Open educational resources to combat modern slavery Margaret Korosec PhD Candidate / OpnUp Ltd 20 April 2016 #OER16
Open educational resources to
combat modern slavery
Margaret KorosecPhD Candidate / OpnUp Ltd
20 April 2016#OER16
Mission
Raise awareness of historic and
modern-day slavery.
● 35 million enslaved worldwide*
● 13,000 in forced labour in the UK
● £36,000 cost of a slave in 1850
● £300 cost of a slave in 2015*Source: Global Slavery Index
Limited Resources
● 17 short videos and narratives;
● Initial funding from AHRC;
● Continuing funding from
NASUWT in collaboration with
the Wilberforce Institute for the
study of Slavery and
Emancipation (WISE) at the
University of Hull.
Team
● Composer;
● Academics;
● Secondary educators.
Change facilitator added to ‘activate’
resources, make accessible and
provide online pedagogic design.
Target and Techniques
Instructional design
Interactive community
Change facilitator
Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix,
Redistribute (Wiley, 2014)
Secondary teachers
HE/FE teachers
Community groups
Faith-based groups
Maximise digital creativity, sharing and innovation. (from Creative Commons Mission Statement)
Difficult
topic
made
accessible
Creative Commons
Maximise digital creativity, sharing and innovation. (from Creative Commons Mission Statement)
Tools & Analytics
626 Likes
Vimeo
Website
Google Drive
Soundcloud
102
Followers
5,449
Loads
Community
Upload
2,721
Plays
11,574
Views
3,153
Unique
46
Countries
The Resources
The Resources
The Community
The Community
Lesson plans
from a teacher in France;
Student renditions of the
unfinished painting of
Wilberforce;
...and more to come!
Reflection
What is challenging
Reaching the tipping point
Building the community
Measuring impact of project
Liberating those enslaved
What worked well
Content creation
Pedagogic assistance
Accessible online presence
Social media activity
Freedom to Participate
Margaret Korosec
OpnUp Ltd
@mdkorosec
slideshare.net/mdkorosec
Stolen Lives
StolenLivesUK
@StolenLivesUK
www.stolenlives.co.uk
Please share, follow, use, contribute, and…. participate!
Thank you