The Norwegian Digital Learning Arena (NDLA) provides free digital learning resources to upper secondary students in Norway. It is a partnership between 18 county councils and involves teachers developing open source content. Over 90% of Norwegian teachers are aware of NDLA and over 60% use its resources regularly in teaching. NDLA aims to replace and supplement traditional textbooks with up-to-date, flexible digital content that can be reused and shared. Its long term goal is to participate in an international network to increase global learning benefits.

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• Population – 5 million
• Official languages
– Norsk
– Nynorsk
• Administrative Diversion
– 19 Counties
– 430 Municipals
• County responsibility
– Upper secondary school
– 200 000 pupils/apprentices
– Free learning resources

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Free and open digital learning resources to all pupils in
Norway at upper secondary level

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NDLA's long-term goal regarding international work, is to be
part of an international network of related initiatives working
together
- and thereby to increase global learning benefit

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– an ambitious initiative
o Joint partnership and co-ownership between 18 (out of 19) county councils
o Virtual organisation. No main office. Teachers work as local editors and
editorial staff
o Numerous users throughout Norwegian schools with increasing traffic
numbers
o Open source content and open infrastructure
o Buying, developing, and distributing digital learning materials
o Replacing and supplementing traditional learning resources
o Costs: 55 EUR pr student (20% of total funding for learning recourses), 1,3 EUR
pr student/subject

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Pedagogical Ambitions
 Accessibility
 Flexibility and freedom to choose instructional
methods
 Right to (re)use and share the learning resources !
 Up to date learning resources in dialogue with the
users
 Open Standards, Service oriented approach
 High level of granularity
 Web 2.0 / SoMe technology
 Dynamic development of the repository

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2 level user model
• Editorial staff makes and uses
– Quality assessed learning resources
• Learners
– Shares their own work
– Makes new relations and contexts

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11. Key results
• Over 90 % of all teachers know about NDLA
• Over 60 % use NDLA in their teaching
• Over 50 % use NDLA often
• The teachers that use NDLA give high scores for value
and quality
• High level of private and public cooperation
– Suppliers from all levels are involved
– Above 60 % of budgets are spent in the open market
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Traffic in total

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14. Mobile traffic
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How could this happen in Norway?
Too rich
Too few
Strong unions
Powerful publisher
Plenty of good textbooks
Lack of political goals

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Some preconditions
Structural shift
• Legislation
• Economy
• Technology
• Ideology

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The power of Inspiration

20. Keys factors for
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• Secure a public commitment with substantial and long-term
financial backing
• The involvement of teachers is essential in the whole prosess
• Releasing teachers competence through new challenges
• Open licensing, meta data and open formats is key
• Don’t make something new - integrate with the best

21. An invitation to cooperate with
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NDLA has no Headquarter, but 18 counties
A visit to NDLA will give a chance to meet all levels and stakeholders involved in
the initiative
• Web sites
• County councils:
Rogaland Nord-Trøndelag Hordaland E.g.
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