why open education matters in south africa
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A presentation at Tedx Ed Cape Town June 2012 about open education (especially open content), why it matters, and what needs to be doneTRANSCRIPT
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Why it matters to South AfricaOpen education
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• Open scholarship• Open access• Open licensing• Open education practices• Open education resources• Open source• Open data• Open research• Open science• Open web• Open knowledge
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OPEN CONTENT
Published open license or public domain
Free for the user
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BooksStudy guides
Journal articlesCourse readings
Notes Images
AnimationsRecorded lectures/classes
PodcastsReading lists
TextbooksBlogs
ReviewsReports
Conference presentations
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“The labours of knowledge must
have public benefit.”
St Hildegard , Seer 1098-1179
An old tradition
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ENABLERS OF OPENNESS
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Stev
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2012
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The network society
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Networks constitute the new social morphology of our societies, and the diffusion of networking logic substantially modifies the operations and outcomes in processes of production, experience of power and culture
Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of the Network Society.
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Enabling legal frameworks
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BENEFITS OF OPENNESS
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Openness is like sunshine
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetina/405489316/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thanks to Amber Thomas
Openness exposes content
online and
enables growth
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ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEFor everyone
ScholarsStudents
Policy makersCivil society
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But scholarly resources
are locked away in expensive journals
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Alternative: open content
2000+ 30% of journals
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OPENNESS ENABLES DEVELOPMENTdoctorsfarmers
civil societythe public
government itself
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Obama 2009
“….too many doctors and patients are making decisions without the benefit of the latest research.”
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A case: the sleeping sickness test
• Njiru ZK, Mikosza ASJ, Armstrong T, Enyaru JC, Ndung'u JM, et al. (2008) Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method for Rapid Detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2(2): e147. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000147
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OPENNESS ENABLES PARTICIPATION
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African universities are essentially consumers of knowledge produced in developed countries.
Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande UNESCO Conference on Higher Education, 2009
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the opposite of open is “broken”
Books published
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In the past, social networks were more limited in different spheres. Networks were more exclusive. The Internet changed the nature of networks by making them more inclusive and easy to participate in.
Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of the Network Society.
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Conventional north – south relationships
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…can be replaced with networked relationships
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OPENNESS ENABLES INNOVATION
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Open access benefits the private sector
Houghton, J; Swan, A & Brown, S (2011)
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OPENNESS INCREASES VISIBILITY
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My question is “Am I making an impact?”
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Open access increases citations by 45% - 600%
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A RISING TIDEelsewhere
A rising tide globally
CC Brian Colson http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpc009/3456099658/
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United KingdomWe will make publicly
funded academic research free of charge
to readers. . . .
Science Minister Willits 2 May 2012
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European Union
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WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
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Be open scholars & educatorsStacey Stent
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Re-distribute
Re-mix
Re-use
Create open resources
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LEGISLATEOpen content with public funds
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The more we all have direct access to information and knowledge, the better our lives will be….
….Information and knowledge are valuable and are not generally online for free…..
…the DST is championing the open access route in South Africa
Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, March 2012
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