1. Earning formal academic credit through a citizensviral and OER learning: What are the implicationsfor mobile, hybrid and online learning?eLmL 2013, The Fifth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid,and On-line Learning, February 24, 2013 to March 1, 2013 - Nice,France.Merilyn Childs & Regine Wagner, Flexible Learning InstituteCharles Sturt University, Australia.

2. The contexthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/478984969/sizes/m/ 3. The status quoThe research consistently indicatesthat recognition of priorlearning in Australia is poor(for example, Pitman 2012).Policy has largely failed to generate change (See AQF)Open educational practices thatvalue user-generated learning(Ehlers 2011) remain marginaland distant from the corebusiness of learning, teaching andassessment. We gratefully acknowledge the Photographer, kk forgiving us copyright permission to use the abovephotograph taken at the 2009 United NationsClimate Change Conference, Copenhagen . For afull exposition of kks photographic work, seehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/ 4. Developments such asthose explored via theEuropean OERtest projecthave yet to gain afoothold in the AustralianHE context. 5. The problem A traditional view thatnon-institutional learningis ipso facto of lessvalue and that criticalityand complexity are onlypossible throughinstitutional learning This traditional view isout-of-place in a digitalage characterized bypersonalized,hybridized andmobilized learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelheiss/2871996129/sizes/m/in/photostream / 6. Proposition I Quality learningcan and willhappen throughthe planned andaccidental agencyof citizens whomay at some timebecome studentsWe gratefully acknowledge the Photographer, kk for giving us copyrightpermission to use the above photograph taken at the 2009 UnitedNations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen . For a full expositionof kks photographic work, see http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/ 7. Proposition II - The relationshipsthat are possiblebetween a citizenslearning anduniversities can besubstantiallyrethought as thebasis fortransformationalchange.http://www.flickr.com/photos/plmccordj/56729378/sizes/z/in/photostream/ 8. Implications for mobile, hybrid and online learningin the Australian contextNew institutional thinking is needed in the Australian context that: Establish new business andcurriculum models And embed open andrecognition practices ascore business http://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/2492824190/sizes/m/ 9. Thankyou and questionsWewelcome further contact at mchilds@csu.edu.au and rwagner@csu.edu.au 10. Thankyou and questionsWewelcome further contact at mchilds@csu.edu.au and rwagner@csu.edu.au