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New networking opportunities
The document discusses a conference called LangOER – EdReNe that focused on promoting diversity for European languages through open education. It describes the Learning Resource Exchange (LRE) for schools, an initiative developed by the European Schoolnet to provide access to learning content repositories. The LRE has a small number of members but a large collection of open educational resources. The document proposes stronger collaboration between the LRE and the EdReNe Network, a larger network of educational repository experts, to address issues like funding and technical challenges through joint meetings and activities.
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- 1. http://lreforschools.eun.org LangOER – EdReNeConference ‘Open Education: promoting diversity for European Languages’ Brussels, 26 - 27 September 2016 New networking opportunities
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- 3. http://lreforschools.eun.org Goal LRE EdReNe Network stronger synergies issuesand challenges related to Educational Repositories and OERs
- 4. http://lreforschools.eun.org Agenda LRE Subcommittee (OperationalModel, Funding & Governance) EUN/LRE proposal Open Discussion LRE proposal / Other suggestions by EdReNe members for how networking opportunities can be enhanced Issues and challenges related to Educational Repositories and OERs
- 5. http://lreforschools.eun.org Learning Resource Exchange(LRE) for schools Developed by EUN to provide MoE with access to a network of learning content repositories A Pan-European Service: Resources that “travel well” Launched in December 2008 > 240.000 OERs from 69+ content providers Its evolution has been supported by MoE in Europe and EC-funded projects LRE in a nutshell
- 6. http://lreforschools.eun.org LRE Operational Model(Funding & Governance) • MoE in the Subcommittee are Founding Members (annual membership fee of €7,000) • Regions and industry can become LRE Associate Members (€7,000 per annum) • Smaller organizations – LRE Subscription Members (€2,000 for the first year) • Changes to statutes of LRE governance require agreement of a majority of Founding Members (MoE) • Chair elected every two years • Members have two ftf meetings and some online meetings • European Schoolnet provides the Secretariat
- 7. http://lreforschools.eun.org LRE subcommittee members(2016) 7 Founding Members (MoE) 1. ANSAS (former INDIRE) (IT) 2. Computer Technology Institute & Press - Diophantus (CTI) / Hellenic Ministry of Education (GR) 3. Kennisnet (NL) 4. Klascement, BE/FL 5. Portuguese Ministry of Education (PT) 6. Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) (SE) 7. Swiss Agency for ICT in Education (CH) Contribute to the development of annual LRE work plan and the long-term LRE development strategy
- 8. http://lreforschools.eun.org LRE Strengths LRE isSubcommittee of the European SchoolNet - A Network of MoE (contacts with relevant authorities) LRE has annual budget (7K annual membership fee) and Secretariat by EUN LRE develops annual work plan LRE has an infrastructure (LRE portal, > 245.000 OERs that ‘travel well’) LRE has strong technical expertise in Learning Objects, Metadata Schemes, Standards and Interoperability LRE has long standing experience In evaluating OER collections and enriching OERs with metadata LRE can host ftf meetings, organize and run webinars, conduct studies, publish books, etc.
- 9. http://lreforschools.eun.org LRE Weaknesses Only 7members – MoE (limited networking opportunities among members) LRE infrastructure not fully exploited Low use of LRE portal and widget (& low promotion) The OER landscape is now very different than when EUN launched the LRE (new directions needed)
- 10. http://lreforschools.eun.org EdReNe Network Large Network Expertisein Educational Repositories Annual events / conferences – Sharing of best practices > 35 members (public & private sector) - many opportunities for networking among members Diversity: Content providers, business partners, non-profit institutes, governmental organizations etc. No Budget
- 11. http://lreforschools.eun.org LRE Survey Results2016 EUN should explore how closer synergies could be developed with the EdReNe network, particularly with regard to technical issues related to the management of learning content repositories A clear majority of LRE members strongly agreed with this proposal
- 12. http://lreforschools.eun.org EUN/LRE Proposal Possibility forthe EUN LRE Secretariat to help organize joint events and activities Two face-to-face meetings per year? Two online meetings/webinars? Topics to be decided by LRE/EdReNe members Not proposing a change to LRE governance model or a formal merging of the LRE and EdReNe
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- 14. http://lreforschools.eun.org DISCUSSION ISSUES (1) Whatare the key issues (technical, pedagogical) that educational repository owners now face?
- 15. http://lreforschools.eun.org DISCUSSION ISSUES (2) Howcan we better address these in a period when funding opportunities are more limited?
- 16. http://lreforschools.eun.org DISCUSSION ISSUES (3) Whattopics should EdReNe focus on over the next 12 months: • in face-to-face meetings? • via online meetings/webinars? • via other methods of co-operation?