The OER university (#OERu)

1. The OER university (#OERu) Smart philanthropy: Blending the miscible Wayne Mackintosh UNESCO-COL Chair in Open Educational Resources Anthony Mackintosh

2. The OER Foundation The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership, networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through open education. “OER is a sustainable and renewable resource”

3. WikiEducator We're turning the digital divide into digital dividends using free content and open networks. We hope you can help us. Inaugural recipient of the award for Exemplary Open Education Resource (OER) practices Voted best educational wiki, Steven Downes, Dec 2007

5. Will there be life after school? Agrarian >> Industrial >> Knowledge http://wiki.laptop.org/go/File:P1060318-1.JPG

6. So what about MOOCs? Credible credentials? Fiscally sustainable? “You may not take any Online Course offered by Coursera or use any Statement of Accomplishment as part of any tuition-based or for-credit certification or program for any college, university, or other academic institution without the express written permission from Coursera. Such use of an Online Course or Statement of Accomplishment is a violation of these Terms of Use.” Coursera terms of use. DS106 “Day of the MOOC Poster” by David Kernohan

7. Blending the blendable Education for all | Venture capital Mass standardisation | Mass customisation Proprietary content | Open education With OER we can unbundle traditional services to blend: Philanthropy with mainstream operations Combinations for new services Pedagogy of discovery with credentialing models stu_spivack http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/1402333049/ Ewan Munro http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3821991097/

8. Smart philanthropy Giving is receiving Parallel learning universe|New business Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203 James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122 James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122 Asenat29 http://www.flickr.com/photos/72153088@N08/6510934443/

9. Unsatisfied demand for HE 100 million additional places By 2025 Slide 10 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810/sizes/m/in/photostream/

10. The OER university concept Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide Adapted from Taylor 2007

11. Cost levers for OERu Marginal Cost = ZERO Collaborative development = Cheaper the going it alone Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203 James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

12. OER is a renewable & sustainable resource How do we achieve sustainable OER projects? How will your institution remain sustainable without OER? Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/ James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957

13. Doing the OERu numbers Cost of a 4-year degree (Excluding text book and living costs) (Note: USA figures based on Delta Cost Project for 2008) “ As a founding anchor partner in the OERu, USQ is proud to give students worldwide, the ability to access university level courses and where cost has been removed as a barrier to learning.” Jan Thomas, Vice-Chancellor USQ DaveBleasdale http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidelong/3465884519/in/photostream/ Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203 James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122 James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

14. The OER university concept Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide Adapted from Taylor 2007

15. OER & the sustainable disaggregation of services Traditional university package OERu package

16. Blending BIG & small micro Open Online Courses (mOOCs) Micro credentials Individualised curriculum Parallel mode delivery Jimmy Flink http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyroq/146827389/ juicyverve http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicyverve/2531105062/ bucklava http://www.flickr.com/photos/9229859@N02/2762432629/ Francisca Uloa http://www.flickr.com/photos/alosojos/346887379/

17. OERu personal learning environment

18. Blending with parallel mode delivery Institutional LMS Open web

19. Blending modes of participation 3 ways to engage in an OERu mOOC Personal interest (Sip & dip) Certification for participation (Digital badge) Academic credit (Micro-credential) Peer support for all learners Pink Sherbet Photography: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/233228813/ Fdecomite: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/2361500377/in/photostream/

20. Blending an OERu mOOC within a postgrad course SP4Ed 13.05 (Prototype): 50 Participants from 14+ countries SP4Ed 13.07: 121 Participants from 32+ countries (incl. 20 University of Canterbury postgrads) Estimated average page views for all tutorial pages per registered participant SP4Ed 13.07: Participation from all interaction sources was 62% - 200% better than SP4Ed 13.05 SP4Ed 13.07: Average No. of blog posts per poster 5.78 (6 comprehensive E-Activities)

21. Free range learning ... OpenCourseWare Open Access Journals OER and OEP Enables a “pedagogy of discovery” Where learners source OER in pursuit of their own interests mapped to learning outcomes for academic credit Melissa Sanders http://www.flickr.com/photos/themissiah/3491328675/ Ricky http://www.flickr.com/photos/8656572@N04/4855311898/

22. Next steps … Next steps … Calibrating sustainable innovation … No new money required Recurrent cost recouped OERu is low cost, low risk But high IMPACT innovation Dongio: Watercolour painter dedicated to the public domain Slide 20 Hugiene Matters http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4273036775/

23. Free learning for all students worldwide “This is not theoretical speculation, it is entirely viable.” Jim Taylor AM You are free to join us ... Paul (Dex) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/3146028811/ Compilation: Chad Miller, James Almond, Wayne Mackintosh See: http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png