Open Education Special Interest Group

The Open Education SIG (OESIG) was established in March 2012.

Education has the power to transform lives but too often access is restricted. Among those excluded are those who lack the right qualifications, who cannot pay the fees or who are unable to accommodate a fixed schedule. The Open Education movement seeks to remove barriers to education by freely sharing educational resources and adopting open educational practices.

Remit

The remit of this SIG is to support, develop, sustain and influence policy in open education.

Officers

Co Chairs: Teresa MacKinnon and Vivien Rolfe
Secretary: Terry Loane

Committee:

Ella Mitchell
Debbie Baff
Sarah Bridgman
Alastair Clark
Debbie Holley
Alex Fenlon
Terese Bird
Terry Loane
Pete Collins
Paul Booth
Paul Richardson

Get involved

To join the SIG, please sign up to the mailing list:

https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/OPENEDSIG

Continue the conversation on twitter using #openedsig

We also encourage you to sign-up to the commitment to Open Education which can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/score/make-commitment-open-education

*NEW* The Open Education SIG now has a dedicated blog and community space. Visit the Open Ed Blog here: https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/

Forthcoming OESIG Webinars

Thursday 22 September, 2016, 12.30PM - 1.30PM: Open Principles in Education - Bridging Bridges, Empowering communities

Suchith Anand, Nottingham University, will discuss "Open Principles in Education - Bridging Bridges, Empowering communities". Discussion will also focus on open ed survey results and plans, including OEP for sustainability.

Details of forthcoming webinars organised by the OESIG will appear here.