Journal articles and book chapters
2021
Witthaus, G. & Ryan, G. (2021). ‘Supported mobile learning in the “Third Spaces” between formal and non-formal education for displaced people’, in J. Traxler & H. Crompton (Eds). Critical Mobile Pedagogy: Cases of Inclusion, Development, and Empowerment (pp. 76-88). New York: Routledge. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Mobile-Pedagogy-Cases-of-Digital-Technologies-and-Learners-at/Traxler-Crompton/p/book/9780367204570
2020
Witthaus, G. & Ryan, G. (2020). Supported mobile learning in the “Third Spaces” between non-formal and formal education for displaced people. Zenodo [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4293565. [CC-BY-SA]
Wilson, A., Wilson, C. & Witthaus, G. (2020). Using a Community of Practice in Higher Education: Understanding the Demographics of Participation and Impact on Teaching. International Journal of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education. 32(1), pp. 39-48. Available at: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/past2.cfm?v=32&i=1.
Charitonos, K., Albuerne Rodriguez, C., Witthaus, G. and Bossu, C. (2020). Advancing Social Justice for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK: An Open Education Approach to Strengthening Capacity through Refugee Action’s Frontline Immigration Advice Project. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1), p.11. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jime.563
Witthaus, G. (2020). Talking across the Chasm: Opening up Higher Education in the Knowledge Economy. Book chapter in Conrad, D. and Prinsloo, P. (Eds.) Open(ing) Education: Theory and Practice (pp. 72-100). Leiden/Boston: Brill. [Open access preprint available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3670623]
2019
Pond, K., Lambert, S., & Witthaus, G. (2019). ‘Making a difference with Lecture Capture? Providing evidence for research-informed policy’, The International Journal of Management Education, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2019.100323
2018
Witthaus, G. (2018) Talking across the Chasm: Opening up Higher Education against the Policy Backdrop of the Knowledge Economy [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3670623
Witthaus, G. (2018) ‘Findings from a Case Study on Refugees Using MOOCs to (Re)enter Higher Education’, OpenPraxis, 10(4). Available at: https://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/issue/view/33/showToc
Witthaus, G. (ed.) (2018) Refugees’ Educational Resources ( RefER ) Project Final Report. Milton Keynes: The Open University. Available at http://www.open.ac.uk/research/sites/www.open.ac.uk.research/files/files/Documents/RefER%20Project%20Final%20Report.pdf
Creelman, A. and Witthaus, G. (2018) ‘Facilitated MOOC support – closed bubbles in an open sea’, in EADTU, Jansen, D., and Konings, L. (eds) The 2018 OpenupEd Trend Report on MOOCs. Maastricht: European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, pp. 31–34. Available at http://www.openuped.eu/15-english-content/news/263-the-2018-openuped-trend-report-on-moocs
2016
Witthaus, G., Padilla, B., Guàrdia, L. and Campillo, C. (2016) Next Generation Pedagogy: IDEAS for Online and Blended Higher Education. Final report of the FUTURA (Future of University Teaching: Update and a Roadmap for Advancement) project. Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Available at: http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/handle/10609/51441
Witthaus, G., Inamorato dos Santos. A., Childs, M., Tannhäuser, A., Conole, G., Nkuyubwatsi, B., Punie, Y. (2016) Validation of Non-formal MOOC-based Learning: An Analysis of Assessment and Recognition Practices in Europe (OpenCred). EUR 27660 EN; doi:10.2791/809371. Available at: http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC96968/lfna27660enn.pdf
2015
Witthaus, G., Childs, M., Nkuyubwatsi, B., Conole, G., Inamorato Dos Santos, A. and Punie, Y. (2015). An Assessment-Recognition Matrix for Analysing Institutional Practices in the Recognition of Open Learning. eLearning Papers, January(40), pp.32–42. Available at: http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/Assessment-certification-and-quality-assurance-in-open-learning_From-field_40_1?paper=164347.
Witthaus, G. and Robinson, C. (2015). Lecture Capture Literature Review: A review of the literature from 2012-2015, 27 October 2015. Centre for Academic Practice, Loughborough University. Available at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/cap/tel/tools/.
2014
McGreal, R., Conrad, D., Murphy, A., Witthaus, G. and Mackintosh, W. (2014). ‘Formalising informal learning: Assessment and accreditation challenges within disaggregated systems’ in Open Praxis Vol. 6, No. 2. http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/114
Schreurs, B., Van den Beemt, A., Prinsen, F., De Laat, M., Witthaus, G. and Conole, G. (2014). ‘Investigating the social configuration of a community to understand how networked learning activities take place: The OERu case study’, in Networked Learning Conference Proceedings, April 2014. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fss/organisations/netlc/past/nlc2014/abstracts/schreurs.htm
2013
Murphy, A. and Witthaus, G. (2013). ‘Findings from a survey of openness in assessment and accreditation practices in post-secondary institutions’. Working paper commissioned by Athabasca University. http://auspace.athabascau.ca/handle/2149/3336
2012
Bird, T. and Witthaus, G. (2012). ‘iTunes U and the OERu: Two Different Ways to Reach the World’. Unpublished paper for Higher Education Academy and JISC. http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance/projects/toucans/Case%20Study%20-%20mass%20models%20for%20OERs_final.pdf/view
Hawkridge, D., Armellini, A., Nie, M., Witthaus, G. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2012). Digital audio for asynchronous interactive learning in curriculum design at an English university. Book chapter in Jia, J. (Ed.) Educational stages and interactive learning: from kindergarten to workplace training (pp. 468-484). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Nie, M., Witthaus,. G., Conole, G. and Armellini, A. (2012). ‘Learning Design Workshops at the University of Leicester: OULDI Carpe Diem 7Cs Pilot Workshops’ – Final Report for JISC. http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OULDI/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Leicester-Pilots_FINAL.pdf
Witthaus, G. (2012) The OER university: from vision to reality. In Okada, A. (ed) (2012) Book chapter in Open Educational Resources and Social Networks: Co-learning and Professional Development. Scholio Educational Research & Publishing. Milton Keynes. Creative Commons License 3.0. http://oer.kmi.open.ac.uk/?page_id=2343.
2011
Nie, M., Armellini, A., Witthaus, G. & Barklamb, K. (2011). How do e-book readers enhance learning opportunities for distance work-based learners? ALT-J, Research in Learning Technology, 19(1), 19-38. http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/17104
Nikoi, S., Rowlett, T., Armellini, A. & Witthaus, G. (2011). CORRE: A framework for evaluating and transforming teaching materials into Open Educational Resources. Open Learning, 26(3), 191-207. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680513.2011.611681#.VKvuoGSsX0p
2010
Hawkridge, D., Armellini, A., Nikoi, S., Rowlett, T. & Witthaus, G. (2010). Curriculum, intellectual property rights and open educational resources in British universities and beyond. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 22(3), 162-176. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12528-010-9036-1
2009
Hawkridge, D. and Witthaus, G. (2009). Rethinking e-learning research, by Norm Friesen (2009). Book review in British Journal of Educational Technology 40(6). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.01026_3.x/abstract
Witthaus, G. (2009). The Implications of SCORM-Conformance for Workplace Learning. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 7 (2), 183-190. https://lra.le.ac.uk/handle/2381/4604
Presentations
2020
Witthaus, G. & Ryan, G. Foraging for "good hybridity" in Third Spaces. A Twitter Conversation at #OER20, 2 April 2020. (See Guest post: A meta-conversation of our collective experience of OER20 as a hybrid space)
2019
Enabling equity and inclusion for asylum seekers and refugees through open education. Convenor of panel presentation at OER19. Galway, 10 April 2019. [Video recording| blog]
An exploration of the strengths and limitations of the Community of Inquiry Framework for evaluating refugees’ experiences of learning in MOOCs. Invited speaker at the Learning Design Cross-Institutional Network’s annual conference. Dublin, 8 April 2019. [Slides]
Recognition of open, online learning: the story so far. Keynote for nuffic e-Valuate project’s work meeting in Den Haag, 28 March 2019. [Slides | blog]
Towards a Thirdspace: designing an inclusive, open online learning ecosystem. Dialogue with Marwa Belghazi at a MOONLITE workshop, Reaching Out – Open Digital Learning for Disadvantaged Communities, at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, 27 March 2019. [Slides| blog]
2018
Recognition, validation and accreditation of open, online learning for professional development. Invited speaker at European Schoolnet EMINENT conference in Lisbon, 14 December 2018. [Slides | video summary of conference, including a short clip from me | blog]
Online Higher Education opportunities for refugees. A talk for the Leicester Human Rights Arts & Film Festival to commemorate Human Rights Day. 10 December 2018. [Slides | blog]
Facilitated MOOC support – closed bubbles in a sea of openness. Presentation with Alastair Creelman (Linnaeus University, Sweden) for OpenUp webinar, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, May 2018
2017
Opening up Higher Education against the policy backdrop of the ‘knowledge economy’ – navigating the conflicting discourses. Presentation at #ALTC Conference, Liverpool, 5 September 2017.
Evaluating the effects of a Community of Practice on Teaching. Presentation at Higher Education Academy Conference, Manchester, July 2017.
Recognition of open learning and the unbundling of higher education. Presentation at EMOOCs 2017, Madrid, 22 May 2017.
From disciplinary teaching to scholarly teaching: action research in a community of practice – with Keith Pond, Alex Wilson and Chris Wilson. Chartered ABS Conference, Bristol. 25 April, 2017.
Recognition of open learning: the big picture. Presentation for Kiron Higher Education Organisation Partner Workshop, Berlin, 10 April 2017.
Recognition of open, online learning: are we there yet? With Airina Volungevičienė and Marius Sadauskas. Presentation at #OER17, London, 5 April 2017.
2016
Lecture capture: What can business schools learn from the recent literature? Presentation at Chartered Association of Business Schools Learning, Teaching and Student Experience 2016 conference, 26-27 April 2016.
Future of University Teaching: Update and a Roadmap for Advancement (FUTURA) – Presentation at Open University of Catalonia’s Research Week 2016 (The Final Frontier in eLearning: Three Approaches to Define Tomorrow’s Education), 20 April 2016.
FUTURA infographic: Big IDEAS for Next-Generation Pedagogy
OpenCred: Exploring issues around the recognition of non-formal learning via MOOCs in Europe – Presentation at E-MOOCs 2016: Proceedings of the European stakeholder summit on experiences and best practices around MOOCs, pp.491-499, 22-24 Feb 2016 – with Andreia Inamorato dos Santos and Yves Punie
2015
Learning from current trends in online and blended degree education to prepare for the future (EADTU Conference Proceedings 2015, p.204) – with Lourdes Guàrdia, Christine Appel, Cris Girona and Brenda Padilla Rodriguez.
A Typology of Institutional Practices for the Recognition of Open Learning in Europe. (OER15, 14 April 2015. Abstract) – with Andreia Inamorato dos Santos.
2014
Converting Face-to-Face Courses to Interactive Online Courses – a Pre-Conference Workshop at Online Educa Berlin 2014 (OEB 14) – with Jeff Stanford.
The 7Cs of Learning Design – a new approach to rethinking design practice, in Networked Learning Conference Proceedings, April 2014 – with Grainne Conole
OpenCred Study – Recognition of open learning in Europe: some issues for institutions to consider. Webinar presentation for European University Association (EUA) and EFQUEL. Recording at https://connect.sunet.se/p830rtdeaki/.
It’s a Jungle Out There! Staff Development for Online Tutors. Presentation for Unisa, 24 Feb 2014.
2013
‘POERUP Elevator Pitch: 26 Countries in 26 Minutes‘, OER13, Nottingham, 27 March 2013 – with Paul Bacsich, Ming Nie, Nick Jeans, Rob Schuwer and Terence Karran
Openness in Education, (Contribution to a workshop by Gilly Salmon). Online Educa Berlin, 30 Nov 2013.
2012
iTunes U and the OERu – Two Different Ways to Reach the World (at SCORE Showcase Event, Open University, 11 July 2012) – with Terese Bird
Optimising the Research Possibilities in Online Teaching and Learning (at Unisa, Pretoria, 11 June 2012) – with Ming Nie
The 7Cs: a learning design intervention at Leicester. ALT-C annual conference, Manchester, UK (11-13 Sept). Programme available from http://www.alt.ac.uk/alt-conference/alt-c-2012/programme – With Ming Nie, Grainne Conole and Ale Armellini.
End of SCORE Fellowship Presentation (at the Open University, 31 May 2012)
What do People in UK HEIs think of the OER university Concept? (6 Sept 2012, EFQUEL Innovation Forum, Granada)
The OER university from the Inside out and the Outside in (A seminar at the South African Institute for Distance Education, Johannesburg, 15 June, 2012).
UK Higher Education Institutions and the OER University: Snog, Marry, Avoid?. Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, 3-4 July, Manchester, UK – with Ale Armellini
EmpOERing Students and Academics through Large-Scale Open Content Initiatives (EDEN Research Workshop, Leuven, 22 Oct 2012) – with Grainne Conole
OER-Based Design for Learning and its Impact on Research (at Unisa, Pretoria, 12 June 2012) – with Ming Nie
Learning Design in the Open: Rethinking our Courses for Tomorrow’s Learners (pre-conference workshop at Online Educa Berlin, 28 Nov 2012) – with Ming Nie
2011
Developing workflow models for the creation of sustainable Open Educational Resources. OER11 Annual Conference, Manchester, UK. With Ale Armellini, Julian Prior and and Sam O’Neill.
Keynote: Open to Sharing in Higher Education. 11th Annual E-learning Festival of the Durban University of Technology. Durban and online (23-25 Nov 2011).
Introduction to OERs: A Workshop for Kabul University, Afghanistan
Introduction to Open Educational Resources – at the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 Feb 2011
2010
CORRE: A framework for transforming teaching materials into OERs. ALT-C 2010: Into something rich and strange – making sense of the sea-change, Nottingham, UK. Association for Learning Technology.
http://repository.alt.ac.uk/798/2/Abstracts_Handbook_web.pdf pp.16-17 – With Ale Armellini, Emma Davies, Richard Mobbs, Samuel Nikoi and Tania Rowlett.
Does the e-book reader make distance learners’ lives easier? ALT-C 2010: Into something rich and strange – making sense of the sea-change, Nottingham, UK. Association for Learning Technology. http://repository.alt.ac.uk/798/2/Abstracts_Handbook_web.pdf p.18. With Ming Nie, Kelly Barklamb and Ale Armellini.
A Second Life pilot in two online M-level programmes ALT-C 2010: Into something rich and strange – making sense of the sea-change, Nottingham, UK. Association for Learning Technology. http://repository.alt.ac.uk/798/2/Abstracts_Handbook_web.pdf p.123. With Ale Armellini and Kelly Barklamb.