OPEN EDUCATIONAL

RESOURCES in Higher

Education

By Matai Tagicaki

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Open Educational Resources (OER): OER are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium that reside in the public domain and have been released under an open license that permits access, use, repurposing, reuse and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions (Atkins, Brown &Hammond, 2007).

The use of open technical standards improves access and reuse potential.

OER can include full courses/programs, course materials, modules, student guides, teaching notes, textbooks, research articles, videos, assessment tools and

instruments, interactive materials such as simulations and role plays, databases, software, apps (including mobile apps) and any other educationally useful materials.

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OER in HE context

Many institutions are incorporating information and

communication

technologies (ICT) into their management,

administration and educational

programs in order to serve their students more cost-

effectively and to prepare

them for the world into which they will graduate.

“DOER - Directory of Open Educational Resources Open

Educational Resources from Commonwealth universities

and educational institutions.”

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KNOWLEDGE DRIVEN ECONOMY

higher education systems play major roles in social

development and national economic competitiveness

Many institutions are incorporating information and

communication technologies (ICT) into their management,

administration and educational programs – WHY? – to provide

quality service for students.

In many developing countries, however, access to hardware,

software and connectivity remain challenges –

therefore critical to adapt pedagogical approaches and

learning materials to this environment while ensuring high

quality and relevant educational opportunities.

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Accessing resources to add value to knowledge is not a

challenge anymore with the availability of ICT

We search for quality for our students.

To ensure that the correct standard of quality information are

accessed by our students, we filter and categorize information

to share.

OER offers a platform that allows our Educators to access

quality informative resources to empower their pedagogical

content.

Educators can become dynamic knowledge creators by

publishing referencing related work without all the copyright

restrictions.

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CREATIVE COMMONS

Licensing – CREATIVE COMMONS

LICENSES

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LINKS TO OER RESOURCE

SITES for HEI.

OER University online

Cambridge University

Directory of Repository

UNESCO – Virtual University

Commonwealth of Learning OER Directory

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APTUS – Mobile learning Device

Aptus is a learning mobile device designed to create classrooms without walls; have educational information that is up to date available anywhere around the world creating an equitable environment for education.

Aptus is equipped with:

Own cloud - file sharing application

Moodle – Learning Management System

OpenSIS – Open Source Student Information System

Samba file server – Used to upload large collections of content e.g. video, audio, PDF files. Useful to customize Aptus to local content.

Aptus has installed:

1. Over 100,000

Wikipedia for schools,

Wiktionary, Simple

English Wikipedia.

2. Includes 3000

Educational Videos

from Khans Academy

3. Selection of

publications.

4. All Fiji Textbooks

available online for

the K12 Education

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APTUS provides –

1. An equitable platform for access

2. Affordable access to quality resources

3. Online collaboration without internet

4. Dynamic digital learning environment (LMS, SIS, Videos, Other Resources without internet costs).

5. Dedicated learning environment that is fun, exciting and explosive

6. Supports students with affordable access to quality resources.

7. Minimum restrictions and barriers for educators to be dynamic lesson designers.

Ricky Chen and Dr Balaji

The inventors of APTUS from COL

Receiving an APTUS device

from the President of COL

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CURRENT APTUS PROJECT UP DATE I have been traveling rural schools

around Fiji with the Director Primary Education distributing tablets and conducting training.

Introducing Aptus to HT, demonstrating the dynamic learning environment that APTUS offers.

The Director Primary Education has commissioned the manufacture of 500 Aptus Devices @ US$100 per device, freight will depend on device weight estimated @ US$1.80.

The devices are being assembled in China by David Liu. The specifications are provided by inventor Ricky Cheng who works for COL.

Future HEI students starting early

with digital learning

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