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The OER universitas (#OERu)
Anthony Mackintosh
Wayne Mackintosh
The OERu unplugged:From vision to reality
The OER Foundation
The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership, networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through open education.
“OER is a sustainable and renewable resource”
Creative Commons New Zealand
Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand (CCANZ) is the guardian of the New Zealand Creative Commons licences that enable the voluntary sharing of copyright material in Aotearoa. CCANZ is a kiwi remix on an international movement toward open access licensing and are here to support the use Creative Commons licences in New Zealand.
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The great pavlova debate
pavlova n.(Cookery) a meringue cake topped with whipped cream and fruit [named after Anna Pavlova (18851931), Russian ballerina]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_pavlova.jpgWikipedia logo is a Tradmark of the WIkimedia Foundation
Country of origin:New Zealand
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CollabOERate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ofsmallthings/7834790174http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_pavlova.jpgWikipedia logo is a Tradmark of the WIkimedia Foundation
Australasian OERu partners
The sustainability challenge ...
Growth isn't a sustainable model
Mathew Bedworth https://flic.kr/p/eGLy7V
Eric Kounce - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Texas_Pumpjack.JPG
Jon Radoff http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koru_Unfurling.JPG
RecycleReduceReuse
Demand Price
Success Public funding
Filters for sustainable business models
Images Money https://flic.kr/p/a2Y6J8
Increase revenue?
401(K) 2012 https://flic.kr/p/brd1ja
Reduce cost?
Improve quality?
Diversify curriculum?
Social inclusion?
Sustainable resources
for operations?
Images Money https://flic.kr/p/9kMUQb
Confessions of a bean counter
Steven Depolo https://flic.kr/p/99icyP
MarkSweep - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roasted_coffee_beans.jpg
Bean counterNoun informala person, typically an accountant or bureaucrat, perceived as placing excessive emphasis on controlling expenditure and budgets.
Ingredients for OERu sustainability
● Compelling vision aligned with core values of the academy● Low running cost (resist 3rd party donor funding for operations)● Incremental design (prototypes small enough to fail)● Leverage networks to share risk● Foster coopetition (new business for partners)● Open source everything
Daniel Schwen http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jelly_Beans_macro_1.jpg
A self-sustaining OER project?
OERu fiscal sustainability
OER is a renewable & sustainable resource
Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/
James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957
How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?
How will your institution remain sustainablewithout OER?
The absurdity of copyright ...
Appropriating the public domain
Your copyRIGHT
Statute of Queen Anne1709
© University of Auckland, Department of Anthropology, Anthropology Photographic Archive Al
+3000 years old
Sharing knowledge freely2008 Bourewa excavationsDirected by Prof Patrick Nunn
P. Nunn
Open policy and copyright exceptions for education
New Zealand
International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
96%
95%
4%
5%
Agree Disagree
Content funded from taxpayerrevenue should be released freelyfor use by everyone
New Zealand
International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
72%
81%
28%
19%
Agree Disagree
It is fair and reasonable for educatorsto have unrestricted permissions toCOPY materials forteaching & learning
Majority agreement that learning materials funded from public money should be released freely and majority support for educational copyright exceptions
Perceived barriers to OER adoption
New Zealand
International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
12%
22%
88%
78%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to share teaching materialsbecause I don't have time
New Zealand
International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
12%
22%
88%
78%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to share teaching materialsbecause there are no incentivesfor me to do so
New Zealand
International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0%
13%
100%
87%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to use OER becausethere is no guarantee of thequality
The problem ...
Unsatisfied demand for HE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810/sizes/m/in/photostream/
100 million additional placesBy 2025
Slide 10
BIG vision for a small charity
juicyverve http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicyverve/2531105062/
But what if ...
Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER
Francisca Uloa http://www.flickr.com/photos/alosojos/346887379/
Jimmy Flink http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyroq/146827389/
bucklava http://www.flickr.com/photos/9229859@N02/2762432629/
Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit
The concept ...
Smart philanthropy
Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122Asenat29 http://www.flickr.com/photos/72153088@N08/6510934443/
Giving is receivingParallel learning universe|New business
The OERu concept
Adapted from Taylor 2007
Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide
OER & the sustainable disaggregation of services
Traditional tertiary education package OERu package
Technology challenges …
Requirements for OERu technology
Collaborative authoring?
Simon Law https://flic.kr/p/kFToD
LMS agnostic? (reuse)
Low cost?
Scalable?
OERu personal learning environment
Blending with parallel mode delivery
Institutional LMS
Open web
Wiki course outline
OERu website snapshot
OERu responsive design
Generating sustainable OdeL value ...
So what about MOOCs?
Credible credentials?
DS106 “Day of the MOOC Poster” by David Kernohan
“You may not take any Online Course offered by Coursera or use any Statement of Accomplishment as part of any tuition-based or for-credit certification or program for any college, university, or other academic institution without the express written permission from Coursera. Such use of an Online Course or Statement of Accomplishment is a violation of these Terms of Use.” Coursera terms of use.
Fiscally sustainable?
Cost levers for OERu
Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122
MarginalCost=ZERO
Collaborative development=Cheaper the going it alone
Reasons for joining the OERu
Bridging the sustainable value challenge
Longterm value the OERu network generates
Tangible shortterm benefits OERu partnerscan extract from the network
Blending an OERu mOOC within a postgrad course
SP4Ed 13.07: 121 Participants from 32+ countries (incl. 20 University of Canterbury postgrads)
SP4Ed 13.05 (Prototype): 50 Participants from 14+ countries
SP4Ed 13.07: Participation from all interaction sources was 62% - 200% better than SP4Ed 13.05
Estimated average page views for all tutorial pages per registered participant
SP4Ed 13.07: Average No. of blog posts per poster 5.78 (6 comprehensive E-Activities)
Reuse for full-fee students
OERu SCENARIO 1
ExampleChange with digital technology in educationGDTE Elective
OERu SCENARIO 2
Parallel mode delivery
ExampleScenario Planning for Educators mOOCOER Foundation / University of Canterbury
OERu SCENARIO 3
Multi partner parallel mode delivery
Next steps …
Recurrent cost recouped
No new money required
OERu is low cost, low risk But high IMPACT innovation
Hugiene Matters http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4273036775/
Next steps …Calibrating sustainable innovation …
Slide 20Dongio: Watercolour painter dedicated to the public domain
Free learning for all students worldwide
“This is not theoretical speculation,it is entirely viable.” Jim Taylor AM
You are free to join us ...
Paul (Dex) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/3146028811/
Compilation: Chad Miller, James Almond, Wayne MackintoshSee: http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png