From OER to OEP for ODL

Shironica P. Karunanayaka
Senior Professor in Educational Technology
Faculty of Education
The Open University of Sri Lanka
https://shironicakarunanayaka.wordpress.com/
From OER to OEP
for ODL

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Introduction
The Open University of Sri Lanka
(OUSL)
-Premier ODL institution in Sri Lanka
-<http://www.ou.ac.lk>
To be a leader of the advancement of knowledge and
professional practice in education as a fundamental human
endeavor through open and distance learning in Sri Lanka
and in the region.

Photo by Tatiana Gorilovskaya CC BY-SA
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granules_many_hands.jpg
EDUCATION IS ABOUT
SHARING…

by CC HQ, on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
by Nan Palmero, on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
in Education…
What does it
mean to you?

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September 2007
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‘Opening up’
Educational Practices
through
various dimensions of
Open Access
Open Learning
Open Technologies
Open Source Software
Open Text Books
Open Access Journals
Open Data
Open Courses
Open Badges
Open Scholarship
Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Practices

A continuum of
‘Open’Practices
has been evolving over time…
Open
Licensing
Open
Universities WWW Open
Content
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The adoption of OER & OEP requires…
• understanding of the concepts, and skills in finding, identifying, adapting
and creating OER
• knowing how best to integrate OER to support the teaching-learning
process
• moving beyond a mere focus on access to OER, and engage in various
scholarly practices of openness
• being participatory, collaborative and innovative in thinking and practices
(Andrade et al., 2011; Beetham, Falconer, McGill & Littlejohn, 2012;
Cronin & MacLaren, 2018; Ehlers, 2011; Koseoglu & Bozkurt, 2018; Naidu, 2016)
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are;
learning, teaching and research materials in
any format and medium that reside in the
public domain or are under copyright that have
been released under an open license, that
permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose,
adaptation and redistribution by others.
(UNESCO, 2019)
[Source: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=49556&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html]
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OER enable
extremely
efficient
&
affordable
sharing
of educational
resources…
▪ Freely
▪ Openly
▪ Equitably

(Wiley, 2014)
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5R Permissions of OER
Abbeyelder CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Opening Up…
Access
OER
Practices
OEP

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https://youtu.be/dPZTh2NKTm4
Creative Commons Licenses
Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA
Watch a very short video.
(1:23)

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Flickr CC BY-SA
Wikimedia Commons CC BY

Open Licensing

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Creative Commons
License Spectrum
https://creativecommons.org/
Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA
https://creativecommons.org/

Boyoungc CC BY via Wikimedia Commons

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Global OER Initiatives

(Mathplourde on Flickr) CC BY 2.0

➢ Conversion of selected courses as OUSL-OER (Since 2012)
➢ OUSL-OER Policy: Version 1 (2015); Version 2 (2020)
➢ Staff capacity development in OER and OEP
➢ OER-integrated online courseware development
➢ OUSL OER Repository https://www.ou.ac.lk/open-educational-resources/
➢ OER-OEP research projects
➢ OER publications
➢ National contributions
➢ International collaborations
OUSL- OER /OEP INITIATIVES

Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an
Online Learning Environment on OER for Science Education
(OUSL Faculty of Education Research Project - 2012)

Integration of ICT and OER into Teacher Education
Programmes and Capacity Building of Teacher Educators
(COL-supported Project – 2013/2014)
Practitioners’ Stories of OER
Integration in Teacher Education
• First OER Book
published by OUSL (2014)
http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publica
tions/intergratingOERinEducationalPractice.pdf

Adaptation and Implementation of a Professional
Development Programme on “OER-based e-learning”
(CEMCA-supported Project – 2014/2015)
http://oerlms.ou.ac.lk/

Impact Study on Integration of OER in
Teacher Education in Sri Lanka
(Project supported by ROER4D -2015/2016)
ROER4D-IS – SP10.6 <http://roer4d.org/sp10-6>

Intervention with Schoolteachers – 09 Provinces in Sri Lanka

Weblog sharing our experiences
<https://oertlousl.wordpress.com>
https://oertlousl.wordpress.com/

http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/D
reamweaving%20Open%20Educational%20Practices.pdf
Teachers’ stories on the
adoption of OER & OEP
• OER Book published by OUSL (2016)
Publication

http://oasis.col.org/
handle/11599/2360
http://oasis.col.org/
handle/11599/2386
Provincial OER Policy Development in Sri Lanka
(COL-supported Project – 2016)

Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation
of Continuing Professional Development MOOCs on
“Adoption of OER & OEP”
(CEMCA-supported Project – 2016/2018)
Four CPD MOOCs on OER & OEP
http://www.ou.ac.lk/apps/mooc/

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Key Competency: ‘The ability to integrate OER & adopt OEP in professional practice’.

Weblog sharing our experiences
https://cpdmoocs.wordpress.com/

Publication
https://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/Faculty_and
_institute/Edu/Pathways_to_OEP_eBook.pdf
• OER Book published by OUSL (2020)
Research experiences of the
Project Team on CPDMOOCs

OEP through a
Design-based
Research (DBR)
approach

https://oepousl.wordpress.com/

OER
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Empowers teachers
and learners to
become more
creative and
innovative in their
educational
practices…
OEP
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Challenge: Implementing OEP
▪ Implementing OEP in such a way to promote a
culture of collaborative practices essentially requires
a ‘change’ in practitioners’ mindsets towards a more
open, participatory, creative and a sharing culture..
“Change is a journey, not a blueprint”
(Fullan, 1993)
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