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UNESCO Chairs in OER:UNESCO Chairs in OER:state of activitiesstate of activities
and new initiativesand new initiatives
Fred MulderFred MulderUNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNLUNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNL
Rory McGrealRory McGrealUNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca UniversityUNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca University
Jos RikersJos RikersManager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNLManager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNL
OCWC2013 BaliOCWC2013 Bali
The 4 UNESCO Chairs in OER
• Fred Mulder (at the Open Universiteit in the Netherlands)
• Rory McGreal (also COL Chair, at Athabasca University, Canada)
• Wayne Macintosh (also COL Chair, at Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand)
• Tel Amiel (at State University of Campinas / UNICAMP, Brazil)
Building a network across continents
At the start of 2013 the number of UNESCO Chairs in OER has been doubled with the new chairs in New Zealand and Brazil. We continue to support the establishment of new UNESCO Chairs in OER, in particular in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Arab region.
Updating the Plan of Action
• First Plan of Action established summer 2011 in New York (for two chairs)
• First online meeting of 4 UNESCO Chairs in OER on April 24
• Update of Plan of Action
Updated Plan of Action• Main Action lines
– Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) – OER Knowledge Cloud– OER university– K-12
• Cross cutting activities– Mapping– Capacity development– Non-English language– Expansion of number of chairs– OpenupEd MOOCS global
Reporting on the action lines
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN)
Fred Mulder / Jos RikersOpen UniversiteitThe Netherlands
The GO-GN• Creating a network of PhD researchers and their supervisors• Services:
shared supervision; courses; an annual seminar; access to scholarships; dissemination of research results
• PhD researchers:full-time and part-time; individual and programmed; in different stages
The GO-GN Portal• Portal is launched• Now open for
registration• Calling partners
and members to register and add information
• Inviting new partners and members
http://portal.ou.nl/en/web/go-gn
Global Network• Partnership for
Institutions (currently 15)• Membership for
PhD Candidates (13) Experts (29)
OER Knowledge CloudRory McGreal
Athabasca University, Canada
https://oerknowledgecloud.com/
The OER university
Wayne MackintoshOtago Polytechnic
New Zealand
The OER university
Adapted from Taylor 2007
Consortium of universities, colleges and polytechnics from all continents who will provide:
Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide
Using courses based solely on OER With pathways to achieve credible
degrees
The OERu is an official project of the UNESCO-COL Chair in OER at Otago Polytechnic
The OER university concept
Adapted from Taylor 2007
Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide
The view from an OERu partner
Traditional modelTraditional model OERu model
OERu is shifting the sustainability question in HE
Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/
James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957
How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?
How will your institution remain sustainablewithout OER?
FROM:
TO:
K-12Open Education Project
Tel AmielUniversity of Campinas
Brazil
Promoting OE/OER
•OER guidebook for K-12 teachers •www.educacaoaberta.org/wiki•Local workshops on OER Collaboration with OER-Brazil (www.rea.net.br)
•Open course: Introduction to OE/OER (2013)
OER Collaborative practicesand public policies
OER a guidebook for teachers
Research and outreach• Investigate issues of culture and remix in OER• www.educacaoaberta.org/rea/symposium• Exchange program for students, focused on the
design of resources with a focus on cultural concerns• Investigate systems for the production and
dissemination of locally produced OER (digital libraries, collaborative mapping)
• Research into K-12 school improvement and open practices
• Collaboration with the OER Knowledge Cloud to expand language representation
A world map of Open Educational Initiatives:
Can the global OER community design and build it together?
Susan D’Antoni
Rationale for an OER World Map
• A decade of growth of OER initiatives worldwide• Potential value of an OER World Map
– Make visible the geographic spread of OER initiatives– Trace life cycles of initiatives over time– Identify a global roster of OER experts– Enable partnerships and collaboration
• A tool and resource– Awareness raising beyond the OER community– Communication/advocacy with policy and decision makers– Inclusive community-building
Discussion in the international OER community
• Consensus – Keep it simple = feasible and sustainable– Use Free and Open Source Software and
international standards– Build the map collaboratively with light central
promotion, coordination – and local data collection and quality checking
– Avoid duplication of information and link in existing data
An open Request for Proposals
• One approach under consideration for implementation– Start with a small focussed project to launch the
mapping of the global OER landscape of institutional initiatives
– Then build upon the infrastructure and database developed in a global collaborative effort
OpenupEd MOOCs
Fred MulderOpen Universiteit
OpenupEd MOOCs
• Launched April 25 • Press release EADTU/European Commission• First pan-European initiative• 11 partners with 12 languages• 60 courses (20 – 200 study hours)• Variety of subjects (cultural heritage to e-skills)• 9 EADTU members plan to become a partner• Open to partners from other continents
OpenupEd MOOCs: Common Features
• Openness to learners • Digital openness• Learner-centred approach• Independent learning• Media-supported interaction• Recognition options• Quality focus• Spectrum of diversity
OpenupEd MOOCs
This is just a start of anexciting expedition!
www.openuped.eu
Contacts• Fred Mulder: [email protected]• Rory McGreal: [email protected]• Tel Amiel: [email protected] • Wayne Mackintosh: [email protected] • Susan D’Antoni: [email protected] • Jos Rikers: [email protected]
Thank you for your attention
Images by Monique Vossen @ OUNL