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December 4th, 2008
I had a very interesting discussion yesterday with Jackie Baker of the Open University. We talked first about CPDFind and how the OU want to be able to do even more with the system. They currently offer over 50 opportunities through CPDFind and the CPD Team are grateful for their support. The fact that they have over 600 more waiting to go on the system is very gratifying and we will do all we can to facilitate this!
We also had a conversation about OpenLearn, OU’s learning portal. What is on offer is quite impressive:
- Openlearn had over 3 million visitors in the last 2 years and they have recently launched OpenLearn Scotland
- It contains 5000+ hours of learning
- They have a dedicated Labspace with another 3000 hours of discontinued learning materials, where members can ‘do their own thing!’
- A Knowledge Media Institute for those interested in the future of learning
We look forward to continuing the discussion with Jackie and her colleagues to make these high-quality resources more visible to educators in Scotland.
We would love to hear from you if you or colleagues have used these resources for CPD. Please leave a comment!