TRU’s Community of Practice in Open Research invites you to our January meeting with a special guest: Professor Martin Weller. Professor Weller will present about his experiences with open research, co-creation in open research with the Global Open Graduate Network (#GO-GN), and the benefits of open research for students, practice and professional careers. Professor Weller will distinguish the characteristics and mindsets of open research versus traditional research and give feedback to a TRU undergraduate student presentation offered by students who are part of CURN, the Canadian Undergraduate Research Network. Professor Weller will encourage questions and interactions throughout the webinar. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend - students, faculty, support staff, community members from TRU and outside TRU. 

Professor Martin Weller’s Biography: 

Professor Martin Weller is Professor of Educational Technology at the Open University. He chaired the OU's first major elearning course in 1999 with 15,000 students and has led many of the strategic technology developments at the University, including being the first VLE Director. He is currently the Director of the OER Hub research team, which examines the impact of open educational practices.

His interests are in the changing nature of open education, digital scholarship and open educational practice. He blogs at edtechie.net