Beyond Open CETL The Open University’s Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Where are we now? Dr Raquel Perry, Faculty of Business & Law, The Open University

Open CETL HEFCE funded initiative Collective of 4 centres, –Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, computing and Technology (COLMSCT CETL) –Personalised Integrated Learning Support (PILS CETL) –Physics Innovations Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (pi CETL) –Practice-Based Professional Learning Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (PBPL CETL )

PBPL CETL Collaboration between 4 Open University faculties; Health & Social Care Education & Language Studies The Business School Institute of Educational Technology Promoting better understanding and use of PBPL and giving learners wider access to excellent PBPL opportunities

PBPL CETL cont/ Generation of ‘practice-learning topics’ (PLTs) through funded projects and investigations and special interest groups Repository of resources in 5 PBPL-related areas; –Assessing practice-based learning –Building professional identity –Developing practice learning materials –Encouraging reflection –Learning in communities Dissemination through events and publication as well as engaging with key stakeholder communities

Where are we now? Refreshed of our research themes Work of PBPL CETL will continue under the revised theme of Innovation in Teaching & Learning (InTeL) in development and delivery of high quality learning experiences Opportunity to pause, reflect and look forward

Aims of the Workshop Open discussion on practice-based learning Share knowledge and experience Learn from each other

Questions for consideration Q1:How do you define practice-based learning in your own context?

Questions cont/ Q2: What approaches to practice-based learning have you adopted? –What factors influenced your decision? –What was it’s impact?

Questions cont/ Q3: Do you think adopting a practice-based learning approach gives an educational institution a competitive advantage?

Next Steps…………. Continue the dialogue on PBL Build a network to exchange ideas and information Look for opportunities for collaborative working in pursuit of further scholarship and research THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING