Open Education in TurkeyOrçun Madran

www.madran.net - @orcunmadran

Short History - March 2007● National Open Courseware Meeting.● Under the leadership of TUBA.

(The Turkish Academy of Sciences)● 24 Universities,● YOK,

(The Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey)● TUBITAK,

(The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) ● DPT attended.

(Prime Ministry State Planning Organization)

Short History - May 2007

● National Open Courseware Consortium was formed with participation of 45 universities.

● During the year 2007 basic facilities were developed and the preparation of course materials was started in several Universities.

Short History - May 2009

● Second National Open Courseware Meeting.

● Pilot project was created for 100+ course by National Open Courseware Consortium.

● Pilot project was funded by DPT.(Prime Ministry State Planning Organization)

Short History - December 2010

● Project Web site opened.www.acikders.org.tr

● 26 Course were published.● These courses are both original courses and

translated courses.● TUBA OCW became an MIT OCW

Translation Affiliate.

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/translated-courses/turkish/

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/translated-courses/turkish/

Power: Interpersonal, Organizational and Global Dimensions

Short History - Feburary 2012

● Pilot Project finished.● 81 course were published.

www.acikders.org.tr

Sample Course: Research Methods in Social Sciences

PowerPointPresentation

MP3Video

(optimised for Mobile)

Video(HD)

● Syllabus● Dictionary● References● Exams and Answers● Sample files

Middle East Technical University (METU) - http://ocw.metu.edu.tr/

Ankara University - http://acikders.ankara.edu.tr/

Current Grants

We have two main grant programs funded by TUBİTAK● 5001 - Academic e-TextBook

http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/5001● 5002 - Academic e-Course

http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/5002

Academic e-TextBook

Academic e-Course

Global Libraries - http://www.kutuphaneturkiye.org.tr/

Pilot Project (78 Public Library) - http://uzem.kutuphaneturkiye.org.tr/

Open Access Projects

Partners of these projects● MedOANet (Hacettepe University)● OpenAire (İzmir Institute of Technology)● Pasteur4OA (Hacettepe University)

Mediterranean Open Access Network - http://www.medoanet.eu/

Guidelines for Implementing Open Access Policies

MedOANet Project Local Site - www.acikarsiv.info

National Open Access Workshops - http://www.acikerisim.org/english/

Creative Commons Turkey

● Affiliated Institution: Özyeğin University● Offical Site: creativecommons.org.tr● Project Leads:

○ Public Lead: İlkay Holt (Özyeğin University)○ Legal Lead: Koray Demir (Özyeğin University)○ Technical Lead: Orçun Madran (Hacettepe

University)

creativecommons.org.tr

http://www.openeducationweek.org/event-schedule/

Webinar Statistics

● 4 Speaker● 2 Hours● 80+ unique attendee● 5-6 group attendee

(classrooms)

Webinar: http://creativecommons.org.tr/acik-egitim-haftasi-webinarinin-ardindan/

Presentations

Webinar Video

CCTURKEY Future Plans

● We have a road map.● We created sub-groups (OER, Art, etc.)● We will organize local events (CC days, etc)

for educators, photographers, musicians...● We will want to attend (also want to host)

global organizations (Commonfest, etc.)

Thank you very much ;)Orçun Madran

www.madran.net - @orcunmadran