ocwc global conference 2013: oer in canada: a poerup report
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D. Quirk, R. McGreal, T. Anderson Athabasca UniversityTRANSCRIPT
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OER in Canada: A POERUP Report
D. QuirkR. McGrealT. Anderson
Athabasca University
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CANADA
INDONESIA
Size comparison
36 million
245 million
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Policies for OER UPtake
OER
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Partners
SERO
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Focus• Stimulating uptake of OER through policy• Building on previous initiatives (eg. OPAL, Olnet)• Through country reports and case studies• Evaluate successful OER communities
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Outputs• Inventory > +300 OER initiatives• 11 country reports ; 13 mini-
reports• 7 in-depth case studies• 3 EU-wide policy papers• 7 options brief packs for EU
nations/regions
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UNESCO Survey• few OER policies• confusion over OER • Not realizing the potential of OER• Content accessible- not openly licensed
(UNESCO, 2012, p. 25)
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•OER•Open access•Open user-generated works•Open data•Open Glam(Galleries, Libr., Arch. Museums)•Open government•Open policies•Open licences•Open licence tools (CC)•Open standards•Open Source
Paul Stacey
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Paul Stacey
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• Can create own materials• Can be developed as ‘stand-alone’ wikis • Can transcend a course• Can reduce need to create new materials• Can be accessed worldwide or locally
OER
Tony Bates
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Open Access & OER• Scholarly journals• Research• Could be used as OER• Respondents found it difficult to
distinguish• AU first in Canada with OA Policy
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Open Access & OER“Despite the mounting support for
open access, Canada has lagged behind with only a handful of pilot projects from the federally-funded research agencies . . . it is time for those agencies to make a firm commitment to open access.”
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Canada Report
• Provincial• No Government policies• Few initiatives• Policy proposals (HEIs)
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Methodology
• 93 contacts/ 21 responses (govt., HEI, private sector)
• Email & telephone interviews• 3 primary contacts:
– Athabasca University– BCcampus– OCAD University
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Research Questions1. OER initiatives/Collaborations? 2. Policy documents on OER? 3. Are OER policies important?4. Major barriers/incentives for OER5. Are you aware of other OER
initiatives?
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Creative Commons Canada
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Open Data Canada• Innovation• Leveraging public information • Develop consumer/commercial
products• Better use of broadband• Research• Informed decisions for consumers
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• First in Canada with OA Policy• First in Canada to join OCWC• Policy proposals (HEIs)• TEKRI• UNESCO/COL Chair in OER
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Challenge Exams
Credit transfer
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• OCWC repository• OER research• Mapping of international OER activity•Open education/open access activities• OER Knowledge Cloud • OER Global Graduate Network;• OER awareness survey (internal)• OERu courses, e-texts•OER evaluation •Open Education MOOC
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• Canada’s first open access university press
• Peer reviewed publications• Quality control
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WORKPLACE ENGLISH for ITC
Mohamed Ally
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Leadership among students in Canada
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Fred Mulder
Global OER Graduate Network
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Susan D’Antoni
OER Mapping
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• BC Campus licence• Online Programme Development Fund• 40 First year post-secondary courses as OER
First Major OER initiative
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Flexible learning for open education
“OER presents an optimal learning environment to meet the needs of all learners, including those with disabilities.”
J. Treviranus
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• Outreach & awareness• Collaboration • Enabling specific learning needs• Supporting OER producers to create/label transformable content
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• Inclusiveness in OER repositories • Inclusive resource alternatives •Inclusive aids into common tools•Assisting OER community to be inclusive
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• PLAR (RPL)• Challenge exams• OERu member• Credit transfer
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Barriers: Fear• Competition• Loss of students/jobs• Loss of revenue/control• Criticism by peers• lack of economic models • Accountability
With Paul Stacey
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Barriers: Confusion• Business model• How open licences work • Collaboration strategies • Autonomy• Evidence of effectiveness • Terminology (OA,OER, PD etc.)
With Paul Stacey
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Barriers: Effort• Finding OER• Finding quality resources • How it saves time or money?• Specific academic contexts • Localisation
With Paul Stacey
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Barriers: Special Interests• Publishers • Copyright collectives• Textbook authors $$$• “Not invented here” • Copyright officers• ????
With Paul Stacey
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Incentives: YES• Updating at any time - quality• Copy, paste, annotate highlight,
print• Mix, mash, alter, localise• Format shifting• Move content/share/collaborate
• Cost savings – open textsWith Paul Stacey
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Incentives: YES• Increased access to education• Students can better assess/plan • Showcase profile/brand• Convert lurkers into students• Accelerate learning • Reduce faculty preparation time
With Paul Stacey
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Incentives: No’s• NO Cost• NO DRM (TPM)• NO Licences• NO permissions required• NO technological restrictions • NO geographical restrictions
With Paul Stacey
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OER University Concept
Jim Taylor
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Education Our Content
Our Support
Our StudentsFriesen & Murray, 2011
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The Cat’s out of the Bag
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OER Critics
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John Frank & Fraser Mustard G&M 05-01-95
"Societies that have a strong coherent sense of what is important, and a collective will, will probably be most successful"
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