Participatory Research

Shared challenges give a structure for the collective intelligence of the community and an opportunity to participate in OLnet research.

Research projects

OLnet has a portfolio of research projects to provide an infrastructure for the network:

  • Integrating pedagogies and technologies that support individual learning and group knowledge building.
  • Learning design of Open Educational Resources.
  • The OER effectiveness cycle.
  • Connecting with Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Projects achieve

  • The provision of research outcomes that enable discussions and enhance practices.
  • A pool of resources that exemplifies combined pedagogical approaches for the use and reuse of OER.
  • Capacity building in the areas of methods, design and evaluation for teachers.
  • Insight into OER use in challenging contexts.

Promoting research infrastructure and enabling community engagement