Open Data as Open Educational Resources – Case Studies: Call for Participation
From the call:
The Context:
Open Data is invaluable to support researchers, but we contend that open datasets used as Open Educational Resources (OER) can also be invaluable asset for teaching and learning. The use of real datasets can enable a series of opportunities for students to collaborate across disciplines, to apply quantitative and qualitative methods, to understand good practices in data retrieval, collection and analysis, to participate in research-based learning activities which develop independent research, teamwork, critical and citizenship skills. (For more detail please see: http://education.okfn.org/the-21st-centurys-raw-material-using-open-data-as-open-educational-resources)
The Call:
We are inviting individuals and teams to submit case studies describing experiences in the use of open data as open educational resources. Proposals are open to everyone who would like to promote good practices in pedagogical uses of open data in an educational context. The selected case studies will be published in a open e-book (CC_BY_NC_SA) hosted by Open Knowledge Foundation Open Education Group http://education.okfn.org by mid September 2015.
Participation in the call requires the submission of a short proposal describing the case study (of around 500 words), all proposal must be written in English, however, the selected authors will have the opportunity to submit the case both in English and another language, as our aim is to support the adoption of good practices in the use of open data in different countries.
Key dates:
- Deadline for submission of proposals (approx. 500 words): 28th June
- Notification to accepted proposals: 5th of July
- Draft case study submitted for review (1500 – 2000 words): 26th of July
- Publication-ready deadline: 16th of August
- Publication date: September 2015
If you have any questions or comments please contact us by filling the “contact the editors” box at the end of this form
Javiera Atenas https://twitter.com/jatenas
Leo Havemann https://twitter.com/leohavemann
Use of open data implies a readiness to further the use of open data. One way to honor that implied obligation is to share with others your successes and just as importantly, any failures in the use of open data in an educational context.
All too often we hear only a steady stream of success stories and we wonder where others drew such perfect students, assistants, and clean data that underlies their success. Never realizing that their students, assistants and data are no better and no worse than ours. The regular mis-steps, false starts, outright wrong paths are omitted in the story telling. For times’ sake no doubt.
If you can, do participate in this effort, even if you only have a success story to relate. 😉