AVU International Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 20, 2013

James Glapa-Grossklag, College of the Canyons

Kathleen Ludewig Omollo, University of Michigan

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Locate open practices within one’s institutional mission

Provide a framework for identifying opportunities for and comparing institutional open practices within one’s own institutional context

Identify and address incentives, policies, and practices for adopting open licenses

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Participants will identify opportunities for and compare institutional practices with their own institutional contexts.

Participants will leave the workshop with tactics for advocacy and integration of open education in varying institutional and cultural contexts.

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General introductions Presentation: Open education from

three case studies Large Group Discussion: institutional

mission and meaning of access Small Group Discussion: institutional

policies and practices Small Group Activity: messages for

different stakeholders Small Group Activity: action plan Closing and feedback

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College of the Canyons offers an accessibleaccessible, enriching education that provides students with essential academic skills and prepares students for transfer education, workforce skills development, and the attainment of attainment of learning outcomeslearning outcomes corresponding to their educational goals. College of the Canyons embraces diversity, and engages students and the community in scholarly inquiry, creative partnerships, and the application of knowledge.

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1. Open enrollment2. Non-traditional students3. Low cost

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1. Faculty choice2. Department review3. Data collection

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1.Creative Commons license2.Institutional repository3.Open textbook

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1. Executive support2. Bookstore collaboration3. Technical compatibility

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The mission of the University of Michigan [UMich] is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Source: http://president.umich.edu/mission.php

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“creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge” for teaching, learning, and research: By unbundling educational content so that it is

portable:▪ across structures (e.g. courses, tutorials), ▪ across mediums (e.g. print-on-demand or digital texts), ▪ across devices (e.g. desktop vs mobile),▪ across types of computer networks (online, offline, hybrid)▪ across audiences and markets

through transparent, reproducible, and adaptable processes that can be adapted by others across and beyond the institution

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1.Umbrella initiative to bridge various open-related initiatives across campus2.Sharing content, tools, and processes – with open licenses and common formats3.Hybrid models of content that is free with optional additional services at a fee

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1. Support from leadership within the medical school

2. Transitions of services to other units on campus (mixed success)

3. Embedding into existing eLearning production (e.g. Coursera)

4. Tracking of metrics across hosting platforms

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Advance health education in Africa by:

Creating and promoting free, openly licensed teaching materials created by Africans to share knowledge;

Identifying and addressing curriculum gaps; and

Bridging health education communities

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Ability to adapt to local contexts (e.g. culture, language)

Low-cost materials

Ability to circulate offline

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Crowdsourcing translation of videos

Using and adapting of learning resources between and within regions

Distribution of learning materials through local (wireless) area networks

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Regional network as a method of scaling

Offline usage can be difficult to track

Differing practices and policies around informed consent (for recording)

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What is your institutional mission?What are different types of access?Which type(s) of access are most

relevant to your institution?

(companion worksheet Session 3: http://tinyurl.com/levopenws-3-4)

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What are definitions, examples, type of access, and relation to your institutional mission for the following concepts:

Distance education Intellectual property rights eLearning Open practices

(companion worksheet Session 4: http://tinyurl.com/levopenws-3-4)

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Who are the key stakeholders for: distance learning, intellectual property rights, e-learning, open practices?

In what type(s) of access is that stakeholder most interested?

What message would motivate that stakeholder to adopt open practices?

What is an appropriate distribution medium to reach this stakeholder (e.g. report, committee, video, journal article, social media)?

What evidence will be necessary to demonstrate increased access within relation to mission?

(companion worksheet Session 5: http://tinyurl.com/levopenws-5)

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How will you apply the ideas from this workshop at your home institution over the next 12 months?

(companion worksheet Session 6: http://tinyurl.com/levopenws-6)

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Image CC BY SA Opensourceway (flickr)

Workshop Materials: http://tinyurl.com/levopenws-avu13

James Glapa-Grossklag: james.glapa-grossklag@canyons.eduDean, College of CanyonsPresident, Advisory Board, Community College Consortium for OERMember, Board of Directors, OpenCourseWare Consortiumhttp://oer.canyons.edu/http://oerconsortium.org/

Kathleen Ludewig Omollo: kludewig@umich.eduInternational Program Manager, Office of Enabling Technologies, University of Michiganhttp://open.umich.eduhttp://www.oerafrica.org/healthoer

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