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The Dutch Case with OER: an Emerging National Strategy Fred Mulder Rector Open Universiteit Nederland Chair OER Taskforces of: EADTU = European Association of Distance Teaching Universities ICDE = International Council for Open and Distance Education OpenEd 2009 Vancouver
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The Dutch Case with OER:an Emerging National Strategy
Fred MulderRector Open Universiteit Nederland
Chair OER Taskforces of:EADTU = European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
ICDE = International Council for Open and Distance Education
OpenEd 2009
Vancouver
Open Universiteit Nederland (1)
• one of 14 highly-reputed universities in NL, steadily ranking 2nd in national students survey
• but with a specific Profile:Lifelong, Open, and Flexible (LOF) learning
• and one of 10 prominent universities for LOF learning in Europe (e.g. UK OU, UOC, …)
• over 20.000 students• celebrating 25th anniversary this year
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Open Universiteit Nederland (2)
5-fold Open,namely with respect to:
> access> programming> time> place> pace
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Open Universiteit Nederland (3)
Bachelor / Master / PhD programmes(fully accredited) from seven Schools:• Cultural Sciences• Informatics / Computing• Law• Management Sciences • Natural Sciences• Psychology• Educational Sciences
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Open Universiteit Nederland (4)
Expertise centres:> Learning Sciences and Technology
(CELSTEC, formerly OTEC / since 1984) > Professional development of teachers
(Ruud de Moor Centre / since 2002)> Education for Sustainable Development
(RCE Rhine-Meuse / since 2005)> Lifelong Learning (Netherlands Laboratory for
Lifelong Learning - NELLL / since 2007)
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OER Initiatives in NL
Institutional launches
2006 / OpenER @ OUNL
2007 / OpenER @ TU Delft
National launches
2008 / Spinoza Series
2009 / Networked Open Polytechnic
2009 / Wikiwijs (‘all-inclusive’ initiative)
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Institutional: OpenER @ OUNL
• Objectives: > lowering thresholds for access to formal HE> widening and increasing participation in HE
• Means:> large-scale offering of high-quality short open
courses developed for self-study> ‘portal of temptation’ to HE> bridging informal learning and formal education
by official examination options(earning Bachelor credits)
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OpenER @ OUNL, continued …
• Main outcomes:> very intensive media attention> 25 open courses (25 hrs. study load = 1EC)> close to 1.000.000 unique visitors> 10% reported influence on their decision to
commit to some form of HE
• Funding through 2006-2008:
Ministry of Education / Hewlett Foundation
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OpenER @ OUNL, continued …
Please be referred to:
www.opener.ou.nl
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OpenER @ OUNL, continued …
• Spin-offs (in NL):> OpenER @ TU Delft, new but inspired by ...> secondary schools using OpenER courses for
their students (incl. examination)> Spinoza Series
• Spin-offs (in Europe):> OpenLearn (UK OU) and OpenER were
pioneers in the ODL world, to be followed by a European project (MORIL) and their sister Open Universities
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OpenER @ OUNL, continued …
• Way forward with OpenER @ OUNL:> financial concerns about full OER strategy> Taskforce: ‘OERstom’ or ‘OERslim’ (Dutch)
(= ‘terribly stupid’ or ‘terribly smart’)> sustainable (?!) three-shell model> now starting with piloting this model
• In touch with the Ministry of Education:> Wikiwijs …> fall-back ‘guarantee’ scenario?
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Institutional: OpenER @ TUD
• Objectives:> contribute to international reputation and
orientation of TU Delft> commit to the goals of the > attract well-informed students worldwide
• Means:> offering (parts of) MSc programmes in OER
(in the English language)
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OpenER @ TUD, continued …
• Main outcomes:> Oct. 2007: publication first 10 MSc courses> Dec. 2008: completion pilot (22 courses)> Jan. 2009: second phase approved> June 2009: 31 courses published
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OpenER @ TUD, continued …
Please be referred to:
www.ocw.tudelft.nl
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OpenER @ TUD, continued …
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Offshore Engineering• Offshore Hydromechanics• Dredge Pumps and Slurry Transport• Dredging Processes• Design of Dredging Equipment• Offshore Wind Farm Design• Offshore Moorings
Water management• Drinking water treatment (Technology)• Drinking water treatment (Design)• Public hygiene and epidemiology• Civil Engineering in Developing Countries
NanoScience• Advanced Statistical Mechanics• Mesoscopic Physics
Microelectronics• Methods and Algorithms for System Design• Solar Cells• Digital Signal Processing• Advanced Device Physics
BioMechatronics• BioMechatronics• Biomedical Engineering Design• System Identification and Parameter
Estimation
Sustainable Development• Technology and Global Development• Technics and Future• Technology Dynamics and Transition
Management
OpenER @ TUD, continued …• Way forward with OpenER @ TU Delft:
> Oct. 2009: launch new website> Dec. 2009: aim 40-45 courses including 1st year
Bachelor courses (study choice!)> invest in future learning methods> increase OCW visibility for TU Delft students> contact specific target groups> course material use for joint degrees> develop and offer remedial courses> separate portal secondary schools
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OpenER @ TUD, continued …
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Under construction
National: Spinoza Series• Objectives:
> eminent Duch researchers bring their body of thought and views to a broad public
> role model for all researchers in NL> international exposure of NL top research?
• Means:> develop and offer OpenER courses with all its
qualities (self-study, activating, interactive, different media, etcetera)
> work with Spinoza Premium laureates(highest research award: 2,5 M€)
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Spinoza Series, continued …• Main outcomes:
> launch Nov. 2008 at Spinoza Ceremony> collaboration OUNL - NWO (Netherlands
Organisation for Scientific Research)> ‘Hall of Fame’ … two courses so far:
- Frits van Oostrom: Mediaeval Literature- Johan van Benthem: Logic in Action (to be published also in English)
> much interest among Spinoza laureates …
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Spinoza Series, continued …
Please be referred to:
www.spinoza.ou.nl
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National: NOP =Networked Open Polytechnic• Objectives:
> establish a second track through HE for Lifelong, Open and Flexible (LOF) learning in a professional / vocational context (alongside the Open University system for academic HE)
> explore an innovative open business model: an open network, using open source, open access and open content (rather than cloning OUNL)
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NOP, continued …• Means:
> develop new educational programmes in networks depending on the domain
> major NOP characteristics:- OER- modularity- assessment of prior learning (APL)- workplace learning- learning communities- regional offering in national infrastructure- link with professional practice
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NOP, continued …• Main outcomes:
> Spring 2007: OUNL initiates NOP concept > Feb. 2008: NOP concept adopted by all
stakeholders in National LLL Action Plan> Aug. 2009: NOP-Informatics assessed for
accreditation as a joint effort of OUNL and four Universities of Applied Sciences (starting Jan. 2010)
> step-by-step extension with other domains: Management, …
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NOP, continued …
Please be referred to:
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National: Wikiwijs• Cause
> observed success of OER initiatives shown> an increasing set of a variety of OER
initiatives in all educational sectors> recent policy of ‘schoolbooks for free’> Sept. 2008: Advice of the Education Council
to the Parliament: ‘Make more use of OER for innovation of education’
> Oct.2008: OUNL brings the Indian NKC ‘Report to the Nation 2006-2009’ to the attention of the Minister of Education
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Wikiwijs, continued …
• In Action … as of Dec. 2008> Minister of Education
launches Wikiwijs as a national OER initiative:- initial focus on secondary, primary and community college education- but actually for all educational sectors
> April 2009: broad support in Parliament> May 2009: OUNL & Kennisnet start preparing this
complex and ambitious programme> July 2009: delivery Programme Plan> 12th Aug. 2009: Minister’s final OK; submission to
Parliament
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Wikiwijs: policy objectives …• stimulate development and use of OER• improve access to both open and ‘closed’
digital learning materials• support teachers in arranging their own
learning materials and professionalization• increase teacher involvement in development
and use of OER• extend options for customized education• increase quality of education through more
flexible and up-to-date learning materials
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Wikiwijs will be …• an open internet-based platform for
teachers / professors, where they can find, use and develop open learning materials
• ‘open’ = free learning materials in terms of:> access> use > adaptation> distribution
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Wikiwijs will offer …• a Repository of open educational resources• a Referatory to digital educational resources:
> open and closed> free access and access to be paid for> public and commercial
• easy to use arrangement and development tools for teachers / professors
• end-user support for teachers / professors when creating and using learning materials
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Wikiwijs: what’s in a name …
• Wikiwijs is referring to the philosophy of Wikipedia (using ‘the wisdom of the crowds’)
• Wikiwijs is not referring to the functionality or user interface of Wikipedia
• Strong advocates and fierce opponents of the name which was meant to be used only temporarily …
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Wikiwijs: seekingcommitment / engagement …
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Wikiwijs: organization …Steering Committee
Programme Manager
Programme Bureau
ContentProfession-
alizationTechnology Communities
Research &Evaluation
Communication
Life Cycle ManagementOpenEd 2009
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Wikiwijs: planning …• Aug. 2009: end of planning stage• Dec. 2009: launch of beta version with:
> three focus subjects> secondary, primary, community college sectors
• as of Sept. 2010: start of roll out to:> other subjects and domains> other educational sectors
• Jan. 2011: delivery of Implementation Planfor the years ahead …
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Wikiwijs: basic principles …
• primarily meant for, by and of teachers> but others (experts, practitioners, students,
etc.) may contribute • no payment for creating, editing or acquiring
learning materials> support for making available existing learning
materials (metadata and copyrights)• no payment for moderating communities
> unless this will appear to be necessary for success
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Wikiwijs: basic principles …
• maximum (free!) use of existing components of OUNL, Kennisnet and other publicly funded educational organizations
• open standards and open source mandatory> exception: MS Office
• all OER learning materials and materials for professionalization to be published under CC-BY
• professionalization of bothteachers and management!
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Wikiwijs: on quality …
Beyond ‘Wisdom of the crowds’:• peer review
(uploading only through a user profile)• adoption organizations / groups
(compare Connexions)• competent participants
(through professionalization)
In the Research & Evaluation project the quality framework will be evaluated on adequacy.
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Wikiwijs: the budget …
• for 2009 (half year) and 2010: 4.4 M€ from the Ministry
• plus:budget components of publicly funded educational organizations for activities that logically can be connected to Wikiwijs …
• plus:the efforts and capacity of many people …
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OER Initiatives in NLInstitutional launches
2006 / OpenER @ OUNL2007 / OpenER @ TU Delft
National launches2008 / Spinoza Series2009 / Networked Open Polytechnic2009 / Wikiwijs (‘all-inclusive’ initiative)
No Grand Design but yet an Emerging National Strategy …
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Thanks for your attention!And my thanks for their input to:
Robert Schuwer & Ben Janssen
Please be referred to:[email protected]
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