OER the Welsh Experience by Paul Richardson

10/04/2023

Paul Richardson: Jisc Regional Support Centre Wales

Debbie Baff: University of South Wales

Open Educational Resources: the Welsh Experience

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References

All the references in this presentation may be found here:

https://pinboard.in/u:paulbrichardson/t:%23ALTOERWales/

What does ‘Open’ mean?A: It is available onlineB: It is available free of chargeC: You can download itD: You can download and repurpose itE: You can download, edit, and reuse it

What does ‘Open’ mean?A: It is available onlineB: It is available free of chargeC: You can download itD: You can download and repurpose itE: You can download, edit, and reuse it

• How should educational organisations act in response to recent and anticipated developments?

• Do governments have a role? If so, what is this?

Questions…

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Li Yuan and Stephen Powell (2013): ‘MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education’. http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/2013/667

© Copyright Meirion: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2539251

https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/home/Pages/Home.aspx

https://www.porth.ac.uk/cy/

www.cadarn.ac.uk/

http://www.open.ac.uk/choose/ou/openlearnwales

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http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2013/onlinedigitallearning/?lang=en

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/reports/report-of-the-online-digital-learning-group/?lang=en

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http://gwallter.com/digital/moocs-and-other-animals-open-online-report-published.html

“The Working Group took a balanced view of the significance of MOOCs. Its members could find no evidence that they were likely to overturn established higher education practice or sweep away existing institutions, as predicted by their more excited advocates. On the other hand the advent of high quality online courses and resources, available easily to anyone, free and world-wide, is clearly significant”

Andrew GreenApril 2014

Open & Online: Recommendations

To the Minister for Education and Skills:• Widening access to higher education to those with

low participation backgrounds• Developing skills for the workplace and the Welsh

economy• Developing Welsh language skills for employmentTo the higher education institutions:• Reviewing institutional policies, monitoring

developments and exploiting opportunities• Strengthening institutional reputation and brandTo the Minister and the higher education institutions:• Improving the skills of higher education staff • Licensing and sharing open educational resources

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/reports/report-of-the-online-digital-learning-group/?lang=en

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Policy_Registry

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“As Vice-Chancellors representing universities in Wales, we are committed to:Promoting and using OER to widen access to higher education for non-traditional learners, to contribute to social inclusion and engage the rich diversity of the learner in Wales and across the world.”

http://www.hew.ac.uk/wales-signs-declaration-of-intent-to-lead-the-way-on-the-use-of-online-education-resources/

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http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/wales

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