An open learning event for professionals who teach in higher education

Chrissi Nerantzi (MMU) & Sue Beckingham (SHU) together with many facilitators

13-17 July 2015

Where did FOS come from?• Little OER (Weller, 2014)• Disruptive, grass-roots

initiative• Collaborative in nature• To bring practitioners

together, share practices, ideas and find ways to collaborate

• Play and experiment with pedagogical ideas

• Feeling less lonely!!!

5 days, 5 broader topics

1. Digital literary and identity

2. Flexible pedagogies3. Supporting learning4. Communities and

collaboration5. Open education

5 days, 5 broader topics

1. Digital literary and identity2. Flexible pedagogies3. Supporting learning4. Communities and collaboration5. Open education

a playful enquiry-based approach

Contributed by Neil Withnell

Created by Ellie Livermore

voice by Ellie Livermore & Dr Sam Illingworth

anonymous stories from FDOL collection

FISh, developed for FDOL (Nerantzi & Uhlin, 2012)

The 5C framework for social learning

5C linear visualisation Nerantzi & Beckingham, August 2014)

5C non-linear visualisation Nerantzi & Beckingham, August 2014)

Developed from a thematic framework for BYOD4L into a pedagogic framework

Open to collect until the end of September 2015

FOS has been peer reviewed by

Our private facilitator space to co-ordinate FOS activities and support each other

FOS collaborators

• 2 organisers• 7 facilitators

from 5 institutions

• 1 peer reviewer

• 1 artist (animations)

• 2 voice over (for animations)

Debbie Baff

Facilitators hangout

Neil Withnell

Synchronous & asynchronous participation

DAY 1

https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=49364

Day 1

DAY 2

Tony Burke http://tonyburkemakingconnections.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/digital-literacy-and-identity-fos-day-1.html

Ian Tindal http://ii-learning.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/thoughts-on-first-day-of-fos-course.html

Damian Keil https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7LjVjb7i1vcfm15Z3JSNW95MGFVLXh5SWhzZmh6QnZZSTduQTJnakNfSDJzSjhWR1RfZzQ&usp=drive_web

https://debbaffled.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/fos4l-making-activity-places-that-i-visit-online/

https://isobelgowerslearning.wordpress.com/fos-2015/day-1-digital-literacy-and-identity/

https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=49466

Day 2

DAY 3

http://teresa-nextsteps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/flexible-pedagogies-fos4l.html

http://blog.cpjobling.me/2015/07/15/fos4l/

https://odalyfos.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/day-2-activities/

https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=49551

Day 3

DAY 4

Bex Lewis http://drbexl.co.uk/2015/07/flexible-open-social-learning-supporting-learning-fos4l/ Matthew Sullivan http://www.kissingthegilamonster.com/fos-

gets-less-foggy/

Sara Houston https://sarahouston.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/shift-dancing-learning-teaching-researching-reflecting/

https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=49669

Day 4

DAY 5

Sara Houston https://sarahouston.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/fos4l-flexible-open-social-learning-july-2015-part-2/

https://www.pixton.com/embed/ednkdsq7

https://www.pixton.com/embed/68ucp7y0

Teresa MacKinnon http://teresa-nextsteps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/open-education-fos4l-getting-creative.html

GIANT hangout 17 July 15

About FOS: “I like the intensity”, “disorganised, not highly structured. But lack of structure was its strength”, “chaotic structure”, “time was an issue”

We had a fab time with you all. The

recording will remain private, due

to the personal nature of what we

shared.

Day 5No

#FOSchat

Wordpress stats

Wordpress stats (12 July – 18 July)

Visitors from 21

countries

Google + community members 1-2-3-4-5

Day Google + community

just before FOS started 61

End of Day 1 98

Day 2 104

Day 3 111

Day 4 115

Day 5 115

@FOS4L Twitter 1-2-3-4-5

Day (around noon)

tweets following followers

Day 1 51 57 63

Day 2 119 142 88

Day 3 162 152 100

Day 4 215 155 110

Day 5 231 155 111

An open learning event for professionals who teach in higher education

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Thank you for joining us and keep in touch! The FOS team