By Frances Bell for FSLT12

1. The role of Openness by
Academics in the Transformation
of their Teaching and Learning
Practices
By Frances Bell, Salford Business School and #fslt12 participants

2. CCL http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/2090522913/
Outside looking in

3. CCL http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/6060482782/
Inside looking out - I can see the sky

4. CCL http://www.flickr.com/photos/kikishua/5390820253/
Listening to and
telling stories
Film, images,
Window on the world texts
reading
Live projects
trips
Work placement
art
International
classrooms
Show and tell

5. How can openness benefit my practice?

6. How can openness benefit my practice?

7. What risks are presented by open academic practice?

8. What risks are presented by open academic practice?

10. What impact is your participation in #fslt12 having onyour
personalnetwork?

11. An expert in openness?
learned at school
Still learning on Wall St
What role can openness play in learners’ practice?

12. What role can openness play in learners’ practice?

13. Last thoughts?

14. A thought to share?
 I prefer to think of openness as a
default option that can be turned off,
not as a zealot’s precept
 In other words- apply as required
and learn from experience

15. References
 (pre-reading)
http://francesbell.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/comparin
g-twopublication-channels-academic-journals-and-
blogs/
 YouTube as a Repository: The Creative Practice of
Students as Producers of Open Educational Resources
http://www.eurodl.org/?p=special&sp=articles&article=456