Open Educational Resources – Research and Business Challenges Jan M. Pawlowski Tampere, 11.11.2009

Jan M. Pawlowski

Tampere, 11.11.2009

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JYU: Global Information Systems Focus areas Global Information Systems Supporting globally distributed workgroups Open Educational Resources Reference Modeling E-Learning Supporting international education settings Cultural adaptation Standardization & Quality Management Mobile & Ambient Learning Innovative tools and solutions Projects OpenScout: OER for Management COSMOS, Open Science Resources: Exchange of Scientific Content ASPECT: Open Content and standards for schools iCOPER: New standards for educational technologies LaProf: Language learning in ICT and agriculture NORDLET: Nordic Baltic Network for Learning, Education and Training

Focus areas

Global Information Systems

Supporting globally distributed workgroups

Open Educational Resources

Reference Modeling

E-Learning

Supporting international education settings

Cultural adaptation

Standardization & Quality Management

Mobile & Ambient Learning

Innovative tools and solutions

Projects

OpenScout: OER for Management

COSMOS, Open Science Resources: Exchange of Scientific Content

ASPECT: Open Content and standards for schools

iCOPER: New standards for educational technologies

LaProf: Language learning in ICT and agriculture

NORDLET: Nordic Baltic Network for Learning, Education and Training

Contents Open Content and Re-Use Case Study Results: How does it work in the real life in Finland? 5 challenges: OER now and then…

Open Content and Re-Use

Case Study Results: How does it work in the real life in Finland?

5 challenges: OER now and then…

Open…?

Open Source…

Open…

Open Educational Resources…

Open Educational Resources…

So, why doesn’t it work in Education? Barriers “ not invented here” “ Education is something special!” “ I have no time” Googling might not be enough Complex tools Curriculum integration Insecurities … Potentials & needs Education budget Focus on new stuff Cooperation and synergies Skills in the use of ICT and tools Enormous resource pools

Barriers

“ not invented here”

“ Education is something special!”

“ I have no time”

Googling might not be enough

Complex tools

Curriculum integration

Insecurities

…

Potentials & needs

Education budget

Focus on new stuff

Cooperation and synergies

Skills in the use of ICT and tools

Enormous resource pools

Experiences from our Case Study: How much have you…

Experiences from our Case Study: Would you…

Experiences from our Case Study: International concerns…

Experiences from our Case Study: International concerns of re-use

Conclusion: The Key Factors Experiences Willingness but something is missing Still some key factors to be improved Key Challenges Global collaboration (Cultural) Awareness and Competencies Business Models Tools and services Trust and quality

Experiences

Willingness but something is missing

Still some key factors to be improved

Key Challenges

Global collaboration

(Cultural) Awareness and Competencies

Business Models

Tools and services

Trust and quality

Challenge 1: Global Collaboration Currently, only English contents are re-used widely But: The Finnish educational system has a high reputation Challenges Exporting Finnish education and materials Building adaptation models and methods

Currently, only English contents are re-used widely

But: The Finnish educational system has a high reputation

Challenges

Exporting Finnish education and materials

Building adaptation models and methods

Challenge 2: Cultural Awareness Culturally diverse materials should be developed and used Awareness is a key issue to international success Challenges Creating cultural awareness in global settings Identifying cultural aspects (and potential conflicts / adaptation needs)

Culturally diverse materials should be developed and used

Awareness is a key issue to international success

Challenges

Creating cultural awareness in global settings

Identifying cultural aspects (and potential conflicts / adaptation needs)

Challenge 3: Business Models Only high-quality content can be sold, decent quality content is available for any given topic Challenges Creating services around OER OER brokerage and adaptation Facilitation Accreditation and recognition

Only high-quality content can be sold, decent quality content is available for any given topic

Challenges

Creating services around OER

OER brokerage and adaptation

Facilitation

Accreditation and recognition

Challenge 4: Tools and Services Tools for adaptation are necessary Editing and improvement Translation and adaptation Search and (re-)publication Challenges Creating tools for a wide audience (wiki-alike?) Creating open services for automated user support Collaboration support (online editing, group awareness, …)

Tools for adaptation are necessary

Editing and improvement

Translation and adaptation

Search and (re-)publication

Challenges

Creating tools for a wide audience (wiki-alike?)

Creating open services for automated user support

Collaboration support (online editing, group awareness, …)

Challenge 5: Trust and Quality Users do not trust OER because of a lack of (perceived, contextual) quality Ex-ante QA is not possible Challenges Creating trust-based quality mechanisms Creating trusted networks Recommender systems as quality instruments User-assured quality

Users do not trust OER because of a lack of (perceived, contextual) quality

Ex-ante QA is not possible

Challenges

Creating trust-based quality mechanisms

Creating trusted networks

Recommender systems as quality instruments

User-assured quality

Summary OER as a promising concept for education Current acceptance still low New research and business opportunities, in particular for Finnish actors Lets try it 

OER as a promising concept for education

Current acceptance still low

New research and business opportunities, in particular for Finnish actors

Lets try it 

Contact us… Prof. Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski jan.m.pawlowski@jyu.fi GLIS on the web… http://users.jyu.fi/~japawlow NORDLET http://www.nordlet.org/

Resources ICOPER: http://www.icoper.org COSMOS: http://www.cosmosportal.eu/ OpenScout: http://www.openscout.net ASPECT: http://aspect.eun.org GLOBE: http://www.globe-info.org/

ICOPER: http://www.icoper.org

COSMOS: http://www.cosmosportal.eu/

OpenScout: http://www.openscout.net

ASPECT: http://aspect.eun.org

GLOBE: http://www.globe-info.org/