oeru unplugged: from vision to reality

The OER universitas (#OERu)

Anthony Mackintosh

Wayne Mackintosh

The OERu unplugged:From vision to reality

The OER Foundation

The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership, networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through open education.

“OER is a sustainable and renewable resource”

Creative Commons New Zealand

Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand (CCANZ) is the guardian of the New Zealand Creative Commons licences that enable the voluntary sharing of copyright material in Aotearoa. CCANZ is a kiwi remix on an international movement toward open access licensing and are here to support the use Creative Commons licences in New Zealand.

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The great pavlova debate

pavlova n.(Cookery) a meringue cake topped with whipped cream and fruit [named after Anna Pavlova (1885­1931), Russian ballerina]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_pavlova.jpgWikipedia logo is a Tradmark of the WIkimedia Foundation

Country of origin:New Zealand

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CollabOERate

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ofsmallthings/7834790174http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_pavlova.jpgWikipedia logo is a Tradmark of the WIkimedia Foundation

Australasian OERu partners

The sustainability challenge ...

Growth isn't a sustainable model

Mathew Bedworth https://flic.kr/p/eGLy7V

Eric Kounce - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Texas_Pumpjack.JPG

Jon Radoff http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koru_Unfurling.JPG

RecycleReduceReuse

Demand Price

Success Public funding

Filters for sustainable business models

Images Money https://flic.kr/p/a2Y6J8

Increase revenue?

401(K) 2012 https://flic.kr/p/brd1ja

Reduce cost?

Improve quality?

Diversify curriculum?

Social inclusion?

Sustainable resources 

for operations?

Images Money https://flic.kr/p/9kMUQb

Confessions of a bean counter

Steven Depolo https://flic.kr/p/99icyP

MarkSweep - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roasted_coffee_beans.jpg

Bean counterNoun informala person, typically an accountant or bureaucrat, perceived as placing excessive emphasis on controlling expenditure and budgets.

Ingredients for OERu sustainability

● Compelling vision aligned with core values of the academy● Low running cost (resist 3rd party donor funding for operations)● Incremental design (prototypes small enough to fail)● Leverage networks to share risk● Foster coopetition (new business for partners)● Open source everything

Daniel Schwen http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jelly_Beans_macro_1.jpg

A self-sustaining OER project?

OERu fiscal sustainability

OER is a renewable & sustainable resource

Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/

James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957

How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?

How will your institution remain sustainablewithout OER?

The absurdity of copyright ...

Appropriating the public domain

Your copyRIGHT

Statute of Queen Anne1709

© University of Auckland, Department of Anthropology, Anthropology Photographic Archive Al

+3000 years old

Sharing knowledge freely2008 Bourewa excavationsDirected by Prof Patrick Nunn

P. Nunn

Open policy and copyright exceptions for education

New Zealand

International

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

96%

95%

4%

5%

Agree Disagree

Content funded from taxpayerrevenue should be released freelyfor use by everyone

New Zealand

International

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

72%

81%

28%

19%

Agree Disagree

It is fair and reasonable for educatorsto have unrestricted permissions toCOPY materials forteaching & learning

Majority agreement that learning materials funded from public money should be released freely and majority support for educational copyright exceptions

Perceived barriers to OER adoption

New Zealand

International

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

12%

22%

88%

78%

Agree Disagree

I'm reluctant to share teaching materialsbecause I don't have time

New Zealand

International

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

12%

22%

88%

78%

Agree Disagree

I'm reluctant to share teaching materialsbecause there are no incentivesfor me to do so

New Zealand

International

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

0%

13%

100%

87%

Agree Disagree

I'm reluctant to use OER becausethere is no guarantee of thequality

The problem ...

Unsatisfied demand for HE

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810/sizes/m/in/photostream/

100 million additional placesBy 2025

Slide 10

BIG vision for a small charity

juicyverve http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicyverve/2531105062/

But what if ...

Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER

Francisca Uloa http://www.flickr.com/photos/alosojos/346887379/

Jimmy Flink http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyroq/146827389/

bucklava http://www.flickr.com/photos/9229859@N02/2762432629/

Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit

The concept ...

Smart philanthropy

Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122Asenat29 http://www.flickr.com/photos/72153088@N08/6510934443/

Giving is receivingParallel learning universe|New business

The OERu concept

Adapted from Taylor 2007

Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide

OER & the sustainable disaggregation of services

Traditional tertiary education package OERu package

Technology challenges …

Requirements for OERu technology

Collaborative authoring?

Simon Law https://flic.kr/p/kFToD

LMS agnostic? (reuse)

Low cost?

Scalable?

OERu personal learning environment

Blending with parallel mode delivery

Institutional LMS

Open web

Wiki course outline

OERu website snapshot

OERu responsive design

Generating sustainable OdeL value ...

So what about MOOCs?

Credible credentials?

DS106 “Day of the MOOC Poster” by David Kernohan

“You may not take any Online Course offered by Coursera or use any Statement of Accomplishment as part of any tuition-based or for-credit certification or program for any college, university, or other academic institution without the express written permission from Coursera. Such use of an Online Course or Statement of Accomplishment is a violation of these Terms of Use.” Coursera terms of use.

Fiscally sustainable?

Cost levers for OERu

Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

MarginalCost=ZERO

Collaborative development=Cheaper the going it alone

Reasons for joining the OERu

Bridging the sustainable value challenge

Long­term value the OERu network generates

Tangible short­term benefits OERu partnerscan extract from the network

Blending an OERu mOOC within a postgrad course

SP4Ed 13.07: 121 Participants from 32+ countries (incl. 20 University of Canterbury postgrads)

SP4Ed 13.05 (Prototype): 50 Participants from 14+ countries

SP4Ed 13.07: Participation from all interaction sources was 62% - 200% better than SP4Ed 13.05

Estimated average page views for all tutorial pages per registered participant

SP4Ed 13.07: Average No. of blog posts per poster 5.78 (6 comprehensive E-Activities)

Reuse for full-fee students

OERu SCENARIO 1

ExampleChange with digital technology in educationGDTE Elective

OERu SCENARIO 2

Parallel mode delivery

ExampleScenario Planning for Educators mOOCOER Foundation / University of Canterbury

OERu SCENARIO 3

Multi partner parallel mode delivery

Next steps …

Recurrent cost recouped

No new money required

OERu is low cost, low risk But high IMPACT innovation

Hugiene Matters http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4273036775/

Next steps …Calibrating sustainable innovation …

Slide 20Dongio: Watercolour painter dedicated to the public domain

Free learning for all students worldwide

“This is not theoretical speculation,it is entirely viable.” Jim Taylor AM

You are free to join us ...

Paul (Dex) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/3146028811/

Compilation: Chad Miller, James Almond, Wayne MackintoshSee: http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png