Thai OER Repository : THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTANCE LEARNING, 2 AUGUST 2019 AT STOU, BANGKOK, THAILAND

1. Thai OER Repository
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTANCE LEARNING
2 AUGUST 2019 AT STOU, BANGKOK, THAILAND
Chularat Tanprasert, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
National Science and Technology Development Agency
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and
Innovation (MHESI), Thailand

2. The Online Learning Resources for Distance Learning project
in the Celebration of the Auspicious Occasion of
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th Birthday Anniversary
on the 2nd April 2015
Thai OER Repository
https://oer.learn.in.th
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3. The Online Learning Resources for Distance Learning project
in the Celebration of the Auspicious Occasion of
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th Birthday Anniversary
on the 2nd April 2015
Academic institutions
Organizations
Volunteers
Create educational
materials and release
them under Creative
Commons
Teachers and academic
institutions create online
courses
Educational materials are
submitted to the OER Repository
OERs MOOCs
1. To develop a
nationwide online
system for distance
learning to improve
the quality of Thai
education,
2. To reduce the
inequalities in access
to knowledge, and
3. To support lifelong
learning of Thai
people
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4. OERs
“TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH MATERIALS IN ANY MEDIUM, DIGITAL OR OTHERWISE,
THAT RESIDE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OR HAVE BEEN RELEASED UNDER AN OPEN LICENSE THAT
PERMITS NO-COST ACCESS, USE, ADAPTATION AND REDISTRIBUTION BY OTHERS WITH NO OR
LIMITED RESTRICTIONS. OPEN LICENSING IS BUILT WITHIN THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AS DEFINED BY RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
AND RESPECTS THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE WORK”
https://en.unesco.org/oer/paris-declaration
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5. Aims of Thai OER Repository
To provide high quality teaching and learning resources
To reduce the inequalities in access to knowledge
To encourage knowledge production and knowledge
sharing by using ICT
To encourage academic morality and ethics though open
licenses and open technology platforms
To support lifelong learning of Thai people
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6. 6Thai OER
Repository
e-Books & e-Journals
Infographics
Clipart
Images
Videos
Software

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A range of topics in different subject areas
Mathematics Sciences Technology
Languages Arts
Social
Studies
Religion and
Culture
Health and
Physical
Education
Careers

8. Thai local knowledge and wisdom
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OERs for Persons with Disabilities
DAISY
books
Sign
language
video clips
Guru Code

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Open
Galleries
Open
Museums
Open
Archives
Open
Libraries
Thai Open
GLAM

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Educational Materials in
Thai OER Repository

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Users accessing Downloads

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Contributors and Collaborators
 NATIONAL IDENTITY OFFICE
 OFFICE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
 OFFICE OF PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE
 ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OF THAILAND
 NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THAILAND
 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THAILAND
 BANGKOK NATIONAL MUSEUM
 KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
 BURAPHA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
 ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF NAKHON SAWAN RAJABHAT
UNIVERSITY
 ACADEMIC RESOURCE AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF PIBULSONGKRAM RAJABHAT
UNIVERSITY
 RICE DEPARTMENT
 RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
 DEPARTMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
 Department of Agriculture
 Land Development Department
 Department of the Energy Development and Promotion
 Department of Cultural Promotion
 Kamphaeng Phet Speical Education Center
 Center for Library Resources and Educational Media of
Walailak University
 Health Center of Etnic Groups, Marginal Peoples and
Migrant Workers
 Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
(Public Organisation)
 Museum Siam: Disco- very Museum
 TK Park
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contributors and collaborators

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UN SDGS and Thai OER Repository
The Thai OER Repository can contribute to the UN SDGs not only the SDG 4, but also
the SDG’s overall by incorporating SDG solutions and education in teaching and learning
because the Thai OER repository can be used by all people.
The Thai OERs can be the education resources to teach the public about the SDGs and
are continuously updated by working on the SDGs.
https://www.ecohz.com/facts/un-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs/

19. 19Goal 1 – No poverty
Giving users knowledge to open up opportunities
and to reduce poverty
Goal 2 – Zero hunger
Providing materials and facilitating learning to
promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3 – Good health and
well-being
Providing teaching and learning materials to raise
awareness of good health and well-being
Goal 4 – Quality education
Providing teaching, learning, and research material
to all users, including persons with disabilities - at
anywhere, any time, by free of charge
Thai OERs
Anyone
Anytime
Anywhere

20. Goal 8 – Decent work and
economic growth
Providing publications about commercial
development and career
Goal 7 – Affordable and clean
energy
Providing teaching, learning, and research
resources on affordable and clean energy
Goal 6 – Clean water and
sanitation
Providing teaching and learning materials about
sustainable management of water and sanitation
for all
Goal 5 – Gender equality
Providing materials about laws and
criminal penalties of child abuse and
sexual abuse
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21. 21Goal 10 – Reducing inequality
Supporting the open education and lifelong learning of
all people by providing high quality educational
resources that are offered online, free of charge, and no
access barriers
Goal 11 – Sustainable cities
and communities
Providing learning materials about communities in
Thailand which present their beliefs, customs, arts,
traditions, and lifestyles
Goal 9 – Industry, innovation
and infrastructure
Providing materials in different formats about research
and development, services and products, and innovation
Goal 12 – Responsible
consumption and production
Providing materials about consumption and
production for both consumers and producers

22. 22Goal 13 – Climate action
Providing materials about the impacts of climate
change on the risk of natural disasters to raise
awareness of the issues and to promote
discussion to tackle climate change
Goal 15 – Life on land
Providing educational, research, and learning
materials about the management of terrestrial
ecosystems, forests, soil, plant diversity, and
organic farming
Goal 16 – Peace, justice and
strong institutions
Providing materials about laws and regulations on justice,
rights, liberty, and other relevant topics to all users to
develop users’ knowledge and awareness of the topics
Goal 14 – Life below water
Providing materials on oceans, seas, and marine resources
to raise awareness of the issues and to promote discussion
about the protection, restoration, and promotion the use of
oceans, seas, and marine resources for
sustainable development

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Goal 17 –
Partnerships for
the Goals
Brings together contributors and collaborators to share educational and learning resources openly for the action of enrichment of education

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Challenges
ICT infrastructure
Good corporate governance, transparency, and
accountability in the public sector
Resources for the creation and sharing of open educational
resources
Users’ capacity and digital skills to find, access, reuse, and
share open educational materials
Academic morality and ethics: copyright and open licensing

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Challenge 1:
Improving ICT infrastructure
Solutions:
1. The development of Government Cloud (G-
Cloud)
2. The accessibility and the use of internet
services through USO NET

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Challenge 2:
Good corporate governance,
transparency, and accountability in
the public sector
Solutions:
Communicating with creators and contributors
to increase recognition for resource sharing

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Challenge 3:
Proving resources to create and
share open educational
resources
Solutions:
Developing new sustainable business models
and finding new funding sources for the
production of open educational and learning
materials.

28. 28Challenge 4:
Improving users’ capacity and digital
skills to find, access, reuse, and share
open educational materials
Solutions:
1. Integrating OERs into teachers’ pedagogical
perspectives and practices, and students’
curricula
2. Motivating teachers to use, create, and
share OERs
3. Using libraries as the pitch center for
improving users’ capacity and digital skills

29. Challenge 5:
Improving awareness and understanding
of users about copyright issues and open
licenses
Solutions:
Improving knowledge, awareness, and
understanding about copyright, fair use, and
open licenses for students and teachers
through seminars and training
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30. Love to Share
Care to Learn
In Return We Grow
Together
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31. Thank You
for Your Attention