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BC campus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

A view from Canada on open educational resources (OER) David Porter, Executive Director BCcampus, British Columbia, CANADA. British Columbia - Canada. 25 autonomous public post-secondary institutions High-speed networks connect all BC regions, cities and communities

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BC campus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

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  1. A view from Canada on open educational resources (OER)David Porter, Executive DirectorBCcampus, British Columbia, CANADA

  2. British Columbia - Canada • 25 autonomous public post-secondary institutions • High-speed networks connect all BC regions, cities and communities • Online learning is considered a requirement for providing access, choice, flexibility and mobility for BC citizens Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  3. BCcampus mission • BCcampus is a publicly-funded organization that uses information technology to connect the expertise, programs and resources of all British Columbia post-secondary institutions under a collaborativeservice delivery framework. Berdea[CC-BY-SA-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons “BCcampus is a collaborative online learning initiative...” Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  4. New drivers of strategy require us to consider new patterns for digital content use 01 Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  5. Jobs, programs and courses... Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  6. Open Curricula Development Online Program Development Fund 2003 – 2011 $9.5M CA in grants 144 grants awarded 100% participation 83% partnerships Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  7. Open Curricula Development Development across all academic domains BCcampus OPDF contributed in whole or in part to 47 credentials 355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  8. Open Science Instrumentation http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  9. There are multiple entry pointsfor “open”thinking and open practices 02 Page |

  10. Open access - research Page |

  11. Open access publishing • Athabasca University has been a leader in Canada in modeling open access publishing of scholarly journals both online and in print The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Page |

  12. Communities of practice Open textbook development consortia Open pedagogies and open teaching practices Page |

  13. Some important principles, policy directions and practices remain as targets 03 Page |

  14. Principles, policies and practices • We are recommending to governments and colleagues across Canada that they: • Adopt the principle that curriculum resources paid for with public funds should be open and reusable • Use Creative Commons licenses as the basis for licensing open content Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  15. Innovative ideas and practices are also blossoming over the horizon 04 Page |

  16. Close neighbors provide new models • Washington State in the USA has recently passed legislation supporting open resource use in its K-12 schools • Its Open Course Library is building 81 open resources to support high-enrollment courses and reduce student costs • These practices serve as exemplary models for us all Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  17. OER university On a global stage, OERu is seeking to make post-secondary education more accessible and more affordable Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  18. OERu– a global opportunity • Athabasca University • Thompson Rivers University • BCcampus (non-teaching) • Empire State College (SUNY) • Southern New Hampshire University • BAOU Gujarat's open university • Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology • NorthTec • Open Polytechnic • OtagoPolytechnic • University of Canterbury • University of South Africa • University of Southern Queensland • University of Wollongong • Commonwealth of Learning • UNESCO, Pacific States • The OER university is building a sustainable OER network among accredited educational institutions to provide access to the formal system with pathways to academic credit. Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  19. The need to socialize open practicesand activelybuild partnerships continues to grow 05 Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

  20. Principles and policies David Porter • Executive Director • BCcampus.ca • dporter@bccampus.ca Page | BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate.

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