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General ConclusionsFrom the OPAL / CONCEDE Policy Forum
Anthony F. Camilleri UNESCO, Paris - 14th November 2011
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What we talked about....• User generated content• Pedagogical techniques• Quality systems• Efficiency of Education Systems• Assessment and Accreditation
• (licenses) Strict definition ofOpen Educational Resources
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What we really talked aboutInherent Topic Policy AreaUniversal Access to Education Human Rights, Millennium
Development Goals, etc.
Student-centred learning Qualification Frameworks, Credits etc.
Less Hierarchical System of Peer-review
Rankings
Individual Freedom to Innovate Innovation Policy
Ongoing need to ensure and enhance quality
ESGs, quality assurance development
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In short...The transition from OERs to
Open Educational Practices &
Open Learning Architectureshas already happened!
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Some confusion....• Between tools and practices• OERs and distance learning• Internal Quality systems and
certification
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Addressing a Current ProblemToday’s education systems are:- Unsustainable- Not scalable- Not cost-effective(Rory McGeal)
Higher education is not performing well enough to provide Europe with enough people with the right kinds of skills to
create jobs and growth(EC Modernisation Agenda)
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A possible solutionWith regards to use of OEP, we have:- Robust evidence- Volumious research- Practical tools(Grainne Connole)
We Need to Win Hearts and Minds
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What we started to talk about
ASSESSMENT(N.B. LOOK AT OERTEST)
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What we’re not talking about (enough):• Sustainability of large-scale OEP
adoption– Financially– Politically– Pedagogically (teacher training)
• Threat of Vested Interests• Concrete Evidence of Benefits • Uniting Disparate Initiatives
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Recommendations fromthe Workshops
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Pedagogy
• Section Subtitle
• OER Learning activities should have explicit learning aims and objectives so that both learners and teachers can define their own initial, formative and summative assessment
• Pedagogies in learning activities should be clear so that adopters of the material can understand how best to use then and to enable appropriate adaptation
• Opportunities need to be made available for practitioners top experiment and innovate
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Motivation• Use different strategies to motivate different
organisations and different stakeholders within them
• Motivation through knowledge• Work on the Pull and Uptake side of things• Benchmarking and OE-Ranking
Keywords: leadership through example, lists of pros and cons, use concepts like social justice, freedom of education, reducing costs, reach more students
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Quality Concepts• Quality should be considered as a
negotiation – extension of UGC• Quality literacy should be provided to
users as a necessary conditions
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Knowledge and Skills• Exploit competences and skills
required outside the formal system
