Open Education Revolution: From Open Access to Open Participation

Una Daly, OCW Community College Outreach Manager Mid-Pacific Conference 2012 Open Education Revolution: From “ Open Access” to “ Open Participation”

Agenda
Decade of Sharing …
Open Courseware to Open Credits
Certificates & Credentials
Community College Connection
Open Education at your Campus
Sharing and Benefits

Tell us a little about yourself ...
Your Name
Your College
Interest in Open Education

A Decade of Sharing
MIT Open Courseware (2001)
UNESCO (2002)
OCW Consortium (2004)
Community Colleges (2007)
Stanford Engineering Everywhere (2008)
DOL TAA Community College Grants (2011)
Stanford Artificial Intelligence (2011)
MITx Credentialing (2012)

Mission
“ Advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.”
Over 250 institutions in 46 Countries

OCW Sustaining Partners African Virtual University Open Universiteit (Netherlands) China Open Resources for Education Taiwan Open Courseware Consortium Delft University of Technology Tecnológico de Monterrey Fundação Getulio Vargas - FGV Online Tufts University Japan Open Courseware Consortium Universia.net Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Korean Open Courseware Consortium University of California, Irvine Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan Netease Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd University of Western Cape (Africa)

Growth 2003-2011

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

Open Courseware Credentialing
Stanford Engineering Everywhere
MITx
OER University
Peer-2-Peer University
University of the People

Artificial Intelligence Fall 2011
100,000+ enrolled
Lectures streamed
Homework, quizzes, virtual office hours
Certificates available with ranking
Credits issued by other universities
University of Freiberg

MITx: Spring Rollout
Open enrollment courses
Assessment available
Credentials for modest fee
Open source online learning platform
Computer-aided assessment

OER University
Consortia of universities worldwide supported by the OER Foundation, New Zealand
Hewlett funded project

Peer-2-Peer University Mozilla open badges

OCW vs. Community Colleges?
• Open Enrollment
Target Audience
Students pursuing credentials
Professionals and self-learners
Affordability
Credentials, Degrees, Certificates
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What Motivates Open Source?
Learn Something
Build Reputation
Social Connections
Greater Good
Steven Weber, The Success of Open Source , 2004
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Open Course Library WA State Board Community & Technical Colleges
Goals
Lower textbook costs
Improve course completion rates
Provide resources for faculty
Share with others (secondary goal)
81 open courses for highest enrolled
Faculty & instructional designers
42 Available for download now
Common Cartridge or web-based

Art Appreciation
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
Cultural Anthropology
Elementary Algebra
Engineering Physics I
English Composition I
English Composition II
General Biology with Lab
General Chemistry with Lab I
General Chemistry with Lab II
General Chemistry with Lab III
General Psychology
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
Intermediate Algebra
Introduction To Business
Introduction to Chemistry (Inorganic)
Introduction To Literature I
Introduction To Logic
Introduction To Oceanography
Introduction To Philosophy
Introduction to Physical Geology
Introduction to Statistics
Lifespan Psychology
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Music Appreciation
Physical Anthropology
Pre-College English
Precalculus I
Precalculus II
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Public Speaking
Research for the 21st Century
Technical Writing
Try College / College Success Course
US History I
US History II
US History III
http://www.opencourselibrary.org/phase-1-courses

Focused Activity
In 2 minutes write down 5 to 7 characteristics of implementing open courses.
B. Of those 5 to 7, find 3 items in common with person next to you.
C. Of those 3 items, find one item in common with person on other side.

CCCOER
Community College Consortium
Dr. Martha Kanter (2007)
200+ colleges in 14 states
Joined OCW Consortium
Summer 2011
Extend Global Reach

CCCOER-OCW Member Benefits
Information : Stay in the loop on
issues in open education .
Collaboration : Participate in working groups and communities of interest.
Collective Visibility : Gain global exposure through OCWC’s website and shared media exposure.
Direction: Provide direct input to OCWC’s focus on community colleges.
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CCCOER-OCW Priorities 2012
Grow the Community
Educational Outreach
Online Resources for Faculty
Conferences & Meetups
Research Opportunities
Partnerships

Help Us Grow CCCOER-OCW
Goal: 20% (240) U.S. colleges
Currently at (72) U.S. colleges
State: # colleges State: # colleges California : 6 Maryland: 1 Florida : 29 New York: 1 Iowa : 1 Washington: 34

Educational Outreach
Monthly webinars featuring community college faculty
January 2012:
Use Math Open Textbooks with
An Open Online Homework System
Online training & resources
Policy papers & tools

Sustainability & Sharing
Education is about sharing
Maximize the investments we are already making on learning resources
Sharing provides benefits back
Improvements, new partners, translations, opportunities …
Cable Green, Creative Commons Director From Creative Commons Store

Open Education Week Mar 5-10, 2012
Share your OER projects
Live webinars
Pre-recorded short videos
Websites
Handouts
Collaborate
Find partners

Questions
Join the Open Education Dialogue
http://ocwconsortium.org
http://oerconsortium.org
Una Daly
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Open Education Revolution: From Open Access to Open Participation

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