OER Panel Presentation by Professor Gráinne Conole, The Open University, UK for the DEHub/ODLAA Education 2011 to 2021- Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning the (14 to 18 February 2011).

1. OER and associated practices – opportunities and challenges Gráinne Conole, The Open University, UK g.c.conole@open.ac.uk OER Panel, DEHub/ODLAA SUMMIT Sydney, 14 to 18 February 2011

2. Open Educational Resources Open Learning Initiative

3. Level of granularity ‘Atomistic’: based around learning objects (Merlot) ‘Holistic: aligned to course structures (MIT) Format Simple, primarily text-based Rich multi-faceted multimedia Pedagogy Relatively neutral Embedded OER models

4. Pedagogically diverse Conole, McAndrew & Dimitriadis, forthcoming

5. OER - a vision of transformation Beyond content – focus on activity and use Learners as self-directed and autonomous More of a focus on sharing, refinement, iteration, critical reflection OER as a potential catalyst to transforming educational practice Improvements in social inclusion, quality and innovation

6. From resources to practices

7. The OPAL vision 7 Focus on the practice around OER rather than the resources Better understanding will lead to improvements in the quality of OER and more innovation Open Educational Resource Practice OEP constitute the range of practices around the creation, use and management of OER with the intent to improve quality and innovate education.

8. Abstracting dimensions of Practice Open Educational Practices (OEP) Practices around the creation, use and management of Open Educational Resources Approach 60+ case studies of OER collected Dimensions of OEP derived Online consultation process http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2105

9. Open Educational Practice Dimensions Strategies and policies Quality Assurance models Partnership models Business models/sustainability strategies Barriers and success factors Tools and tool practices Skills development and support Innovations Strategies and policies Quality Assurance models Partnership models Business models/sustainability strategies Barriers and success factors Tools and tool practices Skills development and support Innovations Strategies and polices Barriers and success factors Tools and tool practices Skills development and support

10. The OEP cube model THE DIMENSION: What? Strategies and Policies Barriers and Success Factors Tools and Tool Practices Skills Development and Support THE CONTEXT: Where? Macro level (society) Meso level (organisation) Micro level (individuals) MATURITY: How well is it established? Initial (not yet started) Managed Defined Optimizing (embedded / advanced) CONTEXT MATURITY DIMENSION 10

11. Refining the dimension 11 QA models Partnership Models Strategies & Policies Business Models CONTEXT Sustainability Strategies Barriers Barriers and Success Factors Success Factors MATURITY Tools DIMENSION Tools & tool practices Tool Practices 12 skills of evolving digital literacy Henry Jenkins CYBERLEARNING REPORT Digital Literacy Skills Development & Support Support structures and processes

12. Maturity View INITIAL (not yet started): Process unpredictable, poorly controlled and reactive MANAGED: Process characterized for projects and is often reactive. DEFINED: Process characterized for the organisation and is proactive (Projects tailor their process from the organisation’s standard) OPTIMIZING (embedded / advanced): Process is measured and controlled, the focus on process improvement 12 CONTEXT MATURITY DIMENSION

13. Maturity model 13 1AX 1BX 1AX 1BX 1BX 1BX 1AY 1BX Levels 1BY 1BX 1BY 3AX Macro-level: Societal Meso-level: Organisation Micro-level: Individual 2AX 1BY 3BX 2BX 3CX 2AX 2BX 3DX 2BX 2BX 2AY 2BX 2BY 2BX 2BY 2AX 3AX 2BY 2BX 3BX 2CX 3AX 3BX 2DX 3BX 3BX 3AY 3BX 3BY 3BX 3BY 1AX Strategies & policies Barriers & successfactors Tools & toolpractices SkillsDev &Support 3BY 1BX 1CX 1DX Level of maturity Dimensions OER embedded in strategy Institutional OER repository Adapted from diagram by T. Koskinen

14. Uses and benefits Three uses Benchmarking Guidance Reflection and comparison Benefits Guides users in understanding how to think about the key issues. Flexible enough to cover the multiple stakeholders Sub-cubes provide practical illustrative examples Useful as a mechanism for institutions to self-benchmark 14

15. Mapping the case studies 15

16. Questions for debate A vision of OEP for inclusion, innovation & quality Learning and the context of learning have changed We need new approaches to learning and teaching How can we harness increasingly sophisticated tools and OERs? How can we support innovation in the use and reuse of OER? Will openness enable or restrict social inclusion? What are the quality implications in an increasingly open context? Will a focus on OER practices lead to improvements in quality and innovation?