OCWC Global Conference 2013: UNESCO Chairs in OER: State of activities and new initiatives

UNESCO Chairs in OER:UNESCO Chairs in OER:state of activitiesstate of activities

and new initiativesand new initiatives

Fred MulderFred MulderUNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNLUNESCO Chair in OER @ OUNL

Rory McGrealRory McGrealUNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca UniversityUNESCO/COL Chair in OER @ Athabasca University

Jos RikersJos RikersManager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNLManager Global OER Graduate Network @ OUNL

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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)

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.

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

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

Reporting on the action lines

The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN)

Fred Mulder / Jos RikersOpen UniversiteitThe Netherlands

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

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

Global Network• Partnership for

Institutions (currently 15)• Membership for

PhD Candidates (13) Experts (29)

OER Knowledge CloudRory McGreal

Athabasca University, Canada

https://oerknowledgecloud.com/

The OER university

Wayne MackintoshOtago Polytechnic

New Zealand

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

The OER university concept

Adapted from Taylor 2007

Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide

The view from an OERu partner

Traditional modelTraditional model OERu model

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 sustainablewithout OER?

FROM:

TO:

K-12Open Education Project

Tel AmielUniversity of Campinas

Brazil

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)

OER Collaborative practicesand public policies

OER a guidebook for teachers

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

A world map of Open Educational Initiatives:

Can the global OER community design and build it together?

Susan D’Antoni

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

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

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

OpenupEd MOOCs

Fred MulderOpen Universiteit

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

OpenupEd MOOCs: Common Features

• Openness to learners • Digital openness• Learner-centred approach• Independent learning• Media-supported interaction• Recognition options• Quality focus• Spectrum of diversity

OpenupEd MOOCs

This is just a start of anexciting expedition!

www.openuped.eu

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