Anne Algers

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Associate) at University of Gothenburg

This collaboratively written book brings together insights from a range of researchers into their use of conceptual frameworks in studying open education. Also included is an overview of different approaches to understanding the role(s) of theories and conceptual frameworks in doctoral research. In addition to discussing the different ways that con...

Since academic teachers belong to different disciplines and thus discourses, they have different ways of knowing and teaching. Recent societal challenges call for thinking beyond boundaries and re-visiting academic practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate how academic teachers view sharing of knowledge and teaching. The study is based...

The use of open textbooks in universities is according to some organisations changing the higher education landscape and is promising for the mainstream adoption of OER. The aim of this paper is to analyse authors’ views of agency and empowerment when they plan, create and reflect on their open textbooks, their teaching and students’ learning. Anot...

Learning the language is crucial to be included in a new society. For migrants, the smartphone is a commonly used device for staying connected, which could also be used for language learning purposes. This research concerns mobile literacy with newly arrived Arabic speaking migrants to Sweden and the use of mobile learning as a means for integratio...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) across the globe have turned to online technologies in a bid to address the unprecedented disruption to their educational function, created by physical restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators, learning professionals, administrators, managers - all have had to muster the courage and deter...

10. Belluigi, D, Czerniewicz, l., Khoo, S, Algers, A., Buckley, L.A., Prinsloo, P., Mgqwashu, E.M, Camps, C., Brink, C., Marx, R., Wissing, G., Pallitt, N. (2020). Needs Must”? Critical reflections on the implications of the Covid19 ‘pivot online’ for equity in higher education. Digital Culture and Education (ISSN: 1836-8301).

How can open education play a role in making academia more responsive and responsible in addressing ill-defined and ambiguous, but ever so urgent, sustainable development challenges? In this chapter, a case study from the field of sustainable development of food systems will provide a narrative that illustrates the possible impact of open education...

The use of OER in universities is a recognized trend and some organizations claim that open textbooks in particular are promising for mainstream adoption of OER between teachers and students. It is argued to give the learners agency since they can design their own learning path, make use of multimodality and sometimes also annotate or change the co...

Digital competence and digital literacy are concepts that are increasingly used in public discourse. However, how the concepts are used and how they are defined remains unclear. This paper presents a systematic review of research where these concepts are used in higher education research. The aim is to establish an understanding of referencing stra...

Simple Summary Animal products are consumed by a large majority of the global population, yet public knowledge about animal handling and welfare during the slaughter process is limited. An open educational resource about slaughter, called “Animal welfare at slaughter and killing” has been openly available on the Internet since 2012. The resource in...

Research suggests that since the whole society is dependent on the quality of food, food science and education need a dialogue with the citizens. Trust in food is decreasing, the concerns are increasing and the societal needs of knowledge about food are more extensive than what can be accomplished by traditional learning. However, very few approach...

Complex and controversial issues in society benefit from a social process of learning. Social learning is argued beyond utilize pluralism and diversity also to challenge mental models and require new learning approaches. The use of open educational resources is a new learning approach for collaboration both within and across disciplinary and organi...

Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2016. Purpose More collaborative and open learning models are suggested as part of the paradigm shift in the way knowledge is produced, distributed and used. This paper aims to explore a work-based learning model, based on systemic negotiations between actors from the th...

Globally, we experience numerous initiatives to increase the adoption of open educationalresources (OER), but quality concerns challenge the adoption. In this study we present ananalysis of the peer review process of an OER. The OER under review is produced by theEuropean Commission (EU). It has the goal to teach children about farm animal welfare....

This thesis studies learning at the boundary between university, society and other academic institutions in food science, food quality, and animal welfare. Two specific practices are explored, work-based learning (WBL) and the use of open educational resources (OER). The aim is both analytical – to understand WBL and the use of OER as boundary acti...

Teachers' motivations behind their view on value and adoption of open educational resources (OER) were investigated based on 101 questionnaire answers from teachers in animal welfare, animal science and food science. A factor analysis uncovered the underlying dimensions for teachers' motives and indicated that they were complex and linked to subjec...

Teachers' motivations behind their view on value and adoption of open educational resources (OER) were investigated based on 101 questionnaire answers from teachers in animal welfare, animal science and food science. A factor analysis uncovered the underlying dimensions for teachers' motives and indicated that they were complex and linked to subjec...

I am delighted to present the first e-book of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).GO-GN is a worldwide network of PhD researchers and their supervisors in the field of OER, MOOCs, and Open Education. It has been initiated in 2012 and is coordinated by the UNESCO Chair in OER at the Open University of the Nether-lands.The idea behind GO-GN is to...

Design science research was used for the generation, use and evaluation of a model for knowledge sharing in the user community through open educational resources (OER). The focus of interest was on the development process of a model for knowledge sharing that emphasizes the characteristics and the needs of the user community; the empowerment and de...

Farm animal welfare is a knowledge domain that can be regarded as a model for new ways of organizing learning and making higher education more responsive to the needs of society. Global concern for animal welfare has resulted in a great demand for knowledge. As a complement to traditional education in farm animal welfare, higher education can be mo...

European Union - Committee of the Regions, Brussels, Belgium, Proceedings of the International Conference on animal welfare education: everyone is responsible, Brussels, Belgium, 1-2 October 2010, 2010, pp 46-55

Ethical issues arise in any food chain and the depth and range of ethical aspects of the 'history' of foods are often hidden, but the potential for opening up this information is considerable. Climate change, animal welfare, fair trade, health and safety, novel foods and GM foods, sustainability and use of natural resources are all important dimens...

Rapport från studieresa till Australien december 2007

All kinds of transportation are a potential stressor to animals. Animals exposed to stress have reduced welfare. Stress can also lead to inferior meat quality and condemned carcases, which incurs both economical and environmental losses. The transports themselves also have a negative impact on the environment. A small scale and a medium scale abatt...

Rapport från NSHU:s studieresa till Nederländerna

'Animal Ethics Dilemma' is a freely available computer-supported learning tool (www.animalethicsdilemma.net or www.aedilemma.net) which has been developed primarily for veterinary undergraduates but is applicable also to students in other fields of animal science. The objectives of the computer program are to promote students' understanding of the...

A total of 316 consumers participated in an interview study on their opinions on genetic modification (GM). Most participants were negative to use of GM in general. About 20 percent of the respondents were willing to accept GM foods for marketing in Sweden and were also willing to buy such products. Almost all respondents stated that GM products sh...

Sammanfattning Verksamhetsförlagd utbildning (VFU) har under lång tid genomförts vid Mat & teknologiprogrammet, Institutionen för livsmedelsvetenskap, SLU. Rapporten som är SLU-finansierad är en metodbeskrivning och syftet är att introducera metoden vid flera av SLU:s utbildningsprogram. Rapporten innehåller en bakgrundsbeskrivning som tar upp de p...