Key Questions
- Open learning for whom?
- How do we create more equitable systems for publishing and participation in research and curriculum so that more voices and perspectives can be shared?
- How do bridge awareness gaps among higher education institutions that represent different sectors and content users/producers?
- How do we portray ourselves as part of the reform movement in higher education, so that when institutions/funders prioritize equity/teaching & learning, etc., they can point to this work in open learning? How do we describe open as a mechanism to address needs and priorities of education systems?
- Access to what? We have always assumed access to content. What about access to people, institutions, teaching practices, experiences?
- How do we develop accessible learning resources that meet the needs of every student?
Who’s here?
- Research libraries
- Elite institutions
- Organizations that lead and support key open networks
- Funders
Who’s missing?
- Learners- formal and nonformal
- Faculty
- Public libraries
- Non-elite institutions
- Middle and south US
- Global maybe - but will require a much larger working group
- Students from CSU and CCCs
- National Federation for the Blind
- National Federation of the Deaf
- Inclusive Design Research Centre
Potential Work Products and Project Ideas (define/evolve in consultation with missing participants and find out what is valuable to them)
- Open to coming up with concrete projects that reflect the issues highlighted in this working group ...
- Learning circles at community libraries to bridge the gap from nonformal to formal education