Craig, Hello. Thank you for this interesting and thoughtful posting.
To kick things off I would like to gather your thoughts on the notion of “Open Source Teaching” that was introduced in James Dalziel's posting Learning Design and Open Source Teaching, which marries OSS in terms of the “learning code” that underlies learning design and OER in terms on the content that is part of the learning design.
I ask this because of your treatment of “programme differentiators,”
These “customer” facing functions are what will allow one HEI to differentiate itself from theothers, and the development of a powerful, distinct brand. Some of these functions include:
- Course design and some aspects of course development
- Teaching, tutoring, facilitation of student learning
- Marketing and Communication
It is for the effective delivery of these two first functions why involvement in the FLOSS communities will matter so much for HEIs. For a large, traditional university with a well-establishedfull-time faculty interested in teaching, much like the UWI is, it would make very little sense tooutsource course design or teaching, tutoring, or facilitation of student learning, since . . . .
coupled with the impact of customization that you value in FLOSS, and the economic benefits of FLOSS that you note in your posting. Are you applying the principles of FLOSS to course design, development, and teaching? Are you or your colleagues at UWI involved with using and developing open educational resources or with Learning Design as defined by James Dalziel? Thanks. Ken
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