Fred Mulder UNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNL Rory McGreal UNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca University Jos Rikers Manager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNL

1. UNESCO Chairs in OER:UNESCO Chairs in OER:
state of activitiesstate of activities
and new initiativesand new initiatives
Fred MulderFred Mulder
UNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNLUNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNL
Rory McGrealRory McGreal
UNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca UniversityUNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca University
Jos RikersJos Rikers
Manager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNLManager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNL
OCWC2013 BaliOCWC2013 Bali

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. Reporting on the action lines

7. The Global OER Graduate
Network (GO-GN)
Fred Mulder / Jos Rikers
Open Universiteit
The Netherlands

8. 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

9. 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

10. Global Network
• Partnership for
Institutions (currently 15)
• Membership for
PhD Candidates (13)
Experts (29)

11. OER Knowledge Cloud
Rory McGreal
Athabasca University, Canada
https://oerknowledgecloud.com/

15. The OER university
Wayne Mackintosh
Otago Polytechnic
New Zealand

16. 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

17. The OER university concept
Adapted from Taylor 2007
Free learning
opportunities for
all students
worldwide

18. The view from an OERu partner
Traditional modelTraditional model OERu model

19. 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 sustainable
without OER?
FROM:
TO:

20. K-12
Open Education Project
Tel Amiel
University of Campinas
Brazil

21. 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)

22. OER Collaborative practices
and public policies
OER a guidebook for teachers

23. 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

24. A world map of Open Educational
Initiatives:
Can the global OER community
design and build it together?
Susan D’Antoni

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. OpenupEd MOOCs
Fred Mulder
Open Universiteit

29. 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

30. OpenupEd MOOCs: Common Features
• Openness to learners
• Digital openness
• Learner-centred approach
• Independent learning
• Media-supported interaction
• Recognition options
• Quality focus
• Spectrum of diversity

31. OpenupEd MOOCs
This is just a start of an
exciting expedition!
www.openuped.eu

32. Contacts
• Fred Mulder: fred.mulder@ou.nl
• Rory McGreal: rory@athabascau.ca
• Tel Amiel: tamiel@unicamp.br
• Wayne Mackintosh: mackintosh.wayne@gmail.com
• Susan D’Antoni: susandantoni@gmail.com
• Jos Rikers: go-gn@ou.nl
Thank you for your attention
Images by Monique Vossen @ OUNL