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This lightning talk briefly discusses the design and construction of a learning system for systems thinking in practice that involves a range of old and new open educational resources and open courses. These resources and courses are used both (a) as scaffolding for different life learning journeys (Author, 2013) from professional practice to professional development through, ultimately, study of an MSc in Systems Thinking in Practice, and (b) as a focus for a group of employers to draw upon as they develop a Level 7 degree apprenticeship standard. The talk concludes by suggesting that open educational resources and courses can act as mediating or boundary agents for stimulating learning between different communities of practice (Author and McAndrew, 2010; Van Dorp and Author, 2010).
Author (2013) How OERs support lifelong learning, In (Eds.) McGreal, R, Kinuthia, W. and Marshall, S., Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice, pp 141-152, Athabasca University Press, ISBN 978-1-894975-62-9,
Author and McAndrew, P. (2010) Are open educational resources systematic or systemic change agents for teaching practice? British Journal of Educational Technology, 41: 952–962
Van Dorp, K.J. and Author (2010) Diffusion of Innovation through formal Institutional Networks, Paper given at ICL2010 International Conference on Interactive Computer Aided Learning, 10 pp, September 15 -17, 2010 Hasselt, Belgium
