Open Educational Resources – A Nordic Perspective Jan M. Pawlowski Umeå, 18.09.2009

Jan M. Pawlowski

Umeå, 18.09.2009

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… Jyväskylä, Finland… Source: [http://www.jyu.fi/, http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/]

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 9 theses: OER in the future

Open Content and Re-Use

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

9 theses: OER in the future

Open…?

Open Source…

Open…

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: Which kind of…

Experiences from our Case Study: What helps…

Experiences from our Case Study: With whom…

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 Awareness workshops are a promising starting point Still some key factors to be improved Key Factors Awareness Competencies Curriculum and work-place integration Personal relations and trust Easy-to-use tools

Experiences

Willingness but something is missing

Awareness workshops are a promising starting point

Still some key factors to be improved

Key Factors

Awareness

Competencies

Curriculum and work-place integration

Personal relations and trust

Easy-to-use tools

Theses on OER: Content (1-3) Decent-quality content is available at any time, in any place, for any system, for any field Services are main business the education and training Activities and experiences are be the most wanted OER

Decent-quality content is available at any time, in any place, for any system, for any field

Services are main business the education and training

Activities and experiences are be the most wanted OER

Theses on OER: People (4-6) New rewarding systems are used Collaborative teaching is the key educational competency Trusted (social) networks are the main point of exchange

New rewarding systems are used

Collaborative teaching is the key educational competency

Trusted (social) networks are the main point of exchange

Theses on OER: Economy (7-9) Countries with high education quality will adopt OER widely The Nordic countries will be the early adopters of OER OER are the main instrument of development cooperation

Countries with high education quality will adopt OER widely

The Nordic countries will be the early adopters of OER

OER are the main instrument of development cooperation

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/