OER

Open Educational Resources George Siemens January 16, 2008

Agenda
Introductions
History of open source
Defining OER
Sources/Initiatives
Challenges

Introductions

“ To remain human and liveable, knowledge societies will have to be societies of shared knowledge”.
Koïchiro Matsuura

(Brief) History of Open Source http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/open_source_part_1.htm http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/open_source_part_2.htm http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/why_we_should_share.htm

Stallman: Free Software

Open Source Software

David Wiley: can we do this with educational content?

Definition
“ Open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes”
The Way Forward p. 7

Free to:
Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute
(Wiley, 2007)

Three types of “open”
Legally
Socially
Technologically
http://www.openknowledgefoundation.org/three_meanings_of_open/

Q: Why Openness?

A “fruitful convergence”
Connectivity is increasing
Low cost computing/enhanced mobile phones
Body of open content is expanding

Scope of openness:
Content
Journals (see http://www.doaj.org/)
MOOC
Dissemination? Accreditation?

Priority #1: Awareness

Priority #2: Communities & Networking

Priority #3: Capacity Development

Priority #4: Quality Assurance

Priority #5: Sustainability

Priority #6: Copyright

How can YOU get involved?
Institution-wide initiative
Personal sharing of resources
Use OERs in your courses
Promote OERs with colleagues

“ If knowledge is to be shared as OER, there must be change – in institutional policies and procedures, in teaching and learning”
The Way Forward, p.8

Challenges
Systemic change
Mixed messages
Research on existing use

Resources
Common Wisdom: Peer Production of Educational Materials (Yochai Benkler, 2005) http://www.benkler.org/Common_Wisdom.pdf
Science Dissemination using Open Access (2008) http://sdu.ictp.it/openaccess/SciDissOpenAccess.pdf
The Way Forward (UNESCO, 2008) http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/images/4/46/OER_Way_Forward.pd
Open Educational Resources: What are they and why do they matter (OECD) http://www.meaningprocessing.com/personalPages/tuomi/articles/OpenEducationalResources_OECDreport.pdf
Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources (OECD, 2007) http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/7/38654317.pdf
Timeline: http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/Open-Educational-Resources-Movement

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