The Knowledge Network aims to provide OU staff with easy access to the University's knowledge and experience of teaching and learning. It is currently being constructed in IET, and will include a digital resource of information, papers, databases, discussion areas, conferences and links to other sites, created on the intranet. This resource will house over time the results of all of IET's work which are of value to Open University staff in their teaching and learning support roles. It will also incorporate or link with relevant work elsewhere, such as the new Course Production Handbook, resources created by the Library, Student Services, Planning and so on. OU staff can access the embryonic Knowledge Network website .
External users can read a description of the project below.
The Knowledge Network will make a strong contribution to key elements in the Learning and Teaching Strategy . A full working version of the Knowledge Network is likely to take about two years with a pilot system in place by the end of January 2001. We are using the pilot workshops for the Academic and Professional Development Programme to mount an early version and to lay the foundations. Initial areas of focus are course design and media, and Quality Assurance and evaluation. Other topics and areas relevant to teaching and learning will be added and developed progressively.