Openness in Action: �The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision

Presentation given at the Nordic PhD Supervisors Conference (CoPHs) which describes the GO-GN network and the GO-GN Doctoral Supervision Guide

1. Openness in Action:
The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision
Nordic PhD Supervisors Conference (CoPHs)
Dr.Robert Farrow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University (UK)
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2. If you could go back and
give yourself advice for
your doctoral studies,
what would you say?

3. What is GO-GN?

4. https://go-gn.net/research/now-published-go-gn-at-10-strategic-review/

5. •raises the profile of research into
open education
•offers support for those conducting
doctoral research in this area
•promote equity and inclusion in the
field of open education research
•develops openness as a process of
research
The Global OER Graduate Network

6. Our Network
•185 members and alumni in
September 2024
•Based at institutions in 29
countries around the world
•200+ friends and experts in our
community of practice
•33% of our members are alumni
•28% of our members are based
in the Global South
•256% increase in members and
alumni since 2016

7. Network Maturity

8. Network Maturity

9. Network Maturity

10. Supporting
Doctoral
Researchers

11. Amplifying
Open
Education
Research
Wikipedia
by Shawn is licensed
CC BY
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NC 2.0.

12. Promoting Equity,
Diversity and Inclusion
https://www.oeglobal.org/2024/09/04/finalists-2024-oeawards/

13. Exploring
Open
Practice

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Farrow, R. and Mathers, B. (2020).
Conceptualising Research Methodology
for Doctoral Researchers in Open
Education (with penguins). International
Journal of Management and Applied
Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 349-359.
https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.73.20-
025

15. Open
Educational
Resources for
Research

16. https://go-gn.net/resources/

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•Accessible overview of philosophical
foundations of research
•Explaining how different methods
relate to different epistemological
perspectives
•Exploring the use of specific methods
to research open education
•Encouraging reflection on what
works
•Advice from the front line
http://go-
gn.net/gogn_outputs/research-
methods-handbook/

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•Accessible overview of the role of
conceptual frameworks
•Explores the use of theory in
doctoral research
•Presents several ways of thinking
about conceptual frameworks
•Explores research positionality
•Shares examples of different
conceptual frameworks used in
doctoral research about open
education
https://go-
gn.net/gogn_outputs/conceptual-
frameworks/

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•Consolidates several other GO-GN
publications
•Ongoing iteration and development
(facilitated by open licence)
•The ‘one stop shop’ for anyone
considering research (especially in open
education at doctoral level)
https://go-gn.net/gogn_outputs/open-
research-handbook/

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GOALS FOR TODAY
•Raising awareness
•Inviting contributions
•Discussion around goals, themes, content
•Recruiting validation team
•Collect recommended reading(s)
•Access the draft (open for comment):
https://t.ly/dWUF4

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26. If you could go back and
give yourself advice for
your doctoral studies,
what would you say?

27. Join the network!
go-gn.net/join/

28. Thank You!
[email protected]