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The document discusses the concept and significance of open education and open educational resources (OER), highlighting their role in removing barriers to education and fostering a collaborative learning community. It references various global initiatives, tools, and the historical context of open education, suggesting a shift in educational practices towards more open and accessible models. The importance of OER in improving student performance, retention, and institutional policies is underscored, along with the need for continued advocacy to mainstream open resources.
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- 1. Open Education OER and MariekeGuy Marieke.guy@okfn.org OER Schools Conference, 29th January 2015 Around the world
- 3. Open Knowledge Promoting openknowledge in a digital age ● A community-based, not-for-profit with projects and partnerships throughout the world ● We build tools, apps and communities to create, use and share open data and content - information that everyone can use, share and build on ● We believe that by creating an open knowledge commons and developing tools and communities around this we can make a significant contribution to improving governance, research and the economy ● Collaboration not control, empowerment not exploitation, open not closed https://okfn.org/
- 4. Open Education About removingbarriers to education https://www.flickr.com/photos/subcircle/500995147/
- 5. Open Education Part ofa wave of cultural change • Long history: Public library movement, state provided education, civil rights movement, open universities • Next step in the evolution of education: You need to be aware of open education as educators • Credible global movement: Obama announcement in U.S. Open Government Partnership National Action Plan, European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes Opening Up Education initiative • Tools are often enablers rather than drivers : “Technology is available to develop either independence and learning or bureaucracy and teaching” (Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, 1971)
- 6. Open Education A welcomingand accessible community https://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/413385838/ .
- 7. Traditional Education More thanlearning and teaching.. • Learning: whether through instruction, guided activity or self- directed learning; • Teaching: mentoring and all non-instructivist activities around the deliberate nurturing of knowledge; • Assessment: any combination of summative, formative and/or diagnostic; • Accreditation: recognising learner or educator accomplishment; • Policymaking: influencing curriculum, funding and procedures in education; and • Administration: dealing with recruitment, admissions, retention, progression, graduation, timetabling, reporting, and management.
- 8. • Policy • OpenEducation Resources • Accreditation • Licences • Tools • Data • Learning and teaching practice Open Education Pie
- 9. Open Education Working Group …established to bringtogether people and groups interested in open education. Its goal is to initiate global cross-sector and cross-domain activity that encompasses the various facets of open education. http://education.okfn.org
- 10. Open Education Aroundthe World Series of posts • Greenland • Japan • United Kingdom • Scotland • Tanzania • India • South Africa • Rwanda • Holland …
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- 12. UK: OER ResearchHub http://oerresearchhub.org/ http://oermap.org/sector/school-k12/
- 13. Ireland: Open Textbooks http://bit.ly/1y7A8Gf
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- 23. Keyword Hypothesis Performance OERimprove student performance/satisfaction Openness People use OER differently from other online materials Access OER widen participation in education Retention OER can help at-risk learners to finish their studies Reflection OER use leads educators to reflect on their practice Finance OER adoption brings financial benefits for students/institutions Indicators Informal learners use a variety of indicators when selecting OER Support Informal learners develop their own forms of study support Transition OER support informal learners in moving to formal study Policy OER use encourages institutions to change their policies Assessment Informal assessments motivate learners using OER From Beatriz de los Arcos, OER Research Hub http://slidesha.re/1xKl7H6 Benefits of OER
- 24. From Closed toOpen With Open Educational Resources Closed content is the default and people need compelling reasons to replace it with OER. When the norms have changed, OER will be in the mainstream…. If we want OER to become the default, we need people to use OER and to know that they are using OER.” TJ Bliss, Williama and Flora Hewlett Foundation http://tjbliss.org/the-doctor-and-the-gym/
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