You may choose to take part in the weekly Guest Speaker sessions separately since they’re interesting people and topics, and it’s not necessary to be participating in the full course to find them relevant.

This is a MOOC, a massive open online course, in which SCoPE is a partner. It is developed by the HEA/JISC-funded OpenLine Project at Oxford Brookes University. You can find out more at the Brookes University site.

Guest speakers include:

• Rhona Sharpe, “Welcome to the course – and – An introduction to open academic practice.” Wednesday 23 May 2012, 1500 BST
• Frances Bell, “The role of openness by academics in the transformation of their teaching and learning practices.” Wednesday 30 May 2012, 1500 BST
• Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner, “Theory, pedagogy, and identity in higher-education teaching.” Wednesday 06 June, 2012, 1500 BST
• Dave White, ”The impact on teachers of open educational resources and open academic practice in the digital university.” Wednesday 13 June, 2012, 1500 BST