Project Details:
ATELIER-D
Achieving Transformation, Enhanced Learning and Innovation through Educational Resources in Design
This two-year project engages seven academic staff plus assistant and steering group in the construction of a virtual atelier that combines well-established practice in art and design education with new opportunities presented by ICT to create a powerful new approach to learning and teaching design. It is founded on the delivery of three core Open University design courses (at Levels 1, 2 and 3) and their integration in a new design programme. The project platform will be OpenLearn, the Open University’s open content initiative plus other elements of the VLE and Web 2.0 tools.
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Funding period:November 2008 to October 2010
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Organisations: The Open University |
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| Compendium |
exploring potential with tutors, customized version Compendium DS built for project
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using for course delivery
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| Elluminate |
using for course delivery
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| Second LIfe |
using for course delivery
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| Flickr |
using for course delivery
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| cloudworks |
using to share resources - see comnents
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| Ning |
Using for programme networking
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| Googlewave |
Investigating for tutor2tutor communication
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| Open Design Studio |
Custom built photo sharing site for OU Design programmes
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| Cloudworks |
Project created 2 clouds for project discussion and development
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| Google Docs |
Used for survey submission and collation
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| Googlewave |
Trial for tutor communication
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| Jing |
Used to create and share videos on software used in project e.g. Compendium
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Comments:
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2011-01-14 13:11:03
Scalability and usability were key to the effectiveness of technologies used by the OU - both for students and staff. Different levels of support are required which can prove problematic. The Open Design Studio has created interest within the wider Design community. The final report includes useful tables on the effectiveness/scalability of each technology used in the project.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2010-05-25 13:49:35
Some evidence that their students prefer the paired down interfaces provided in the OU Design Studio than openly available tools such as flickr.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2010-05-25 13:48:41
There is interest from Birmingham and Leicester Uni's in the Open Design Studio. The OU can offer limited hosting support but team need to discuss further their options re this and decide if this will be offered as an open tool. Links are being sent to OSS watch for information on open source developments.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2010-05-25 13:46:58
Have a paid subscription for ning so weren't affected by recent changes to model.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:15:43
Open Design Studio ODS is not integrated into the main OU VLE yet. Discussed possibilities of developing some kind of widget link and RSS feeds out as no external log-ins are allowed at the moment.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:14:25
Development of Open Design Studio well underway. It is quite flickr like with a photosharing interface, pinboard areas for comments/captions, info for each block of learning, individual/group/communities spaces.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:12:17
Starting to use Cloudworks with tutors to share resources within a learning design environment
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:11:41
Familiarization with technology still an issue for students. They have tutorials but the team are still finding issues about how to introduce technologies and for them to naturally embedded and not "bolt-ons".
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:10:06
Team have recognised the difficulty in engaging students with different types of technologies and the issues of more social based technologies (such as FB) and more traditional content based ones.
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:08:20
Scalability for some of their technologies is a concern - particularly Second Life if they have to use it with +1,000 students - no solutions as yet
Posted by SheilaMacneill at 2009-12-15 14:05:38
Project at halfway point of so have completed half of their pilot CDIs (course delivery innovations) and now moving to 2nd phase of PDIs (programme delivery innovations)
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