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KMi Director

Professor Peter Scott is the Director of the Knowledge Media Institute of the UK's Open University. KMI is a Research and Development Unit, which explores the future of learning. He has a BA & PhD in Psychology. Before joining the Open University in 1995, he taught Psychology & Cognitive Science at the University of Sheffield, with a textbook in each of these subjects. 2007-10 he was elected founding President of the European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning. 2008-12 Peter was the coordinator of STELLAR, the EU’s 7th Framework Network of Excellence in TEL. Peter's research group in the institute, prototypes the application of new technologies and media to learning. Peter’s current research interests range widely across knowledge and media research. Three key threads are: telepresence; streaming media systems; and ubiquity. In June 2008 he coordinated the launch of The Open University in iTunes U, which passed 50 Million international downloads in April 2012.

Keys: KMi Director, Head CNM, Stadium Telepresence, Professional Learning, Streaming Media, Mobile and Ubiquitous, eBook

Projects
WESPOT
STELLARNET
OpenScout
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Technologies
Podcasting
Flashmeeting Technology
ROSTRA
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Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Scott, P. (eds.) (2012) Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources, IGI Global

Little, S., Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Scott, P. (2011) Formal Metadata and Shared Experiences for Discovering Tools to Adapt Open Educational Resources, Workshop: International Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Reuse and Evaluation (KARE 2011) at 7th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (SITIS 2011), Dijon, France, pp. 147-153, IEEE Computer Society Publications

Lagatie, R., Wild, F., Causmaecker, P. and Scott, P. (2011) Exposing Knowledge in Speech: Monitoring Conceptual Development in Spoken Conversation, IST-Africa 2011, Gaborone, Botswana IST-Africa 2011 Conference Proceedings, eds. Cunningham & Cunningham

Wild, F., Ullmann, T., Scott, P., Rebedea, T. and Hoisl, B. (2011) Applicability of the Technology Acceptance Model for Widget-based Personal Learning Environments, Workshop: 1st Workshop on Exploring Fitness and Evolvability of Personal Learning Environments (EFEPLE'11) at Alpine Rendezvous, La Clusaz, France Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Exploring Fitness and Evolvability of Personal Learning Environments, eds. Effie L-C Law, Felix Moedritscher, Martin Wolpers, Denis Gillet, 773, pp. 39-48, CEUR-WS, Sun SITE Central Europe

Ullmann, T., Wild, F. and Scott, P. (2011) TELeurope.eu - a Personal Research Environment, Southampon, United Kingdom

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Symmetrical support in FlashMeeting: a naturalistic study of live online peer-to-peer learning via software videoconferencing
Techreport ID: kmi-07-01
Date: 2007
Author(s): Peter Scott, Linda Castañeda, Kevin Quick, Jon Linney


Knowledge work in nursing and midwifery: an evaluation through computer mediated communication
Techreport ID: kmi-06-10
Date: 2006
Author(s): Fiona Brooks, Peter Scott


Heroic failures in disseminating novel e-learning technologies to corporate clients: a case study of interactive webcasting
Techreport ID: kmi-05-01
Date: 2005
Author(s): Peter Scott, Kevin Quick


Will Technology Enhanced Learning ever deliver 'genuine' innovation?
Date: 2004
Author(s): Peter Scott


Assisted Electronic Communication in Nursing
Techreport ID: kmi-04-09
Date: 2004
Author(s): Peter Scott, Fiona Brooks, Kevin Quick, Maria Macintyre, Christine Rospopa

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