OCWC Global 2013: OER in Canada: A POERUP Report
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OER in Canada: A POERUP Report
D. QuirkR. McGrealT. Anderson
Athabasca University
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License(some images fair dealing)
CANADA
INDONESIA
Size comparison
36 million
245 million
Policies for OER UPtake
OER
Partners
SERO
Focus• Stimulating uptake of OER through policy• Building on previous initiatives (eg. OPAL, Olnet)• Through country reports and case studies• Evaluate successful OER communities
Outputs• Inventory > +300 OER initiatives• 11 country reports ; 13 mini-
reports• 7 in-depth case studies• 3 EU-wide policy papers• 7 options brief packs for EU
nations/regions
UNESCO Survey• few OER policies• confusion over OER • Not realizing the potential of OER• Content accessible- not openly licensed
(UNESCO, 2012, p. 25)
•OER•Open access•Open user-generated works•Open data•Open Glam(Galleries, Libr., Arch. Museums)•Open government•Open policies•Open licences•Open licence tools (CC)•Open standards•Open Source
Paul Stacey
Paul Stacey
• Can create own materials• Can be developed as ‘stand-alone’ wikis • Can transcend a course• Can reduce need to create new materials• Can be accessed worldwide or locally
OER
Tony Bates
Open Access & OER• Scholarly journals• Research• Could be used as OER• Respondents found it difficult to
distinguish• AU first in Canada with OA Policy
Open Access & OER“Despite the mounting support for
open access, Canada has lagged behind with only a handful of pilot projects from the federally-funded research agencies . . . it is time for those agencies to make a firm commitment to open access.”
Canada Report
• Provincial• No Government policies• Few initiatives• Policy proposals (HEIs)
Methodology
• 93 contacts/ 21 responses (govt., HEI, private sector)
• Email & telephone interviews• 3 primary contacts:
– Athabasca University– BCcampus– OCAD University
Research Questions1. OER initiatives/Collaborations? 2. Policy documents on OER? 3. Are OER policies important?4. Major barriers/incentives for OER5. Are you aware of other OER
initiatives?
Creative Commons Canada
Open Data Canada• Innovation• Leveraging public information • Develop consumer/commercial
products• Better use of broadband• Research• Informed decisions for consumers
• First in Canada with OA Policy• First in Canada to join OCWC• Policy proposals (HEIs)• TEKRI• UNESCO/COL Chair in OER
Challenge Exams
Credit transfer
• OCWC repository• OER research• Mapping of international OER activity•Open education/open access activities• OER Knowledge Cloud • OER Global Graduate Network;• OER awareness survey (internal)• OERu courses, e-texts•OER evaluation •Open Education MOOC
• Canada’s first open access university press
• Peer reviewed publications• Quality control
WORKPLACE ENGLISH for ITC
Mohamed Ally
Leadership among students in Canada
Fred Mulder
Global OER Graduate Network
Susan D’Antoni
OER Mapping
• BC Campus licence• Online Programme Development Fund• 40 First year post-secondary courses as OER
First Major OER initiative
Flexible learning for open education
“OER presents an optimal learning environment to meet the needs of all learners, including those with disabilities.”
J. Treviranus
• Outreach & awareness• Collaboration • Enabling specific learning needs• Supporting OER producers to create/label transformable content
• Inclusiveness in OER repositories • Inclusive resource alternatives •Inclusive aids into common tools•Assisting OER community to be inclusive
• PLAR (RPL)• Challenge exams• OERu member• Credit transfer
Barriers: Fear• Competition• Loss of students/jobs• Loss of revenue/control• Criticism by peers• lack of economic models • Accountability
With Paul Stacey
Barriers: Confusion• Business model• How open licences work • Collaboration strategies • Autonomy• Evidence of effectiveness • Terminology (OA,OER, PD etc.)
With Paul Stacey
Barriers: Effort• Finding OER• Finding quality resources • How it saves time or money?• Specific academic contexts • Localisation
With Paul Stacey
Barriers: Special Interests• Publishers • Copyright collectives• Textbook authors $$$• “Not invented here” • Copyright officers• ????
With Paul Stacey
Incentives: YES• Updating at any time - quality• Copy, paste, annotate highlight,
print• Mix, mash, alter, localise• Format shifting• Move content/share/collaborate
• Cost savings – open textsWith Paul Stacey
Incentives: YES• Increased access to education• Students can better assess/plan • Showcase profile/brand• Convert lurkers into students• Accelerate learning • Reduce faculty preparation time
With Paul Stacey
Incentives: No’s• NO Cost• NO DRM (TPM)• NO Licences• NO permissions required• NO technological restrictions • NO geographical restrictions
With Paul Stacey
OER University Concept
Jim Taylor
Education Our Content
Our Support
Our StudentsFriesen & Murray, 2011
The Cat’s out of the Bag
OER Critics
John Frank & Fraser Mustard G&M 05-01-95
"Societies that have a strong coherent sense of what is important, and a collective will, will probably be most successful"
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