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OER 101
Theory and Practice
David Wiley
Instructional Psychology and Technology
Brigham Young University
#VSS2010 Workshop on Open Educational Resources

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Download These Slides
http://slideshare.net/opencontent

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First, the Theory
Let’s define open educational resources

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Educational Resources
Textbooks, lesson plans, homework,
assessments, videos, pictures, games, etc.

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“Open” Describes ER
Let’s define by considering (1) unrelated,
(2) necessary but not sufficient,
(3) fully specified

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Unrelated
Online
Multiple authors
Interactive
Multimedia
Integrates social media

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Necessary But Not Sufficient
Free

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Online
Multiple authors
Interactive
Multimedia
Integrates social media
Free
… But not an OER

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OER, Fully Specified
Free
4R Permissions
4Rs Technically Enabled

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4R Permissions
Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute

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Offers easy to use 4R’s licenses

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4Rs Technically Enabled
Technology employed does not interfere with
users exercising the 4R permissions

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Open Educational Resources
Free
4R Permissions
4Rs Technically Enabled

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So That’s the Theory
What’s the practice?

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Practice is Fast and Loose
For many people, open means only:
Linkable and Free

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Why Does It Matter?
The Web gives use free,
linkable access to billions of resources!

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Window Shopping
With “Linkable and Free” resources
you can look but you can’t touch

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Local Control & Empowerment
If you can’t make and distribute your own copies,
you’re always at the mercy of vendors’ whims

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Continuous Quality Improvement
If you can’t make revisions when necessary
your organization can’t get better

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Open is an Ideal
For a variety of (good) reasons,
the ideal is approximated with varying fidelity

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A Spirit of Openness
We welcome and appreciate
everyone’s efforts toward sharing and being
open

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Some Examples
Find OER through
advanced searches or collections

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Thank You
http://davidwiley.org/
@opencontent
david.wiley@gmail.com