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Third learning café:

learners and

community engagement

Fabio Nascimbeni, MENON

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What we learnt in VISIR

Innovators are

connecting communities

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What we learnt in VISIR

Successful innovations take users into account

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What we learnt in VISIR

Engaging communities can be the

key to sustainability and

scalability

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The big gap

“Successful mainstreaming of Open Education strongly depends on grassroots practices uptake”

“Institutional education environments are often not supportive enough to grassroots innovation”

Involving communities & learners can bridge the gap

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Three questions arising from our work

a) Can learners become driving forces for scaling up innovation?

b) Where do you look for allies for scalability?

c) What makes a learning innovation “viral”?