Presentation by Lisa Marie Blaschke, University of Oldenburg, Germany for the European Distance Learning Week's third day webinar on "Evolving Open Education: life beyond MOOCs" - 9 November 2016
Recording of the discussion is available here: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/p6ax1hqjijs/
Roadmap for successful harmonisation of professional higher education in EuropeAnthony Fisher Camilleri
General Summary/Overview of the conference "Building Bridges to Professional Higher Education", held in Otočec Slovenia between 16th and 17th October 2014.
Presentation giving a brief overview of changes and trends in open education, and the quality related challenges linked to each.
Presented at :
- the 9th European Quality Assurance Forum in Barcelona
- the SEQUENT / Openup Slovenia Seminar on QA in e-learning in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- the NCFHE Seminar on e-learning in Rabat, Malta
Digital Transformation in Higher Education - The Changing Student RelationshipAndy Steer
Slide Deck delivered at SAP's Digital Transformation for Public Services event.
If you think that SAP and higher education is just about finance and HR then think again.
As SAP’s chosen Global Partner for higher education, itelligence are focused on bringing real innovation to your sector. From back office systems that save you time and money to consumer grade engagement platforms that drive student and staff recruitment, retention, and performance through to big data and analytic solutions that deliver actionable insight early to promote positive outcomes.
Bringing the best in SAP Consulting know-how and a range of services from implementation, training, support, and hosting, itelligence is the partner for tomorrow’s higher education institution.
Presentation by Lisa Marie Blaschke, University of Oldenburg, Germany for the European Distance Learning Week's third day webinar on "Evolving Open Education: life beyond MOOCs" - 9 November 2016
Recording of the discussion is available here: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/p6ax1hqjijs/
Roadmap for successful harmonisation of professional higher education in EuropeAnthony Fisher Camilleri
General Summary/Overview of the conference "Building Bridges to Professional Higher Education", held in Otočec Slovenia between 16th and 17th October 2014.
Presentation giving a brief overview of changes and trends in open education, and the quality related challenges linked to each.
Presented at :
- the 9th European Quality Assurance Forum in Barcelona
- the SEQUENT / Openup Slovenia Seminar on QA in e-learning in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- the NCFHE Seminar on e-learning in Rabat, Malta
Digital Transformation in Higher Education - The Changing Student RelationshipAndy Steer
Slide Deck delivered at SAP's Digital Transformation for Public Services event.
If you think that SAP and higher education is just about finance and HR then think again.
As SAP’s chosen Global Partner for higher education, itelligence are focused on bringing real innovation to your sector. From back office systems that save you time and money to consumer grade engagement platforms that drive student and staff recruitment, retention, and performance through to big data and analytic solutions that deliver actionable insight early to promote positive outcomes.
Bringing the best in SAP Consulting know-how and a range of services from implementation, training, support, and hosting, itelligence is the partner for tomorrow’s higher education institution.
42 - A digital transformation in education by Olivier Crouzet (42 France)EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Olivier Crouzet of 42 at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
Presenting the MDE-UMUC/HBMeU cooperative programsStella Porto
Presentation of the recent dual award degrees result from the cooperation between the Master of Distance Education & E-Learning from UMUC, with the Distance Learning masters programs at HBMeU, Dubai, UAE.
From Jisc's student experience experts group meeting in Birmingham on 21 April 2016.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/student-experience-experts-group-meeting-20-apr-2016
The Future of Tertiary Education in the Digital Era by Jamil SalmiEduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Jamil Salmi at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
This presentation was given by Anant Agarwal at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
REF Compliance at UCLan - Helen Cooper and Paul Harrison, UCLanJisc
Part of the Jisc event: How compliant is your institution?
Meeting RCUK and REF metadata and policy requirements, which took place on on 24 November 2015.
More information about the event can be found on the Jisc website: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/how-compliant-is-your-institution-24-nov-2015
Edujournal is a Singapore based Learning Management System software company providing administration, documentation, tracking etc...
visit: https://www.edujournal.com/
Presentation of Sandra Kucina Softic, EDEN Vice-President, SRCE at the Digital Skills Gap PLA (Peer Learning Activity) hosted by SRCE in Zagreb, Croatia
Presentation of Professor Mark Brown, EDEN Executive Committee, Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning, Ireland at the Digital Skills Gap PLA (Peer Learning Activity) hosted by SRCE in Zagreb, Croatia
Open & Distance Learning Reflections on Trends by Richard Garrett (OBHE)EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Richard Garrett of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
42 - A digital transformation in education by Olivier Crouzet (42 France)EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Olivier Crouzet of 42 at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
Presenting the MDE-UMUC/HBMeU cooperative programsStella Porto
Presentation of the recent dual award degrees result from the cooperation between the Master of Distance Education & E-Learning from UMUC, with the Distance Learning masters programs at HBMeU, Dubai, UAE.
From Jisc's student experience experts group meeting in Birmingham on 21 April 2016.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/student-experience-experts-group-meeting-20-apr-2016
The Future of Tertiary Education in the Digital Era by Jamil SalmiEduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Jamil Salmi at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
This presentation was given by Anant Agarwal at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
REF Compliance at UCLan - Helen Cooper and Paul Harrison, UCLanJisc
Part of the Jisc event: How compliant is your institution?
Meeting RCUK and REF metadata and policy requirements, which took place on on 24 November 2015.
More information about the event can be found on the Jisc website: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/how-compliant-is-your-institution-24-nov-2015
Edujournal is a Singapore based Learning Management System software company providing administration, documentation, tracking etc...
visit: https://www.edujournal.com/
Presentation of Sandra Kucina Softic, EDEN Vice-President, SRCE at the Digital Skills Gap PLA (Peer Learning Activity) hosted by SRCE in Zagreb, Croatia
Presentation of Professor Mark Brown, EDEN Executive Committee, Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning, Ireland at the Digital Skills Gap PLA (Peer Learning Activity) hosted by SRCE in Zagreb, Croatia
Open & Distance Learning Reflections on Trends by Richard Garrett (OBHE)EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Richard Garrett of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
Presentation of Lisa Marie Blaschke, Program director of the Master in Management of Technology Enhanced Learning (MTEL) at the Center for Lifelong Learning (C3L), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Chair of the Board of EDEN Fellows Council for the Open Education Week's first day webinar on "OER and Open Pedagogies – Best Practices" - 2 March 2020, 13:00 CET
More information and recordings of the discussion are available: http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/oer-and-open-pedagogies-best-practices/
Open learning in higher education an institutional approachBrian Murphy
The vaue of open learning can be a conflict within higher education instituions. This presentation is the result of an instituional review and research on the open education movement in higher education, given greater impetus by the advent of the MOOC. The journey of exploring MOOCs resulted, ironically, in an enhanced apreciation of OERs and revised strategic thinking of their impact for teaching and research, especially when viewed as a vehicle of co-creation between staff and students. Once value is attached, the principle becimes embedded and accepted rarher than an additional burden of academic endeavour; and the door is opened to the business case for systems, investment and development as well as academic development, support, reward and recognition.
20160413 OE Global Conference Open Education Revolution or MOOCs Christian M....Christian M. Stracke
Is Open Education a Revolution or are MOOCs only marketing instruments? Paper presentation and speech at OE Global Conference 2016 in Krakow by Dr. Christian M. Stracke (OUNL)
2018-04-24 Presentation at OE Global 2018 in Delft on "How to make MOOCs better for specific target groups and developing countries?" by Christian M. Stracke, OUNL, Carlos Delgado Kloos (UC3M) et al.
Paper presented in OER-Asia organised its 2nd Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy at Wawasan Open University (WOU), Penang, Malaysia from 24-27 June, 2014.
Similar to Open Educational Resources (OER): Guidance for Institutional Decision-Makers in Developing an OER Strategy (20)
Even before Covid-19, higher education was facing a perfect storm of challenges: increased costs, reduced funding, and rising industry demand for more skilled graduates. Educators were also challenged with finding ways to better prepare students for an uncertain future where lifelong learning skills are essential. The current pandemic has only served to intensify the storm, and educational institutions have rushed to technology in order to survive. In response to the new — or next — normal, institutional leaders are attempting to adapt traditional curriculum and systems so that they can transition rapidly to remote teaching and learning. Online, hybrid, and hyflex learning have become the beguiling buzzword solutions of today. How to survive this perfect storm and the storms to come? This presentation will propose that it is not technology that will best address these challenges; instead, a fundamental rethinking of how we teach and learn is necessary. By adopting heutagogy — or a pedagogy of agency, where the learner takes control of learning — will we be able to agilely transition and pivot across delivery methods, while also equipping our students with the lifelong learning skills and competencies required for the future.
In response to the global pandemic, institutions everywhere swiftly pivoted to online learning in an attempt to help salvage and preserve education. During this abrupt shift to emergency remote teaching, students were neither prepared for learning remotely nor were they equipped with the kind of autonomy and agency needed for online learning. As a return to traditional classroom teaching is unforeseeable in the near future, it is crucial that we continue to improve upon our teaching and learning practices within online environments. This session will argue that we can view the current situation through a different prism: as a unique opportunity in which our students can be become agents of their learning and be enabled to take more control of their learning paths. The session will focus on the opportunities of online learning, specifically the teaching and learning approaches that can be used to engage students and to nurture their self-directed and self-determined learning skills in order to become better prepared for lifelong learning.
Transitioning to online: Capitalizing on opportunity within chaos Lisa Marie Blaschke
We’ve made it through the emergency remote teaching phase. What next? This session will discuss some of the ways you can continue to improve on your online teaching practice as you enter the next phase of teaching online, as well as explore opportunities that can be maximized during this phase. Topics will include practical tips and guidance for engaging in this next phase of online teaching from designing your interaction with students and choosing technology to learner support and development. Examples and resources will also be shared, and ample time will be given for answering your questions about online teaching and learning.
Preparing Leaders, Managers, and Instructors for Realizing TEL in Their Organ...Lisa Marie Blaschke
As more institutions grapple with incorporating technologies into the classroom — either in blended or purely online formats — there is an ongoing need for educational programmes that provide decision-makers with the necessary skills and competencies for navigating these often new spaces. Such spaces must be manoeuvred with care and with a holistic and contextual approach, as any adoption of technology requires transformation across the organisation, from education design and delivery to administrative tasks and service and support offerings. In addition, critical success factors must be considered, such as the implementational approach used and the roles of leadership, management, and faculty. The University of South Africa (Unisa) is a remarkable example of a leading higher education institution currently in the midst of this transformation.
To support institutions such as Unisa, the University of Oldenburg offers a certificate programme that is designed to equip managers, leaders, and educators with the theory and practice necessary for integrating technology enhanced learning (TEL) within their education environments. This Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Online Teaching and Learning (OTL) focuses on the various aspects of realizing TEL in organisations, from understanding the basic principles and theories of TEL to the design of instructional environments and learner support.
This session would examine the ongoing partnership between Unisa and the University of Oldenburg in delivering the OTL certificate programme for educators and managers, as well as discuss the business model, programme content, student experiences, and foreseeable applications.
Meeting Employer Needs Through Continuous Professional Development: From Theo...Lisa Marie Blaschke
This presentation will identify industry (employer) needs of today’s graduates and how we as educators can better prepare our students for the workforce and lifelong learning.
Applying heutagogy in online education: Designing for self-determined learningLisa Marie Blaschke
Heutagogy, or the study of self-determined learning, has been gaining interest within the field of education as a learner-centered theory that can help nurture lifelong learning skills and develop learners who are able to quickly adapt to rapidly changing and complex workplace environments. Built on foundational educational theories such as humanism, constructivism, reflective practice, double-loop learning, transformative learning, capability, and self-efficacy, heutagogy can be viewed as an extension of andragogy as part of a pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy (PAH) continuum. The theory’s key principles include human agency (learner-centeredness), capability, self-reflection and metacognition (double-loop learning or learning to learn), and nonlinear teaching and learning, and when combined with today’s technology, heutagogy offers a holistic framework for teaching and learning that supports development of self-determined, autonomous learners and provides a basis for creating comprehensive, learner-centered education environments. The theory of heutagogy also aligns closely with the goals of online education due to its promotion of learner agency and autonomy, openness, social justice, and democratization of education. This presentation will introduce conference delegates to the theory of heutagogy, its key principles, elements, and theoretical basis, as well as provide examples of how heutagogy can be applied in online education environments to support the development of students’ self-determined and lifelong learning skills. The session will also provide guidance for instructors who want to design for heutagogy in the classroom and offer examples for integrating technological tools and social media such as Twitter, blogs, LinkedIn groups, and Google Docs, that can be used to support self-determined and lifelong learning skills.
What is Heutagogy? And And how can we use it to help develop self-determined ...Lisa Marie Blaschke
Today's employees must readily adapt to quickly changing and complex work environments, and employers are looking to educational institutions to produce employment-ready students who will hit the ground running. Learning to learn has become an overarching theme, and as a result, interest in the theory of heutagogy, or the study of self-determined learning, is on the rise. This webinar would provide an overview of the theory as well as research- and practice-based examples of how we can help guide our students along the pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy (PAH) continuum to become more self-determined learners.
The presentation addresses the topic of pedagogy, and specifically, learner-centered education and the quality issues that surround and emerge as institutions transition to learner-centered education. The presentation also draws on the experiences we have had in our international master’s program in moving toward more competency-based education (a program offered together with the University of Maryland University College in the U.S.), identifying key quality issues and how these have been addressed. In addition, the presentation describes the trends — technologies (and delivery frameworks), pedagogies, political, social — that are working together to drive institutions toward more learner-centered education, as well as the opportunity e-learning institutions and organizations such as EDEN have to influence and lead this movement. Presentation at: Quality Assurance for online universities in Europe, Online University Pegaso, April 10, 2017, https://www.facebook.com/events/287096761746218/
Heutagogy: Changing the Playing Field (ICDE Pre-Conference Workshop)Lisa Marie Blaschke
Pre-Conference Workshop at the ICDE 2015 World Conference. How will heutagogy change the playing field? An introduction to heutagogy -- the study of self-determined learning -- and an exploration of the potential impact this learning and teaching approach has to influence our education systems.
Incorporating social media in the classroom to support self-determined (heuta...Lisa Marie Blaschke
Social media has become more ubiquitous within higher education and can play an important role in helping students become more self-determined in their learning and in building and sustaining a personal learning network (PLN) throughout their studies and beyond. This lecture will provide a framework for defining and choosing social media for use in the classroom, based on using a heutagogical (self-determined learning) approach to course design. The lecture will also demo a variety of ways for incorporating social media such as Twitter, e-portfolios, mind-mapping, GoogleDocs, and Diigo within the classroom.
Self-determined learning: Creating personal learning environments for lifelon...Lisa Marie Blaschke
We live in a networked world that gives us a multitude of opportunities for creating, connecting, collaborating, and networking, allowing us to build multi-faceted learning environments of exploration and inquiry. Self-determined learning, or heutagogy, is one pedagogical approach that be can applied for taking advantage of these opportunities across all levels of schooling – starting from pre-school and kindergarten to post-secondary education and lifelong learning. Combined with technology, self-determined learning becomes a powerful means of creating personal learning environments that support lifelong learning. During this session, we will look at ways in which a self-determined learning approach has been applied across all learning communities and discuss how the approach can be used in practice, from the early years through formal education to lifelong learning.
Learning for Life: Preparing Learners for the Complexities of the Workplace T...Lisa Marie Blaschke
Today s learners need to be well-prepared for the complex demands of ever-fluctuating, international business environments. To help students contend with this rapid pace of change, our institutions of higher education need to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure their success. But how to achieve this when what we teach learners today can easily change and even be irrelevant tomorrow? Heutagogy provides meaningful, pedagogical guidance for navigating a shifting higher education landscape, as well as a rapidly evolving technological one. This keynote will discuss the barriers that have kept us from implementing heutagogy within higher education in the past and the more recent developments that are causing those barriers to slowly begin slipping away. We will also consider why it is necessary for higher education to adopt forms heutagogical practice in order to prepare students for lifelong learning and the web 2.0 and social media that help us do just that.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Open Educational Resources (OER): Guidance for Institutional Decision-Makers in Developing an OER Strategy
1. Open Educational Resources (OER):
Guidance for Institutional Decision Makers
in Developing an OER Strategy
Lisa Marie Blaschke, EDEN Research Workshop 2016 – Carl von Ossietzky
Universität Oldenburg
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6555466069/
2. 2
Why Strategy?
Graphic: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo-Mayflower_search.svg
In general, ODL institutions
have not played a leadership
role in either the OER
movement or in developing
MOOCs…Open universities
have yet to adopt and
appropriate these emerging
options.
How can ODL institutions
benefit from OER? How can
they plan ahead to redesign
learning spaces to keep pace
with developments in
technology? How can we
personalize learning?
- COL President & CEO, Asha
Kanwar
3. 3
Teams of learning designers,
SMES, visual designers, and
programmers to create OER; in-
house champions and
workshops Results: Increased number of OER;
increased awareness; more use of
open access publishing
(OpenLibrary and AU Press)
Goal: Lower costs and
speed up course delivery
Mission: …removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study
and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.
Home of COL/UNESCO
Chair of OER
Benefits: More faculty
collaboration (in and out of
institution), less
dependency on commercial
publishers, more student-
created OER
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenaddison
/15985640/
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenaddison/15985640/
4. 4
Results: 700+ courses
transitioned to OER; over 10
million USD in annual text-book
cost savings
Benefits: Cost savings for
students; more learner-
centered curriculum
Team approach with
instructional designers,
library personnel,
management, faculty.
Mission: …improving the lives of adult learners; core values: Students first, accountability,
diversity, integrity, excellence, innovation and respect
Winner of OEC 2015
President’s Award
Goal: Reduce textbook costs for
over 84,000 students
Photo:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UMUC3.jpg#/media/File:U
5. 5
Mission: To be open to people, places, methods and ideas
Results: Well-defined OER policy and
positioning; 1,000+ learners converted annually;
greater brand impact and increased income
First place in Open Courseware
Provider League Table
Focus on adding value across
the value chain; defining
specific KPI measurements on
conversion, brand impact,
assets, and income
Benefits: Increased access;
growing use and re-use of
media assets; new
partnerships, business and
process models; more
academic and business
research opportunities
Goal: Expand OUUK market reach and OER
production; opportunity for disruptive
innovation
Photo: By Chmee2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25505876
7. 7
Value Chain in Higher Education
Pathak,V., & Pathak,K. (2010). Reconfiguring the higher education value chain. Management in Education, 24(4), 166-171.
Inbound
Logistics
Operations
Outbound
Logistics
Marketing/S
ales
Services
8. Best Practices for an OER
Strategy
8
Awareness
Faculty
Incentives
Champions
Design
Teams
Student-
Centered
Learning
Mission
and
Strategy
Institutional
Strengths
These institutions are what one might call "Pockets of excellence” and "Islands of innovation”.
What else did these institutions have in common? …
None of them had a model to follow or strategy to use as guidance … Brave new world
(Work on transition here…)
AU: Home of the COL UNESCO Chair of OER, introducing OER initiative on an ad-hoc basis to reduce influence of textbook publishers and in support of the ongoing awareness of OER. There is no official strategy per se, but leadership has put resources behind efforts to support the initiative.
Textbook cost savings not a central issue. Canadian copyright laws allow for extensive reuse of commercial content, so faculty see little benefit.
OER created by teams of learning designers, SMES, visual designers, and programmers
OpenLibrary to store resources and promotes open access publishing through AU Press
Benefits: more faculty collaboration (in and out of institution), less dependency on commercial publishers, more student-created OER
UMUC: Winner of the 2015 OEC President’s Award for its initiative in adopting OER in order to reduce cost burden to students (currently estimated at over $10 million in annual savings for students) but then evolving into more learner-centered curriculum.
US college students spend on average .... Annually on textbooks for their courses.
In this OER initiative, UMUC set out to reduce costs for students by eliminating textbooks from courses in its undergraduate school. In the process of doing so, realized that there was no way to simply switch out textbooks from courses and replace with OER. What happened was a rethinking of the design process and a shift in focus from teaching to learning and creating more learner-centered environments. The 10 million USD saved in textbooks was a major bonus for students.
Success of strategy is based on student satisfaction, student performance (grades and completion rates).
became a curriculum redesign effort (“curriculum transformation”) toward more learner-centered curriculum
Both of these results – textbook cost savings and more learner-centered curriculum -- are expected to help UMUC strengthen its competitive advantage.
OUUK OpenLearn: Creating new business by using OER as a channel for transitioning non-OUUK students to becoming paying students
Really LIKE what the OUUK has done: stellar model of how this can be done, based on metrics and KPIs, speaking in a language management understands. And will probably be a major key to its survival it with the recent news of the OUUK's decline student enrollments and 7 billion euro losses. Maybe.
MOOCs have spearheaded adoption of an open culture with Europe having the largest number of attendees of MOOCs. (Reference??)
Closely linked with the institutional mission of openness, the Open Media Unit’s strategy is to provide a portal to open educational resources (OpenLearn), while maximizing marketing and sales channels for increasing student registrations and enhancing awareness of the OU brand.
Focus on adding value across the value chain from inbound logistics and operations, to outbound logistics, marketing and sales, and services; defining specific KPI measurements
Specific KPIs aligned with institutional strategy and mission: conversion of informal to informal learners (1,000+ annually), brand impact (“digitally savvy”), assets, and income
Results/FindingsEach institution had its own context, a focus on sustainability and flexibility, and considered where OER added value – all of which has contributed to the degree of openness chosen.
In each of these institutional strategies, emerged elements of mission, sustainability, and value added.
Initiative aligned with institutional mission
Measurements of success varied
OER adds value for each but through different means
Most value chains focus on the course development value chain, or on the silos of the organization (a fragmented view), few focus on the entire picture and how different areas interact.
In thinking about these examples, each OER initiative has added various degrees of value to the institution along the value chain, and, in the case, of the OUUK OpenLearn used hard measurements to show the value added.
Where did OER add value for the OUUK? By using MOOCs to transition non-paying learners to enrolled OUUK students. (Numbers??)
The OUUK with its OpenLearn initiative, is in an auspicious position for becoming a leader again in ODL, in establishing a model for other ODL institutions, much as it did many years ago in the development of the open university.
UMUC is another model, recognizing the value of OER first in reducing the textbook cost burden on students, but also the opportunity to incorporate more learn-centered pedagogy. Moving to OER has also given them competitive advantage.
AU is a bit more difficult to pinpoint except that they have added value by creating more awareness for OER and have reduced their dependency on publishing companies.
The value added through these initiatives has helped contribute to their sustainability. AU and UMUC seem to be in the early stages of establishing sustainability, and the OUUK’s OpenLearn is in the process of strongly solidifying its sustainability.
In all cases
Promote awareness for OER within the organization, e.g., through testimonials
Provide faculty incentives for adopting OER, e.g., by supporting attendance at OER conferences
Install and support champions of OER within the organization
Use design teams for identifying and incorporating OER – and involve faculty in the process
Link the OER initiative to improving the student learning experience
Align the project with overall institutional mission and strategy
Identify institutional strengths that can contribute to the transition
Utilize available resources such as existing frameworks and the library for evaluating OER content