a short presentation to the conference and there were 3 invited keynote presentations.<\/p>\n

This page features the conference programme, which includes links to the abstracts and posters for each of the students’ presentations and keynotes, upon which you are invited to ask questions or make comments.<\/p>\n

Registration<\/h2>\n

Access to the conference sessions was limited to H818 participants, MA ODE (and constituent module) students, alumni and staff, and IET and WELS staff.<\/p>\n

Conference Programme<\/h2>\n
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Session 1: Thursday 11th February (Times given are GMT)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Start Time<\/th>\nEnd Time<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\nPresentation Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
09:00<\/td>\n09:30<\/td>\nDr Tim Coughlan<\/a><\/td>\nKEYNOTE:\u00a0Designing inclusive and creative technologies for learning<\/strong>This talk will introduce several technology enhanced learning projects which aimed to tackle barriers to learning for particular groups. These are used to illustrate and reflect on some underlying principles, such as the potential of facilitating small acts of creativity, and the importance of focusing on accessibility from the early stages of design.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30<\/td>\n09:45<\/td>\nSarah Dalton<\/td>\nIs there a need to help prospective nurses with work-related phobia?<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

09:45<\/td>\n10:00<\/td>\nNicki Taverner<\/td>\nEncouraging the formation of Communities of Practice in online learning<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00<\/td>\n10:15<\/td>\nMachiko Ohta<\/td>\nKnowledge Flow: Vertical to Horizontal: Exploring blended learning guidelines to turn a silent class into a workable Community of Practice<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15<\/td>\n10:30<\/td>\nFrazer Ng’Oma<\/td>\n\n

Transitioning from traditional teaching to online teaching: A Guide for teachers in developing countries (A case for Malawi)<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:30<\/td>\n10:45<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45<\/td>\n11:00<\/td>\nLevi Nwankwo<\/td>\n\n

Assessment of Teacher Perception of the Affordances of Open Educational Resources in Education in Emergencies: A Case of Northeast Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11:00<\/td>\n11:15<\/td>\nKerry Summers<\/td>\nTotal Physical Response (TPR) approach to language learning. Educatin’ through gesticulatin’. An open workshop for language teachers.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15<\/td>\n11:30<\/td>\nIrene Hossack<\/td>\n\n

Open Educational Practice: Using Virtual Spaces to Meet in a Book<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11:30<\/td>\n11:45<\/td>\nMoses Mukasa<\/td>\nThe role of mobile learning in supporting Community Health Workers’ continuous learning: A case study of a Village Health Teams (VHT) training app<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45<\/td>\n12:00<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00<\/td>\n12:15<\/td>\nAlison Gilmour<\/td>\nExploring the challenge of embedding wellbeing in the curriculum through open pedagogy.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15<\/td>\n12:30<\/td>\nCharles Zulu<\/td>\nSupporting teacher continuing professional growth through MOOCs and OER: Participants’ experiences and user stories<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30<\/td>\n12:45<\/td>\nSarah Alcock<\/td>\n\n

Beyond Academia: Joe Wicks “The Body Coach” \u2013 An Innovative and Commercial Open Education Practitioner<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

12:45<\/td>\n13:00<\/td>\nAdam Ford<\/td>\n\n

Goldilocks and the Confused Parents<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

13:00<\/td>\n13:15<\/td>\nAnhha Chowdhury<\/td>\nAuthentic Learning in the Digital Age<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:15<\/td>\n13:30<\/td>\nArjunan Arul<\/td>\n\n
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Navigating the court system:\u00a0<\/span>An introduction to the small claims court for non lawyers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Session 2: Saturday 13th February (Times given are GMT)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Start Time<\/th>\nEnd Time<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\nPresentation Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00<\/td>\n13:30<\/td>\nProfessor Martin Weller<\/a><\/td>\nKEYNOTE: Metaphors of EdTech.<\/strong>
\nExploring why metaphors are both a useful and potentially misleading way of thinking about educational technology. A number of metaphors will be proposed and analysed which demonstrate how metaphors can shape our thinking and help us view educational technology from different perspectives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:30<\/td>\n13:45<\/td>\nDeclan Hurley<\/td>\n\n

The Benefits of and the Barriers to Implementing Open Education as Reported by Science Educators. <\/span>A Global Perspective.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

13:45<\/td>\n14:00<\/td>\nAveril Armstrong<\/td>\n\n

Connecting a dispersed faith community using Teams<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

14:00<\/td>\n14:15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:15<\/td>\n14:30<\/td>\nMcLean McIntosh<\/td>\nMobile Blogging – A Course For Educators <\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

14:30<\/td>\n14:45<\/td>\nDianne Johnson<\/td>\n\n

The age of the flexible course: Implementing more flexible delivery modes for AAT courses in a UK Further Education College<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

14:45<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:00<\/td>\n15:15<\/td>\nClare Choak<\/td>\n\n

OERs: Inclusion, diversity and culturally appropriate material<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15:15<\/td>\n15:30<\/td>\nJennifer Mattschey<\/td>\nUsing Open Educational Practices and Resources and Psychology: Barriers and how to overcome them<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:30<\/td>\n15:45<\/td>\nKevin Watson<\/td>\n\n

Openness in Education: Utilising Podcasting to provide quality Corporate Learning in the 3<\/span>rd<\/sup> Sector in Scotland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15:45<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\nStephanie Akinwoya<\/td>\n\n

Safe Space: A website for mental health education using OER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

16:00<\/td>\n16:15<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:15<\/td>\n16:30<\/td>\nRebecca Hobbs<\/td>\nHumour in eLearning: Making Sure Everyone Is In On The Joke<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

16:30<\/td>\n16:45<\/td>\nNathalie Stirland<\/td>\nTinkering with Hybrid Apps to Develop Digital Competence in ACL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:45<\/td>\n17:00<\/td>\nAlison Green<\/td>\n\n

Scientific inquiry in secondary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Arduino Science Journal app<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

17:00<\/td>\n17:15<\/td>\nNorma Judge<\/td>\n\n

Counteracting \u201cFake News\u201d in \u201cOpen Education\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

17:15<\/td>\n17:30<\/td>\nEvan Flockhart<\/td>\n\n

Learning from a Dystopian Environmental Future in Virtual Reality<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Session 3: Monday 15th February (Times given are GMT)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Start Time<\/th>\nEnd Time<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\nPresentation Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
18:30<\/td>\n19:00<\/td>\nLorna Campbell<\/a><\/td>\nKEYNOTE: Open for Good \u2013 open education and knowledge equity for all<\/strong>
\nThis talk will provide a broad overview of the global open education\u00a0movement, highlighting how open\u00a0education and OER can\u00a0improve access to open knowledge, widen participation, create new\u00a0opportunities and help to achieve the\u00a0United Nations Sustainable Development\u00a0Goal 4 to ensure\u00a0inclusive and equitable quality education and promote\u00a0lifelong learning opportunities for all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19:00<\/td>\n19:15<\/td>\nRobin Wilkinson<\/td>\n\n

Developing an E-Learning Community of Practice for the Ministry of Defence (MOD)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

19:15<\/td>\n19:30<\/td>\nElizabeth Mills<\/td>\nCurating Open Education Resources for Pharmacist Clinical Decision Making<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19:30<\/td>\n19:45<\/td>\nMark Souter<\/td>\nThe Surviving Sociology Teaching Network<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19:45<\/td>\n20:00<\/td>\nJohn Okewole<\/td>\n\n

Awareness and Adoption of Open Education: A case study of Teacher Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

20:00<\/td>\n20:15<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:15<\/td>\n20:30<\/td>\nBrendan Clarke<\/td>\nChallenging the Digital Divide For Adults experiencing Learning Disabilities<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:30<\/td>\n20:45<\/td>\nHazel Church<\/td>\n\n

A descriptive case study into the openness of three FutureLearn courses.<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

20:45<\/td>\n21:00<\/td>\nAlexandra Hayward<\/td>\nCan we teach clinical skills virtually?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21:00<\/td>\n21:15<\/td>\nVicky Devaney<\/td>\n\n

A needle in a haystack: A curation of resources to exemplify flipped learning.<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

21:15<\/td>\n21:30<\/td>\nBREAK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21:30<\/td>\n21:45<\/td>\nPaul Shore<\/td>\n\n

Evaluati<\/span>on of<\/span> Open Educational Resources for use in Clinical Science Education: <\/span>Towards a Medical School Policy on the use of Open Educational Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

21:45<\/td>\n22:00<\/td>\nHelen Ghodbane<\/td>\nEducational Escape<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22:00<\/td>\n22:15<\/td>\nOlivia Rowland<\/td>\n\n

The virtual biscuit tin: creating a community of practice for learning designers in lockdown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

22:15<\/td>\n22:30<\/td>\nRebecca Harnett<\/td>\nPurls of wisdom.<\/a><\/p>\n

Presentation Star Award winner!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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