Southern Hemisphere Open Educational Practices: A comparative analysis between Australia and Brazil

Open Education Down Under: Some national and institutional initiatives.

Dr Carina Bossu & Dr Marineli [email protected]

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Higher education sector in Brazil and Australia

Brazil

203,2 million people

2,368 higher education institutions

301 public universities (free)

7,8 million students

Australia

24,3 million people

43 accredited universities

40 public universities (fee)

1.3 million students

OEP in higher education Brazil and Australia

Public universities

Pockets of innovation

Increase access to education to rural and remote learners

Public good X marketing opportunities

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University of Tasmania & Federal University of Parana

UFPR

Public university (federal)

24 state universities

4 study centres/academic units

28,000 students

Online offering through UAB

But predominantly f2f

UTAS

Public university

State university

3 main campuses

34,000 students

Online presence for all units

But predominantly f2f

OEP the University of Tasmania

http://www.teaching-learning.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/439013/Technology-Enhanced-Learning-and-Teaching-White-Paper-Academic-Senate-15-November-2013.pdf

UTAS Institutional Strategies

– The adoption of Open Educational Practices is encouraged in the Deputy Students and Education Divisional Planning.

– Embracing Open Educational Practices is a UTAS curriculum principle.http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/567744/7825_A3_Curriculum-Principles1.pdf

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Using Open Educational Practices counts towards teaching performance expectations.

http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/447443/7815A-Revised-Teaching-Performance.pdf

Reward and Recognition

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OER Parana – REA Parana

Initiative in partnership with the Federal University of Paraná - UFPR and the Federal Technological University of Paraná - UTFPR, was officialised in 2014

OER Institutional Repository

Reward and Recognition

Other similar activities

– Online resources

– Participation and dissemination in national and international events

– Capacity building of academics and public servants

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Despite the developments…

many challenges remain

– Create a culture of collaboration and sharing among educators

– Lack of understanding of open licenses

– Development of additional institutional policies

– We need better informed senior leaders in HE

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Points for discussion

– Institutional policies – Recognition and reward – similar– UTAS alignment with curriculum and learning and teaching strategies

– Open repositories– Similar technological approaches– UFPR push for OER being added into the repository

– State universities X state representation through REA Parana

– Lack of evidence regarding the existing policies

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