OER IssuesRory McGreal

TEKRI Athabasca University

DEHub ConferenceSydney, NSWFebruary, 2011

Important PreviewImportant PreviewMobile learning

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1.6 million Internet connexionsWorld population: 6.8 billion

¼ of the world’s population

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Mobile Learning

The world is going mobile

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3.4 billion mobile devices1.3 billion mobile internet users

1/3 only access internet via mobile

Mobile Learning

Wireless Access

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bandwidth

features performance

functionality

usability

accessibility

A Balancing Act

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WWW is flexible for display on different-sized screens, enabling user preferences (font size, etc.)

Fluid design Fluid design ((elastic or elastic or

liquidliquid))

Finding Finding OEROER

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OERs for DevelopmentOERs for Development

Goal of developing together a universal educational resource available for the whole of humanity… hope that this open

resource for the future mobilizes the whole of the worldwide community of educators”

UNESCO 2002

Games Games

Evony

Hidden expedition:Titanic

http://www.freegameaccess.com/play-hidden-expedition-titanic.htm

OER Mix & OER Mix & MatchMatch

& Licenced content

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Adapt. Reuse. Repurpose.

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ASSEMBLE

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Be flexible

Nassim Taleb

Generalisability is Important.

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Alternate learning routes

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OER OER Assessment & Assessment &

accreditationaccreditation

= 2 jiffies or 200 milliseconds

Standards

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General Eric Shinseki, retired Chief of Staff, U. S. Army

rory@athabascau.ca

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