advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Understanding OER and OCW: What is it? How do you do it? Why do it?

Understanding OER and OCW:

What is it?

How do you do it?

Why do it?

What is the OER movement? advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is the OER movement? Access to knowledge for the global community advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Access to knowledge for the global community

What is the OER movement? Access to knowledge for the global community High quality educational materials Freely available on the web to share, reuse, and, often, re-purpose Diversity of materials available advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Access to knowledge for the global community

High quality educational materials

Freely available on the web to share, reuse, and, often, re-purpose

Diversity of materials available

What is OER trying to do? Create a space where learners and educators can come to share materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, representing a variety of viewpoints advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Create a space where learners and educators can come to share materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, representing a variety of viewpoints

What is OER trying to do? Create a space where learners and educators can come to find materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, from a variety of viewpoints An international community of educators building a universal, virtual library advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Create a space where learners and educators can come to find materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, from a variety of viewpoints

An international community of educators building a universal, virtual library

Characteristics of a library advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge, purposefully built advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge, purposefully built

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials, providing a record of evolving thinking and approaches advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials, providing a record of evolving thinking and approaches

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge – new materials continually added advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge – new materials continually added

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different kinds of materials and different collections advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different kinds of materials and different collections

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users with different needs and goals advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users with different needs and goals

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users Users can select what is relevant to them and ignore what is not relevant advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users

Users can select what is relevant to them and ignore what is not relevant

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users Users can select what is relevant to them Complements and enhances formal education and many forms of learning advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users

Users can select what is relevant to them

Complements and enhances formal education and many forms of learning

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users Users can select what is relevant to them Compliments formal education Community center for idea and information exchange advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users

Users can select what is relevant to them

Compliments formal education

Community center for idea and information exchange

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users Users can select what is relevant to them Compliments formal education Community center Public good advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users

Users can select what is relevant to them

Compliments formal education

Community center

Public good

Characteristics of a library Repository of knowledge Archives materials Evolving hub for knowledge Houses different collections Serves a variety of users Users can select what is relevant to them Compliments formal education Community center Public good These characteristics also describe OER advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Repository of knowledge

Archives materials

Evolving hub for knowledge

Houses different collections

Serves a variety of users

Users can select what is relevant to them

Compliments formal education

Community center

Public good

These characteristics also describe OER

OER philosophy “ Resources that are to be shared, built upon, re-shaped, re-purposed – and then returned to the commons to be available for the same exercise to take place over again”. Susan D’Antoni, UNESCO OER programme Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning, 2009 advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

“ Resources that are to be shared, built upon, re-shaped, re-purposed – and then returned to the commons to be available for the same exercise to take place over again”.

Susan D’Antoni, UNESCO OER programme

Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning, 2009

Examples of OER “collections” Open Textbooks iTunes University Videolectures.net Open Learning Initiative Connexions OpenCourseWare advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Open Textbooks

iTunes University

Videolectures.net

Open Learning Initiative

Connexions

OpenCourseWare

So, what is OpenCourseWare? A particular kind of Open Educational Resource, a particular kind of “collection” advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

A particular kind of Open Educational Resource, a particular kind of “collection”

What is OpenCourseWare? High quality educational materials organized as courses a package of educational materials starting a particular point in the knowledge spectrum, leading to greater understanding of the issue or topic advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

High quality educational materials organized as courses

a package of educational materials starting a particular point in the knowledge spectrum, leading to greater understanding of the issue or topic

What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Generally includes course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments lecture notes syllabi course calendar assignments, projects, tests videos or recordings of lectures demonstrations and illustrations of concepts advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Materials organized as courses

Generally includes course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments

lecture notes

syllabi

course calendar

assignments, projects, tests

videos or recordings of lectures

demonstrations and illustrations of concepts

What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Materials organized as courses

Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments

Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification Materials are a reflection of the education available at the sponsoring institution, and from the authoring instructor(s) advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Materials organized as courses

Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments

Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

Materials are a reflection of the education available at the sponsoring institution, and from the authoring instructor(s)

What is OpenCourseWare? Materials organized as courses Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification Materials are a reflection of the sponsoring institution’s education The institution decides what materials to contribute, so OpenCourseWare projects can be quite different from one institution to the next advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Materials organized as courses

Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments

Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

Materials are a reflection of the sponsoring institution’s education

The institution decides what materials to contribute, so OpenCourseWare projects can be quite different from one institution to the next

Lots of considerations Intellectual Property issues Copyright and licensing Software and technology considerations Accuracy advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Intellectual Property issues

Copyright and licensing

Software and technology considerations

Accuracy

Lots of considerations Intellectual Property issues Copyright and licensing Software and technology considerations Accuracy Fortunately, there is an international OCW community to support and help you advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Intellectual Property issues

Copyright and licensing

Software and technology considerations

Accuracy

Fortunately, there is an international OCW community to support and help you

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. October 10, 2009 Name—OCW Consortium Our mission is to advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Began as a breakthrough idea at MIT Supporting The Vision “ OCW expresses MIT's goal of advancing education around the world through a global community in which knowledge and ideas are shared openly for the benefit of all.” — Susan Hockfield, President of MIT

The OCW Consortium • ~100 OCW sites • ~9000 courses http: ocwconsortium.org

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Benefits of Membership: Consultation Whether you’re just starting your OCW site or fine tuning an existing site, OCWC staff are available to help you out. OCWC conferences and ongoing forums provide OCWC members the opportunity to share solutions and best practices. The OCW Toolkit provides recommendations and tools for OCW development.

Whether you’re just starting your OCW site or fine tuning an existing site, OCWC staff are available to help you out.

OCWC conferences and ongoing forums provide OCWC members the opportunity to share solutions and best practices.

The OCW Toolkit provides recommendations and tools for OCW development.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Benefits of Membership: Collaboration Working Groups in areas of common interest, such as Evaluation, Accessibility or Intellectual Property. Link new projects with experienced OCW producers for mentoring and Q&A Monthly Webinars in OCW related topics, free to all members Global network of educators who support openness and sharing

Working Groups in areas of common interest, such as Evaluation, Accessibility or Intellectual Property.

Link new projects with experienced OCW producers for mentoring and Q&A

Monthly Webinars in OCW related topics, free to all members

Global network of educators who support openness and sharing

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. Benefits of Membership: Sustainability Sharing of best practices among OCWC members promotes quality and efficiency within individual projects Resource-Sharing across OCWC members cuts down on duplication of cost, effort and expertise OCWC discussions assist members in articulating the value of OCW to their home institutions

Sharing of best practices among OCWC members promotes quality and efficiency within individual projects

Resource-Sharing across OCWC members cuts down on duplication of cost, effort and expertise

OCWC discussions assist members in articulating the value of OCW to their home institutions

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. rtium The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

Mission advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

Mission

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon OCW can help break down barriers to education

Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

OCW can help break down barriers to education

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon OCW can help break down barriers to education Helps build confidence for returning learners

Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

OCW can help break down barriers to education

Helps build confidence for returning learners

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon OCW can help break down barriers to education Helps build confidence for returning learners Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives

Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

OCW can help break down barriers to education

Helps build confidence for returning learners

Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon OCW can help break down barriers to education Helps build confidence for returning learners Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives International cooperation and contributing to the global library of knowledge – we need different perspectives and a variety of courses to make the collection rich

Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

OCW can help break down barriers to education

Helps build confidence for returning learners

Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives

International cooperation and contributing to the global library of knowledge – we need different perspectives and a variety of courses to make the collection rich

Institutional benefits advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

Institutional benefits

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors

Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni Increasing traffic to the institution’s website

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors

Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni

Increasing traffic to the institution’s website

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. The OCW Movement—What is the Value? Showcase for your institution’s educational quality A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s) Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development Assist with curricular alignment and development Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni Increasing traffic to the institution’s website Meaningful international engagement

Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work, raising their profile (and the institution’s)

Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

Assist with curricular alignment and development

Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies, officials, employers, donors

Connection to students through their life stream, from pre-enrollment, student, alumni

Increasing traffic to the institution’s website

Meaningful international engagement

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Raise awareness of OER and OpenCourseWare around the world Support of idea & knowledge exchange Produce more content Encourage sharing, adaptation and feedback Increase the diversity of thoughts, languages, topics advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Raise awareness of OER and OpenCourseWare around the world

Support of idea & knowledge exchange

Produce more content

Encourage sharing, adaptation and feedback

Increase the diversity of thoughts, languages, topics

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Searchability and discovery – need technological equivalents of reference librarians that help users find appropriate materials based on their needs and interests advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Searchability and discovery – need technological equivalents of reference librarians that help users find appropriate materials based on their needs and interests

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Improve searchability and discovery resources Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the posting institution’s reputation advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Improve searchability and discovery resources

Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the posting institution’s reputation

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Improve searchability and discovery resources Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation Incorporate the production of OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Improve searchability and discovery resources

Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation

Incorporate the production of OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Improve searchability and discovery resources Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional Accessibility – web access is the “library card” advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Improve searchability and discovery resources

Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation

Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional

Accessibility – web access is the “library card”

What’s next for OCW and OER? Continue fostering an active global community Improve searchability and discovery resources Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional Accessibility Join us to help chart the future advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Continue fostering an active global community

Improve searchability and discovery resources

Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s reputation

Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional

Accessibility

Join us to help chart the future

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses. October 10, 2009 Name—OCW Consortium Thank You! Visit The OpenCourseWare Consortium portal at http://www.ocwconsortium.org Contact the Consortium at: [email_address]