The document discusses the OpenPROF project, which aims to foster open international collaboration among professionals to develop innovative online curriculum for work-based learning using open educational resources (OER). So far, the project has created 3 training materials on OER and developed 24 OER in English and 6 courses for work-based learning including OER available on their website. Some challenges have included the need for virtual and in-person collaboration as well as translation of materials into different languages. Requirements for teachers participating include digital skills, openness, and a willingness to collaborate and innovate.

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Open Collaboration in the Development
of Innovative Online Curriculum for
Work-based Learning
OpenPROF at Open Education Week
2016 March 7-10
Estela Daukšienė
OpenPROF Project Coordinator at LieDM Association

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OpenPROF focus
• Foster open international collaboration
of professionals for innovation
• Train the staff of educational
institutions
– on use, reuse, and development of open
educational resources (OER) and
– creation of innovative curriculum for work-
based learning using OER

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Project results
(achieved so far)
3 training materials on
– OER and sustainability models,
– ICT tools to develop and adapt OER
– Innovative curriculum designing for work -
based learning for CVET, VET and adult
education
24 created OER in English
6 courses for work - based learning
including created and adapted OER for
teachers, trainers and VET students
(available at openprof.eu)
(available at openprof.eu)
(available at http://moodle.liedm.net)

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OpenPROF project
challenges for collaboration
• Virtual collaboration takes time and
physical meetings of teachers are
necessary, so collaboration on OER
creation focus in national teams
• Teachers prefer creation of OER in
national languages rather English,
so it takes time to translate and
provide for OER for revision, use,
reuse or adaptation

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Requirements for teachers
for collaboration in
OpenPROF
• Digital competence
• Openness for idea sharing, critics
and learning
• Benevolent attitude towards
collaboration and innovations

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OpenPROF collaboration
types
• Collaboration of teachers with IT
people for creation of OER
• Adaptation or reuse of created
OER
• Translations of created English
courses (with created and
adapted OER) to national
languages

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Challenges for teachers
creating and adapting OER
• Tools to be used for OER creation
• Tools to publish OER
• Requirements for OER editable
version
• How much the OER should be
adapted to become a new OER?
• How open we are - should the OER
be open for commercial use?

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