http://stadium.open.ac.uk/webcast-ou/ Webcasts from around The Open University The Open University 2009en-gb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:34 +0000 KMi Stadium http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://stadium.open.ac.uk/webcast-ou/images/rss_default.jpg http://stadium.open.ac.uk/webcast-ou/ I study synthetic worlds: online environments where thousands or even millions of users share a persistent, fabricated geographic space at the same time. These places, billed and sold as games, actually seem to be offering something more than mere entertainment. They act as a fantastical alternative to ordinary life, and as such they pose a significant challenge to business-as-usual in ordinary society: markets, public policy, politics, law, romance. In the area of economics, for example, one pressing issue involves the extent to which people are paying real money to buy items for their game characters, thus blurring the distinction between the game economy and the real one. And this is not the only way in which synthetic worlds threaten the lines we have drawn between fantasy and reality. As a parent and a gamer, I am both excited and concerned about these developments. The objective of my work is to increase our understanding of this technology. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1247 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1247&scheduleid=1462 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:15:00 +0000 Edward Castronova This event will be held in CMR01 Inspired by our natural surroundings and the elements, Myra's beautiful work consists of densely textured layers exploring colour and texture through a fusion of hand dyed fabrics, hand made felt with embellishments of thread, wire, beads and feathers. Using wool and silk fibres in a painterly way, creating blocks of vibrant colour before felting, blending and shading as she goes, Myra builds up the layers with textured embellishment using the sewing machine as a drawing tool to bring the picture alive. Myra exhibits at several galleries and goes into schools as a visiting artist and runs workshops from her studio in her gallery in Ampthill. Isn't this wonderful? Please email me to book a place L.P.Watkinson, thanks. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1235 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1235&scheduleid=1446 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000 This event was held in CMR15 Annabelle is an artist based in Milton Keynes at Westbury Farm studios. She is represented by the Rebecca Hossack gallery in London and has sold many of her paintings to public and private collections. In October 2007 Annabelle had a solo show at the Three White Walls Gallery space in Birmingham titled ‘Articulated Landscape’. The work shown was a social/geographical investigation of the psychodynamics of space in relation to people in place. It is a survey of how we use space and function within a modern age. The work reveals people in a blank white space, articulated by the urban patterns. More recently Annabelle has been reintroducing colour and landscape back into her work. Annabelle will be giving a slide show and talk of her work from the time she left Staffordshire University in 1992 to present day. Light refreshments available, to confirm your attendance please email Lynn Watkinson, Artwork Co-ordinator L.P.Watkinson@open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1188 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1188&scheduleid=1376 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Annabelle Shelton This event is to be held in CMR15 Karen has been making and exhibiting sculpture, photography, installation, film & video, live performance and digitally interactive work for 20 years. Yet most of this work was also not truly 'conceptual' nor 'minimal', nor any other convenient rationale one associates with a 'craft free' approach. For a long time, Karen had absolutely no idea why this was; why was her work like this? Come and find out ... Please email me (Lynn Watkinson) to book a place L.P.Watkinson, thanks http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1177 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1177&scheduleid=1363 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Karen Cham A new study overturns the common assumption that the 'Google Generation' youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age is the most web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people demonstrate an apparent ease and familiarity with computers, they rely heavily on search engines, view rather than read and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on the web. The report also shows that research-behaviour traits that are commonly associated with younger users impatience in search and navigation, and zero tolerance for any delay in satisfying their information needs are now becoming the norm for all age-groups, from younger pupils and undergraduates through to professors. Commissioned by the British Library and JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), the study calls for libraries to respond urgently to the changing needs of researchers and other users. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1173 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1173&scheduleid=1359 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Dr Ian Rowlands Note: Due to transport difficulties Dr Ellis Tinios was unable to be with us today. We hope to invite him here again in the near future. A short discussion did however take place which will be available to view on this page shortly Dr Ellis Tinios is Honorary Lecturer in the School of History, University of Leeds, where he taught East Asian History from 1978 to 2002, Research Associate in the Japan Research Centre, SOAS, University of London, and Special Assistant to the Japanese Section of the Department of Asia, British Museum. His first lunchtime talk on Japanese wood block prints took place in January 2007 when it was immediately decided that he should be invited to return. Please email me to book a place Lynn Watkinson, thanks for your support http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1156 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1156&scheduleid=1343 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:00 +0000 The OU Society of Entrepreneurs was formed early in 2008 to create a space where the diverse talents of the OU community could network easily with the business world. The formal launch took place on 8th May 2008 at the Walton Hall campus of the Open University, CMR15 at 18.00 Co-Pesidents Thuta Aung and Andy Burton were joined by Brigid Heywood (Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Enterprise), Chris Dunkley (Director, MK Enterprise Hub), Colin Gray (Professor of Enterprise Development) and Rob Paton (Professor of Social Enterprise). They presented and discussed the vision and purpose of this important new initiative. For further information please visit www.ousen.co.uk/ OUSEN Launch.ppt http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1154 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1154&scheduleid=1341 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:00 +0000 Thuta Aung Andy Burton Prof. Brigid Heywood Chris Dunkley Prof Colin Gray Prof Rob Paton This session is aimed at anyone who is creating multimedia in-house in a library environment, and is based on experience from the Multi-Lib programme in Windsor and Maidenhead public libraries, which looks at creating multimedia for library service development. These are created using commonly available kit - software like Flash, open source web languages such as PHP/MySQL and PERL and simple hardware including digital cameras. Multi-Lib outputs include the use of computer games to market computers to children and parents (winner of the 2004 CILIP PPRG multimedia award), the use of cartoon trailers to promote reading schemes, the UKís first talking childrenís comments form for libraries, and games that incorporate user-generated content. Andrew will demonstrate Multi-Lib content, and explain some of the creative and technological processes behind them. The session is an informal look at what is involved in making multimedia, and aims to share experience and tactics, with quick wins and pitfalls to avoid. It also discusses simple resource models for complex development and how to consider return on investment. With the presenters' consent, we video record our Library seminars (including any questions during the seminar) and make them available on the internet. The seminar audience confirm their agreement to this by entering the location and attending the seminar. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1157 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1157&scheduleid=1344 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Andrew Lewis OUSA's 2008 Annual Conference was held in the old lecture theatre, Walton Hall. We took the opportunity to record highlights of the event for the benefit of all of our members and to provide them with a further insight into how their Association conducts its business. The replays will include the session in which Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Bill Rammell addresses Conference and responds to some questions put by delegates. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1148 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1148&scheduleid=1335 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +0000 This event was held in CMR1 Ruth Salter's basketwork featured in the Art Walk last summer, under the trees in the copse and she ran a workshop which proved very popular. Now she's back and this talk will cover the use of design principles for researching a theme and developing ideas, the application of basketry techniques and the use of a variety of materials from natural materials to recycled materials to produce the final basket or sculptural form. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1139 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1139&scheduleid=1313 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Sonia Lawson RA will be staking out the influences upon her work since the late sixties, beginning with the belief that conscience and accountability had to be taken on board, looking at those influences that have occupied her from early social comment to later bright autobiographics; and recently to her use of paint for its own sake, applying abstract principles and gaining some freedom from strictures of specific story telling yet scoring figurative elements into the surface. And in our time, her firm belief in that painting and drawing remain worthwhile activities. Apologies for the poor audio playback quality during this event http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1130 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1130&scheduleid=1298 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30:00 +0000 10.25 Welcome and Introduction Creative Industries Policy 10.30-11.00 Justin O"Connor CuMIRC University of Leeds Can there ever be an industrial policy for culture? And what might it look like? 11.00-11.30 Andy C Pratt (LSE) Taming the cultural industries 11.30-12.00 Jon Newbigin (Creative Industries Consultant/Special Advisor DCMS) What should the Government do about the creative industries? http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123&scheduleid=1302 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:25:00 +0000 Creativity in Question 13.00-13.30 Kate Oakley (City University) Collapsing categories: the arts, creativity and innovation 13.30-14.00 Chris Bilton (Warwick University) The creativity of the creativity industries: from individual talent to paradoxical thinking 14.00-14.30 Jason Toynbee (CRESC/Open University) Adjectives that matter: cultural industries, creative industries and the politics of culture http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123&scheduleid=1303 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:25:00 +0000 Creative Work 15.00-15.30 David Hesmondhalgh (CuMIRC/University of Leeds) Creative labour 15.30-16.00 Rosalind Gill (CCIG/Open University) When precariousness becomes fixed... Creative working in new media. 16.00-16.30 Mark Banks (CRESC/Open University) Craft values and creative industries 16.30-17.15 Summary and Discussion - Justin O"Connor (Chair) http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1123&scheduleid=1304 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:25:00 +0000 This lecture took place in CETL meeting room 8 In this lecture Professor Richard Jones discussed his experiences of exploring the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology, and the contribution scientists can make to the responsible development of science and technology. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1119 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1119&scheduleid=1278 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:30:00 +0000 Prof Richard Jones This seminar gave information on the project to develop the Library website. It presented some of the new features currently available and provided information about future planned developments, including a new service that cross-searches academic journals and databases. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1117 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1117&scheduleid=1276 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Susan Eales Paul Hollins Jill Gravestock This is an artist from Milton Keynes who took part in the Art Walk last summer, and whose impressive work hangs in the common room next to the Old Lecture Theatre. Tom will be discussing his work and influences and how street art has impacted on his approach to contemporary painting, from his early training in Cornwall to his recent work on television and urban art exhibitions. Light refreshments available, to confirm your attendance please email Lynn L.P.Watkinson Note: This event will be taking place in CMR01 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1112 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1112&scheduleid=1271 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Tom Calnan The Learning Landscape Project (LLP) is a research project chaired by Pro-Vice-Chancellor Melveena McKendrick with a broad remit to describe teaching and learning practices and processes in the University of Cambridge and its Colleges. During Easter term in 2007 the LLP made use of a range of methods aimed at providing a picture of student use of ICTs in their daily lives. These methods included a student survey on technology use (1923 respondents), the Experience Sampling Method, the Very Advanced Technology Method, the Cold Turkey Method, and the Movers & Shapers Method (52 participants in total). This seminar discusses these methodologies in detail, reports on early findings and emerging themes, and presents a plan for future work. Further details at TLRG Seminars Website: kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=6321#MatthewAbstract http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1088 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1088&scheduleid=1245 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Matthew Riddle The mornings session of the conference took place in G01/02 Nightingale house, Accenture. The keynote session of the OpenLearn2007 conference was given by John Seely Brown. The ways in which people can learn are changing with new opportunities to learn at a distance, to learn as part of global community and to learn using new technologies. Open and free educational resources are an important component in this expanded world of learning and major initiatives are now underway to provide such resources. This conference recognises the research challenge alongside the business challenge of providing, using and sustaining free and open resources and invites contributions and participation from those who are interested in how to research open content and what the findings are from those working in this challenging area. There will be no charge for attendance with priority for registration given to those responding to the call for papers. Selected papers will be developed for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education. For more information see openlearn2007 To register your interest email us at openlearn-conference@open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1063 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1063&scheduleid=1219 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0000 Note: This event will be available as a replay only. How do galleries today embrace the range and breadth of contemporary visual arts practice? What is the role of a contemporary art gallery in a city that is only just 40 years old? Illustrated through a range of past and current projects, Michael Stanley, Director of Milton Keynes Gallery, discusses the importance of place, context and audience when creating a programme of contemporary art. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1076 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1076&scheduleid=1231 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:30:00 +0000 Michael Stanley Note: This event is to be held in "Crowther" room 231. Gilly Salmon reflects on her first 3 years at the University of Leicester, following 16 at the Open University Business School. She will explore her experiences of establishing an e-learning and pedagogical innovation strategy, and a research unit to provide evidence for its implementation at Leicester. Further details about this seminar are available at: TeleLearning Research Group Seminars website Click Here You can view or download the presentation here: Gilly's.ppt Links to Website: The University of Leicester Mediazoo E-moderating website E-tivities website All Things in Moderation Learning In Groups http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1049 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1049&scheduleid=1203 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:00:00 +0000 Prof Gilly Salmon About the Gasping Goldie performance: We are all drowning all the time...in life. One person's comfort zone is another's anxiety. We may be innocent in purpose but how often do we really understand one another? Gasping Goldie is, on one level, about human ignorance, our inability to understand truly a situation before we react. But on another level it is the story of a creative struggle, a soul gasping to survive unnoticed. There is more than one way to drown. About the artist, Jessica Rost: The main focus of my work has been sculpture and installation. I'm best known for my large scale car sculptures although I work in many different materials. The work has always had a tendency towards the theatrical or perhaps comical even though I deliver quite serious messages about corruption, consumerism or man's relationship to the environment. This has led me more recently to express my ideas through story telling in the form of film making, animation, interference art, performance pieces and carnival costumes or a combination of these. The physical need I have to actually make things is still very important to me and this I continue to do but the products become props or costumes to another end: part of a performance, captured on film etc. ... At the moment I am especially interested in the world of live art and video performances, this allows me to punctuate my work emotionally and even spiritually through a connection to a live audience. As an artist, active in Milton Keynes since 1995, I think I have contributed a great deal locally as: car sculptor, symposium co-ordinator and community artist. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1053 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=1053&scheduleid=1207 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:15:00 +0000 The seminar gives a short overview of the legal underpinning copyright and trademarks, focusing primarily on the practicalities of managing, licensing and protecting these two areas of intellectual property. The presentation on copyright also covers emerging licensing models for releasing content under open content initiatives such as the University's own OpenLearn project. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=992 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=992&scheduleid=1068 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:00:00 +0000 See and hear two of the candidates addressing the meeting at Milton Keynes, and hear their answers to the questions put to them. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=955 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=955&scheduleid=1034 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:30:00 +0000 You are warmly invited to join the live official launch of the Open University's new Equality and Diversity Strategy and its first Disability Equality Scheme. This 2 hour event will be web cast from the Old Lecture Theatre at the University's headquarters in Milton Keynes. Participants will have the opportunity to join the audience of students, staff and guests to:learn more about and engage with key elements of the University's new 5 year Equality and Diversity Strategylearn more about the national context for achieving greater disability equality and why we need a Disability Equality Schemelearn more about the design, content and implementation of the scheme and its impact for disabled students and stafflearn what other Universities are doing to promote equality and develop their services for disabled studentsProgramme 10.00 Welcome and introductions: Derek Child, Head of Equality and Diversity 10.05 The Equality and Diversity Strategy: Derek Child and Tony O'Shea, Policy Officer for Equality and Diversity. 10.25 Short break 10.35 Will Swann, Director, Students introduces Lord Low of Dalston, CBE. 10.40 Disability Equality in the 21st century; the national/international view; disability rights in higher education: Lord Low of Dalston, Chair of the Royal National Institute of the Blind. 11.00 Introducing the Disability Equality Scheme: Will Swann, Director, Students. 11.15 The Disability Equality Scheme: Christine Tennent, Project Consultant for the Disability Equality Scheme and Angela Schofield, Regional Director of the Open University in the East of England, Chair of the Disability Equality Scheme Project Steering Group and Chair of the Disabled Students Advisory Group. 11.35 A disability equality sector perspective: Professor Alan Hurst, Department of Education and Social Sciences, University of Central Lancashire. 12.0 Closing remarks. You can see the Equality and Diversity Strategy and the Disability Equality Scheme on the Equality and Diversity website: equality-diversity Any enquiries prior to this event should be made to Lynn Watkinson in the Equality and Diversity Office - L.P.Watkinson@open.ac.uk phone 01908 652867 Equality and Diversity ... making it happen! (Update: The text can now be re-sized in Internet Explorer) http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=946 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=946&scheduleid=1014 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 This week Dr David Rothery, a volcano researcher with the Department of Earth Sciences at The Open University UK, explains why Mount Merapi in Java is in a constant state of erupting and whether it has the potential to be ?the big one.? http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=814 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=31&whichevent=814&scheduleid=865 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:00:00 +0000