{"id":50,"date":"2015-06-17T10:50:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T09:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/greenforum\/?p=50"},"modified":"2023-10-27T10:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:55:59","slug":"promoting-partnerships-among-universities-schools-and-research-centers-for-smart-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/greenforum\/index.php\/2015\/06\/17\/promoting-partnerships-among-universities-schools-and-research-centers-for-smart-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Partnerships among Universities, Schools, and Research Centers for Smart Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexandra Okada, Wednesday 17 June 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

The Open University hosted the 15th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI) on 17-19 June 2015. ICTPI’15 conference brought together leading representatives of academic, business, and government sectors worldwide to present and discuss current and future issues of using science and technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The theme of ICTPI 2015 focuses on ‘ICT and Science in a Complex World’. This event attracted a large audience interested in: Education Futures, Smart Cities, New Economy, Data Security, Energy, and MK: Enterprise Growth. Professor Enrico Motta presented the project MK:Smart, including ‘MK Data Hub’, which supports the acquisition and management of vast amounts of data relevant to city systems from a variety of data sources. Annika Wolff gave a talk on ‘Bringing Smart City Data Skills to Schools’ as part of the MK:smart project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ale Okada introduced the project Urban Inquiries, which is based on various international and national projects. It applies pedagogical approaches such as scientific dilemmas (ENGAGE), data inquiry (MK: Smart), and inquiry-based learning technologies (weSPOT, LiteMap, and nQuire-it). Urban Inquiries aim to support educators and learners to develop authentic inquiry-based projects and promote Responsible Research and Innovation. She also presented the paper developed with Annika Wolff and Alex Mikroyannidis: ‘Promoting partnerships among Universities, schools, and research centres to foster Responsible Research and Innovation for smart citizenship’.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This pilot research discusses three ‘urban inquiries’ projects on: Energy Consumption, Electric Cars, and Solar panels, which were developed by Stantonbury School. This study indicated evidence of co-inquiry-based learning focused on the collaborative construction of scientific questions. It showed how Personal Learning Environments supported young smart learners to develop collective inquiry and share outcomes. Secondary pupils co-authored 3 videos, 3 posters for an international conference, and 1 conference presentation through ‘urban inquiries’.<\/span><\/p>\n

Urban Inquiries, RRI and Partnerships<\/a> from Alexandra Okada <\/a><\/p>\n

Related Links:<\/span><\/p>\n

15th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Urban Inquiries project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ENGAGE – inquiry-based learning OER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

MK:smart portal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

weSPOT – inquiry-based learning technologies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Urban Data School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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