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An investigation into social learning activities by practitioners in open educational practices
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, Welten Institute, Open University, The Netherlands ; , Eindhoven School of Education, Eindhoven University of Technology ; , Welten Institute, Open University, The Netherlands ; , , Leicester University ; , Welten Institute, Open University, The Netherlands

IRRODL Volume 15, Number 4, ISSN 1492-3831 Publisher: Athabasca University Press

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By investigating how educational practitioners participate in activities around open educational practices (OEP), this paper aims at contributing to an understanding of open practices and how these practitioners learn to use OEP. Our research is guided by the following hypothesis: Different social configurations support a variety of social learning activities. The social configuration of OEPs is investigated by an operationalization into the dimensions (1) practice, (2) domain, (3) collective identity, and (4) organization. The results show how practitioners of six different OEPs learn, while acting and collaborating through a combination of offline and online networks. The findings of our study lead to practical implications on how to support participation in OEP, and thereby stimulate learning in (online) networks of OEP.

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Schreurs, B., Van den Beemt, A., Prinsen, F., Witthaus, G., Conole, G. & de Laat, M. (2014). An investigation into social learning activities by practitioners in open educational practices. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 15(4),. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved May 22, 2022 from .

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