Open education down under: Some national and institutional initiatives.

Dr Carina Bossucarina.bossu@utas.edu.au

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This presentation

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– Australian higher education sector

– Open Education initiatives at national level

– Adoption of OER in Australia – early study

– Current Institutional Initiatives

– Research and Collaboration

– OE at University of Tasmania

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Some geographical context…

Australia, down under

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Australian higher education sector

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OE initiatives in Australia – national level

• Open Access in Australia – introduced in 1998

• 2002 – the Australian Government adopted and funded “Backing Australia’s

Ability” program

• The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) - http://www.ands.org.au/

• The Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies - http

://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/open-source-software/

• Government 2.0 - http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/gov20/

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OE initiatives in Australia – national level

• Major research funding bodies:

• Australia Research Council (ARC)• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)• Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)

• Research Output/Data X Educational Resources

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Adoption of OER - project

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Project: Adoption, use and management of open educational resources to enhance teaching and learning in Australia

2010 – 2012: Office for Learning and Teaching

Project Resources

http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-adoption-use-management-open-educational-resources

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Feasibility Protocol

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Other project findings

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http://oeru.org/

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Current institutional initiatives

http://www.oeconsortium.org/

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• Open learning object repositories

• Open textbooks

• Capacity building initiatives

Current institutional initiatives

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Research and collaboration

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Curriculum design for open education

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http://wikieducator.org/course/Curriculum_design_for_open_education/

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Effective open licensing policy and practice for Australian universities.

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http://www.oel.edu.au/

Students, universities and open education

This project inserts the missing voice of students in understanding emerging technology-based open educational practices (OEP). It has the following aims:

– Determine how student learning outcomes can be enhanced with open education practices;

– Develop case studies that captures University Practice;

– Develop a National Policy Roadmap for Australia, fostering relevant uptake of open educational resources (OER) and open courses.

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Tasmania is down, down under

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The capital of Tasmania (Hobart) is further down, down under

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Hobart

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Open Education at the University of Tasmania

http://www.teaching-learning.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/439013/Technology-Enhanced-Learning-and-Teaching-White-Paper-Academic-Senate-15-November-2013.pdf

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UTAS institutional strategies

– The adoption of Open Educational Practices is encouraged in the Deputy Students and Education Divisional Planning.

– Embracing Open Educational Practices is a UTAS curriculum principle.http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/567744/7825_A3_Curriculum-Principles1.pdf

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Using Open Educational Practices counts towards teaching performance expectations.

http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/447443/7815A-Revised-Teaching-Performance.pdf

OE reward and recognition

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Development and integration

Breadth Units’ Guidelines.

A breadth unit may be defined as a unit that:

Can be readily adaptable to Open Educational Practice to build on UTAS’ planning and strategies.

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Funded under the UTAS Projects of Institutional Significance Funding Scheme

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By Lotte Grønkjær (2009) - CC BY NC SA 2.0 Generic

Australian National OER Symposium

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3rd and 4th Nov 2014 in Hobart, hosted by the University of Tasmania and organised by TILT

• Approximately 70 participants

• 10 Institutional Showcases

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CountryInstitutions

Represented

Australia 16

Canada 3

Fiji 1

New Zealand 3

South Africa 1

Other Organisations represented at the Symposium:

• Council of Australian Governments (COAG)

• OER Foundation

• Pearson

• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Despite the developments…

many challenges remain

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Questions & discussion?

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