Presentation given by Andy Lane, Short Term Fellowship 10th to 15th July 2011

1. A global OER movement? Professor Andy Lane, Senior Fellow, SCORE

2. OER involves lots of groups and organisations around the world OER are explicitly funded by: Foundations Governments NGOs Institutions Donations OER can be found in: funded institutional repositories funded and non-funded community based initiatives proprietary channels websites of projects, groups and individuals OER are being supported via International and national consortia Commercial activities and organizations Infrastructure activities and organizations

30. Collaborate or compete? Take 5 minutes to discuss with the person next to you when it might be better to collaborate or when it might be necessary to compete in higher education around teaching and learning

32. Online Learning Task Force Recommendation 6: Investment is needed for the development and exploitation of open educational resources to enhance efficiency and quality There is no point duplicating effort to create content that is already available and has been proven to work. Institutions can build on the existing open educational resources initiative (funded by HEFCE, managed by the JISC and the HEA) to achieve economies of scale and efficiencies. In addition they can pull in the best content and openly available learning resources from around the world and adapt them for particular courses. Students can then access a richer, wider range of material to enhance their learning experiences wherever they are studying, and leading experts can build a profile beyond their institution. There are also significant opportunities for partnership with private organisations to produce content that is interactive, responsive and pedagogically effective. Responsibility of the JISC, HEA and the Open University (as part of its national role) – suggested investment of £5 million per year for five years, awarded under broad direction from funding councils.

33. (Remember) For educational institutions OER offers up opportunities to: Showcase their teaching and research programmes to new audiences; Widen the pool of applicants for their courses and programmes; Lower the lifetime costs of developing effective self study rich media educational resources; Collaborate with public and commercial organisations, including educational publishers, in new ways; Extend their outreach activities to community groups In order to … Collaborate for a common purpose but retain own identity

34. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Open Sharing, Global Benefits The OpenCourseWare Consortium July 5, 2011Presenter Name

35. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement The OCW Consortium Benefits of Membership July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

36. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is OCW? OCW is a type of Open Educational Resource (OER). OER are a type of Open Content. Open Content Open Educational Resources OCW July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

37. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. What is OpenCourseWare? High quality educational materials organized as courses A package of educational materials starting a particular point in the knowledge spectrum, leading to greater understanding of the issue or topic

38. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Generally includes course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments lecture notes syllabi course calendar assignments, projects, tests videos or recordings of lectures demonstrations and illustrations of concepts

39. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

40. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification Materials are a reflection of the education provided by the sponsoring institution, and from the authoring instructor(s)

41. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification Materials are a reflection of the sponsoring institution’s education Institutions are the decision makers for their contributions, so OpenCourseWare projects can be quite different

43. An ocw is a collection of high-quality learning materials presented in the form of courses.

44. OCW materials are there for using and re-purposing. Modifications welcome!July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

45. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—How it StartedTwo Questions: The OCW Movement—How it Started MIT Administration posed two Questions to the Faculty Committee: How is the internet going to change education? What is MIT going to do about it? Former MIT President Charles Vest July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

47. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—Global Growth As institutions and learners around the world began to realize the power of opening education to the world, the movement began on a global scale July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

49. Showcasing your organization’s instructional efforts by providing high quality, high visibility examples to the public, prospective students, and parents

50. Creating a repository where faculty and researchers can have their work seen by the world

51. Presenting potential funding agencies with attractive and useful opportunities for disseminating research resultsJuly 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

53. Providing a preview of the institution’s education to prospective students, donors, employers, officials

54. Providing a cost- and time-efficient vehicle for staff and faculty training and development

55. Attracting independent funding for public service projects

56. Promoting the incorporation of high-quality educational materials produced elsewhere

57. Providing entree to a world-wide community of dedicated educatorsJuly 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

58. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement The OCW Consortium Benefits of Membership July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

59. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Our mission is to advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

60. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Who we are July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

61. The OCW Consortium • ~100 live OCW sites • ~8600 courses http://ocwconsortium.org

62. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Consortium—Growth July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

64. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement The OCW Consortium Benefits of Membership July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

65. advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Benefits of Membership: Consultation with experts in the Consortium Collaboration and networking with members from all over the world Sustainability Collective Visibility through international exposure July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

67. OCWC conferences and ongoing forums provide members the opportunity to share solutions and best practices

68. Webinars and newsletters address common issues and new developments

69. The OCWC site and Toolkit provide tools for OCW development.July 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

71. The OCWC encourages members to report on nascent projects to allow time and opportunities for collaborationJuly 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

73. The OCW Course Finder allows users to search across OCWC member sites

74. The OCWC helps develop e-visibility guidelines for its members

75. OCWC members share media exposureJuly 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

77. Resource-sharing across OCWC members cuts down on duplication of cost, effort and expertise

78. OCWC discussions assist members in articulating the value of OCW to their home institutionsJuly 5, 2011 Name—OCW Consortium

83. Substantial proportion of existing teachers are under qualified or unqualified

84. Concern over quality of current teacher education

85. Limited capacity and resources in existing institutions and systems

86. Poor working and learning conditions for teachers

87. Multitude of languages

89. TESSA in Use Some examples: National Teachers Institute (Nigeria): Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) – In-service (distance) 102,000 students Kyambogo University (Uganda): Diploma in Education Primary External (distance) 1,500 students Open University of Tanzania (Tanzania): Diploma in Primary Education 700 students Open University of Sudan (Sudan): B Ed ( distance) 45,000 students Kigali Institute of Education (Rwanda): National Retraining Programme for Primary School Teachers – endorsed by Ministry for Education (Apr-08) 12,000 teachers ‘To train quality teachers who can impact positively on pupils’/students’ learning.’

90. Emerging Findings Evidence of improved teaching practices More reflective thinking after lessons Teacher and pupil enjoyment Flexibility of OER allowed use in range of programmes ‘I have enjoyed using the materials because they make classroom activities simple and easy. Pupils are now improving in their performance and it has helped me to improve my teaching skills.’ Student Teacher, Nigeria

92. Practical, activity based teacher learning

93. Valuing of school practitioner agency

94. Implementation dispersed and decentralised

95. Alignment and interaction with existing communities of practice

97. Materials creation and adaptation 4 1 Sharing in the Tessa OER resource bank Creation of original study units by consortium partners Localisation of study units by consortium partners 3 Quality Assurance, Editing and User Testing 2 Quality Assurance and Editing and User Testing 5 6

99. Lots of activity but what is the impact? Evidence of impact comes from: Stories from stakeholders Surveys of users Observations of behaviours Web traffic through Analytics Evidence of viability/sustainability comes from: Actual and perceived strategic value to organisation New business models

109. Business models and sustainability Mainstream and/or embedded within existing business model practices and processes Provide additional paid for services – the Freemium model Donations from supporters Grants from funding bodies Free labour of volunteers