Wikiwijs

Robert Schuwer27 May 2011, Leuven

Using OER as Driver for Innovation

Agenda

What is Wikiwijs Driver for technical infrastructure Driver for metadata infrastructure Driver for structure on learning materials

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National initiative: Wikiwijs

> December 2008: Former Minister of Education launches Wikiwijs as a national OER initiative:> initial focus on primary, secondary and

community college education> but actually for all educational sectors

> April 2009: broad support in Parliament> May 2009: OU & Kennisnet start preparing this

programme> July 2009: delivery Programme Plan> 12th Aug. 2009: Minister’s final OK;

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Wikiwijs: phases Dec. 2009: launch of beta version with:

> three focus subjects> Arithmetics, Math, Languages

> Primary, secondary, community college sector> Continuous improvement based on user

feedback Sept. 2010: roll out to:

> other subjects and domains> Higher Education

March 2011: delivery of Implementation Plan for a second period of funding until end of 2013 How to make it sustainable?

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Wikiwijs: policy objectives …

stimulate development and use of OER extend options for customized education increase quality of education through more

flexible and up-to-date learning materials 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 Making the profession more attractive

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Wikiwijs offers …

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

Wikiwijs architecture

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Wikiwijs

search

Standard metadatamodel“National” harvester

Need for structure on Learning objects

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Technical infrastructure

Harvester proof-of-concept Technical challenge No quality checks on metadata Not scalable

Influence Wikiwijs Scalable architecture Actions to improve metadata More collections to connect (mix open and

closed) Combination with harvester for HE

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Metadata infrastructure

Two standards HE vs other sectors Both LOM-application models Complicated process for management of

vocabularies Influence Wikiwijs

Harmonisation to 1 standard: NL-LOM Improved process for management of

vocabularies

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Structuring learning materials

National curriculum primary & secondary education High level Implemented in commercial textbooks

Influence Wikiwijs Development of vocabularies to model learning

trajectories Bridge between closed and open learning

materials

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Role Wikiwijs

Create demand on infrastructure Important stakeholder

Therefore influence on development But also dependant on choices not influencable

by Wikiwijs (in speed of development)

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Thanks for your attention!

Robert.Schuwer@ou.nl

www.wikiwijs.nl

Photo by Wouter Schuwer