Professor Patrick Mc Andrew

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Open Learning Network (OLnet)

An international research hub for aggregating, sharing, debating and improving OER

Countries affiliated

Nigeria

Mauritius

Malawi

Kenya

Ghana

Zambia

Uganda

Tanzania

Sudan

South Africa

Rwanda

Offers

Numerous tools

A visual tool

A social networking tool

A collective intelligence tool

A website to share information about OER research

Aims

Looks at other influences

Gathering methods on research and learning in an open world

Tackles gathering evidence for effective OER

Professor Patrick McAndrew

Authored

Jounal articles

Conference item

Book chapter

Books

Other OER projects

OER research hub

OLnet Teacher Education from across Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA)

To find evidence on how openess work across the world

Bridge to Success

Offers free, open educational resources

Open Learn

Provides open and free learning

Main research interests

Ways to structure material for reuse and approaches to enabling learning and sharing knowledge using networks through the enabling action of openness

Professional details

He designed web-based courses

Programme Lead for the learning in an open world research

Researching and evaluating learner and provider issues in the use of open content and free educational resources

Work experience

Chair in Open Education in 2012

Associate Director (Learning and Teaching) (2009-2011)

Head of Centre for Information Technology in Education (2002-2005)

Professor of Open Education in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University

Manager at ICBL from 1995

System Manager at ICBL in 1991

Lecturer in the Computer Science department at Heriot-Watt University

Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University in 1986

Educational details

PHD in computer vision

Degree in Mathematics

Supported by the Flora and William Hewlett Foundation, Partnership between the Open University, UK and Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Five key areas

Dissemination

Research

Infrastructure

Fellowships

Management