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ODeL @ UNISA

July 2013Gerda MischkeOffice of the Pro Vice ChancellorOpen education does not necessarily mean for free and for free does not necessarily mean open.

Options: open and free, open and paid-for, closed and free, or closed and paid-for.

When are university courses open?Admission requirements the ethical dilemma of being too open.Pedagogy how we teach (online, blended, correspondence, work-based, etc). FALLACY OF MIXED MODE (museum courses), integration.Open curricula what we teach or consider worthy of knowing.Open educational resources (OER) reuse, re-formatting, repurposing, redistribution of content and learning objects implications for ownership, intellectual property rights, etc. Open assessment access to sufficient formative assessment, open examinations and rubrics, non venue-based examinations, etc.Open access to devices device agnostic, offline-online.Open accreditation the status of qualifications. Open futures changing careers, the sell-by date of knowledge, just in time knowledge.UNISAs view of openness3One module per College going ONLINE on a massive scale addressing topics of grave importance (+ 30,000 registrations).Discipline-related material focusing on social cohesion, mentorship, critical thinking, media literacy, communication, appreciation for societal values, Africanisation.OdeL pedagogy: designed for presence (discussion forums, blogs, surveys, respond to fellow students work), 30 students per group.Teaching Assistants: online mentors marking online assignments (80% of year mark obtained through + 10 assignments; 20% through non venue-based examination). Tracking options.UNISAs Signature Course project (MOCS)

Digi-bands for students with no or restricted internet access. Consists of rubber wrist bands with 12 gigabyte memory sticks.Sophisticated software allows synchronisation with the LMS (myUnisa).All course material, URL links and video clips aredownloaded onto the digi-bands.Students work offline and go online at regular intervals to upload their material onto the LMS and to download announcements, discussions forums and all other updates. Going mobile in 2014.UNISAs offline-online platform

Course fees and subsidies.Admission requirements the risk of being too open.Pedagogy paper behind glass, vs blended, vs online.Curricula what we teach or consider worthy of knowing.Course completion rate MOOCS have been moocked up.Student support model, standard, costs involved.Student skills computer skills, critical thinking, self efficacy. Student habits student mass action.Affordable access to digital devices (UNISA laptop and tablet initiatives).Affordable access to the internet (UNISA data packages).Barriers and Government support

The value of openness does not necessarily lie in the content, but in the systems, support, accreditation and structure.Closure