The OER universitas (#OERu)

Anthony Mackintosh

OERu: Low cost, low risk but high impact innovation

Australian OERu partner meeting

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Australian OERu pioneers

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Crossroads for online futures

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It's dangerous to predict the future but

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Crossroads for online futures

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Researching the the future is hard but

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The problem ...

Unsatisfied demand for HE

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100 million additional placesBy 2025

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BIG vision for a small charity

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But what if ...

Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER

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Jimmy Flink http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyroq/146827389/

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Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit

Smart philanthropy

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James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

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Giving is receivingParallel learning universe|New business

The concept ...

The OERu concept

Adapted from Taylor 2007

Free learning opportunities for all students worldwide

OER & the sustainable disaggregation of services

Traditional tertiary education package

OERu package

Members ...

Historical growth

+ 9 Partners per year

Break even: + 48 partners (or 9 per year for 2014 & 2015)(Note without reliance on 3rd party donors or contract revenue)

Cost levers for OERu

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James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

MarginalCost=ZERO

Collaborative development=Cheaper the going it alone

OER is a renewable & sustainable resource

Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/

James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957

How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?

How will your institution remain sustainablewithout OER?

Key challenges ...

Chicken or egg?

Developing product for OERuprogramme of study for full degree

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Ricky http://www.flickr.com/photos/8656572@N04/4855311898/

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Building OERu staff capability fordesign of open online courses

Bridging the strategic gap

Long-term value the OERu network generates

Tangible short-term benefits OERu partnerscan extract from the network

Reuse for full-fee students

OERu SCENARIO 1

ExampleChange with digital technology in educationGDTE Elective

OERu personal learning environment

Blending technologies for peer learning support

Institutional LMS

Open web

OERu SCENARIO 2

Parallel mode delivery

ExampleScenario Planning for Educators mOOCOER Foundation / University of Canterbury

OERu SCENARIO 3

Multi partner parallel mode delivery

Open planning

OERu strategic and action plan

Free learning for all students worldwide

This is not theoretical speculation,it is entirely viable. Jim Taylor AM

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Compilation: Chad Miller, James Almond, Wayne MackintoshSee: http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png

Column 1

Africa2

Asia2

Europe3

North America11

Oceania13

OERu meetingsNumber of partnersNumber of partners

OERu 11.023

OERu 11.1113

OERu 13.1030