OER – Open Educational Resources Problemi, opportunità e sfide prof. dr. Lorenzo Cantoni Università della Svizzera italiana (Svizzera)

The roots of OER/1: the case for openness From sophists to Socrates “ Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops .” (Matthew 10, 26-27)

The roots of OER/2: the case for writing & press From mecenatism to copyrights From speaking to writing and publishing W. von Humboldt: ergon vs. enérgeia ICTs and their impact/role

A definition of OER “ The open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for noncommercial purposes” (Johnstone 2005)

A map of OER (source: Margulies 2005)

An example of OER: MIT-OCW Basic data (1800 courses) Usages Informal education

MIT-OCW (2005 evaluation report) 61% of OCW traffic is non-US; East Asia: 22%, Western Europe: 15%, South Asia: 6%, Latin America: 5%, other regions: 13% 49% of visitors are self learners, 32% students, 16% educators Self learner uses: enhancing personal knowledge (56%), keeping current in field (16%), planning future study (14%) Student uses: complementing a course (38%), enhancing personal knowledge (34%), planning course of study (16%) Educator uses: planning a course (26%), preparing to teach a class (22%), enhancing personal knowledge (19%) 46% of educators have adopted or adapted site content 62% combine OCW materials with other content; 38% adapt course syllabi; 26% adapt assignments or exams 98% of visitors find PDF suitable, and 26% prefer it 44% of visitors seeking video content are students, 40% are self learners, and 14% are educators

61% of OCW traffic is non-US; East Asia: 22%, Western Europe: 15%, South Asia: 6%, Latin America: 5%, other regions: 13%

49% of visitors are self learners, 32% students, 16% educators

Self learner uses: enhancing personal knowledge (56%), keeping current in field (16%), planning future study (14%)

Student uses: complementing a course (38%), enhancing personal knowledge (34%), planning course of study (16%)

Educator uses: planning a course (26%), preparing to teach a class (22%), enhancing personal knowledge (19%)

46% of educators have adopted or adapted site content

62% combine OCW materials with other content; 38% adapt course syllabi; 26% adapt assignments or exams

98% of visitors find PDF suitable, and 26% prefer it

44% of visitors seeking video content are students, 40% are self learners, and 14% are educators

ICTs and learning: relevant aspects Never finished – fast changes Collaboration – feedback Multimedia integration A return to orality?

Three big challenges New boundaries and L10n What’s wrong in the building blocks Integration, selection and evaluation

OER & web2.0 UGC Informal education A story

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