The OERu: sharing, collaborating and educating
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The OER university: collaborating, innovating and educating Gabi Witthaus, 22/02/2012 For “New Models for Education and Training Built on Open Educational Resources” Workshop (An OU-UNED-EADTU event)
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The OER university: collaborating, innovating and educating
Gabi Witthaus, 22/02/2012
For “New Models for Education and Training Built on Open Educational Resources” Workshop (An OU-UNED-
EADTU event)
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This kid wants to go to university one
day…. So does this
one...
A traditional university education
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And then…
Enrolments increased…
their own trumpets
?
So were they just
blowing…
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Or was it a
situation?
In 2008, it became a movement
http://www.capetowndeclaration.org
Because some things don’t need reinventing…
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And some things are
rather specialised.
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From 2009 to present: UKOER
At first, there were a lot of headaches…
Copyright
Formats
Tracking reuse
Metadata
To brand or not to brand?
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#ukoer
So what does it mean for him?
And for him?
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Anyone can access OERs with a computer and an internet
connection
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So now…
To this:
You can look…
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But you can’t enjoy the sweet taste of success.
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100 million adults eligible for university
who can’t afford it (UNESCO)
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Will this…
ever be possible for the 100 million?Image by Pete Birkinshaw
Maybe…
Because openness is infectious…
But what about credibility?
http://wikieducator.org/Oeru
OERu partners are all accredited
by national accrediting
bodies
TOUCANS: Testing the OERu Concept and Aspirations: A National Study
www.le.ac.uk/toucans
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Accreditation and credit transfer?
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What’s the business model?
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So perhaps this…
is a real possibility for the 100 million?Image by Pete Birkinshaw
But will it work for the learners?
Help!!!!!
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Openness: the costs and risks?
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Could this be an opportunity…
To shape the future
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for them…
and for them?
Many thanks to the following people for their generous sharing of information:
•Prof. Terry Anderson (Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada)•Dr Elizabeth Archer (Specialist: Institutional Research at the University of South Africa)•Kevin Bell (Innovation Team: Leader of Learning and Development, Southern New Hampshire University, USA)•David Bull (Director: University Preparatory Programs, University of Southern Queensland, Australia)•Irwin DeVries (Director, Instructional Design, Thompson Rivers University, Canada)•Vasi Doncheva (Flexible Learning Manager, Northtec Polytechnic, New Zealand)•Wayne Mackintosh (Director: International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand, and Founding Director of the OER Foundation)•Prof. Rory McGreal (Associate Vice-President, Athabasca University, Canada)•Prof. Joyce McKnight (Associate Professor, State University of New York/ Empire State College, USA. Speaking in her personal capacity as a scholar.)•Terry Neal (Flexible Learning Manager, Open Polytechnic, New Zealand)•Paul Stacey (Director, Curriculum Development, BC Campus, Canada)•Herbert Thomas (Electronic Learning Media Team Leader , Canterbury University, New Zealand)•Prof. Sandra Wills (Executive Director, Learning and Teaching, Wollongong University, Australia) Thanks also to Patrick McAndrew at the Open University and colleagues at the University of Leicester, especially Dr Ming Nie and Dr Alejandro Armellini, for their support in this research.
Thanks also to Palitha Edirisingha, Alejandro Armellini, Paul Rudman, Terese Bird and Ming Nie for feedback on earlier drafts of this presentation.
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CONTACT:
E-mail: [email protected]: www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance
Blog: toucansproject.wordpress.com Twitter: @twitthaus
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