Advantages & disadvantages of openness

When considering adopting open practice, one way to approach it is to consider the advantages and disadvantages it offers. Open practice brings a number of benefits, depending on the particular task at hand. These include:

Social media and the student experience — a reflection on open communication in Higher Education.

During the Open Knowledge in Higher Education (OKHE) course unit, the aspect of my current practice that I have reflected upon the most is my School’s use of social media, and in particular our use of Facebook groups, to share…

An open alternative to Blackboard

I’ve written this post as an example of what you might produce for your assessments. The tone for an online blog piece is less formal than an academic paper and, in the case of the second assessment, includes personal reflections on your chosen area of exploration. In…

The academic publishing industry: Reflections from an OKHE course participant

Open Knowledge in Higher Education (OKHE) has generated discussion around a number of interesting themes. Some discussion elements — principally the continued evolution of Open Educational…

Replacing ‘disposable assignments’ for ‘open assignments’: a solution to increase student experience and engagement.

Reflection since first blog (#OKHE1)

What are people saying about Sci-Hub?

A selection of opinions on the ‘Robin Hood of Science’

Discussing Openness in Education

with Professor Richard Reece