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Gabi Witthaus and Terese Bird presented this at the final SCORE event 11 July 2012 in Milton Keynes, UK. It covers iTunes U and the OER University as mass-use OER endeavours.TRANSCRIPT
SCORE Showcase 11 July 2012
Terese Bird: Sharing Practice with ITunes U Digital Educational Resources (SPIDER)
Gabi Witthaus: Testing the OER university Concept: a National Study (TOUCANS)
iTunes U and the OERu:Two Different Ways to Reach the World
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Introduction
Testing the OER university Concept:a National Study
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/7188563020/
www.le.ac.uk/toucans
Sharing Practice with iTunes UDigital EducationalResourcesPhoto courtesy of dmroblero on Flickr
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Image by James Cridland
100 million adults can’t afford university (UNESCO)
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iTunes U: free learning since 2007
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Downloads as of June 2012
University Downloads
Open University, UK Over 50 million since June 2008
University of Oxford Over 18 million since June 2008
Coventry University 2.5 million in 2010 alone
University of Warwick 1 million from Jan ‘09 – June ‘10
Cranfield University 5000 in the first 10 days
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Users: ‘addicted’ ‘love’ ‘obsessed’
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International reach
3 June 2008 – 2 January 2012
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iTunes U v YouTubeYouTube iTunes U
Ease to publish Easy Not so easy
Ease to grab Easy-ish Easy
Ease to adapt Not so easy Not so easy
CC Catered but hidden Catered but hidden (?)
Formats Video Audio, video, pdf, ebook
Academic quality Mixed, diluted Very Good
Internet connection Required at the time Not required at the time
Software Any browser Free iTunes software
Time limit 10 – 15 minutes* None
Restrictions Banned in China, others
None
Restrictions in UK Schools don’t like Some unis don’t like
Mobile-ready Smartphones, tablets All including non-smart iPods, best on Apple
Ads Irritating ads No ads
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Conclusions from iTunes U cases• Individual ways of implementing iTunes U based on
university’s strengths, academic emphases, organisational structure
• ‘BBC quality’ is great but not necessary• Capacity-building• Audio-only is good• Marketing is key
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Further research• Ebooks, iBooks, courses, and openness – there is a way!• iTunes U for learning in UK universities• iTunes U in other countries
• Accessibility • Leap-frogging
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http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png
The OER university concept
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http://wikieducator.org/Oeru
OERu Anchor Partners
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Image by normanack on flickr
What is the OERu?
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TOUCANS Data Collection• Interviews with OERu network partner members (14)• Interviews with UK HEI thought leaders (11)• Survey among UK HEIs (42 respondents)
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Response theme (1)
Photo by rightee on flickr
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Response theme (2)
Image by Jans Canon on Flickr
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Key concerns (UK respondents)
• Student support (volunteers are not seen as the answer)• Online learning seen as second best• Quality and QAA requirements• Assessment & credibility• True cost• Credit transfer difficulty• Perceived devaluation of qualifications
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Mass Models of OER Conclusions•Compromise•Even small efforts can be successful
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• Patrick McAndrew, Alejandro Armellini, Wayne Mackintosh and Angela Murphy for their support in the TOUCANS project.
• Melissa Highton, Peter Robinson, Andy Beggan, Steve Stapleton, Andrew Law, Ben Hawkridge, and Catherine Chambers for their help with the SPIDER project.
With many thanks to…