OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESOPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES

Die Qualitätsfrage….OER Festival, Berlin, 1. März 2016

Prof. Dr. Ulf-Daniel EhlersBaden Wurttemberg Cooperative State University

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Anno 1088

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Exclusivelyfor the chosen few...

Anno 1965

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Industrialisation,Massification, Standardisation

Anno 2014

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Postmodern, Individualised, Disaggregated

The career of an idea... Where does that leave us?• The traditional model: Exclusively for few chosen.

• The modern (massification) model: Standard model for masses.

• The post-modern model: Individualised and diversified HE (Rip and Mix Approach/ Patchwork)

Thinking about ConsequencesModern

(Massification) Education Model Postmodern

Adult Learning Model

Defined degrees Short and patchwork study cycles

Study in a degree framework Study according needs and interestCurriculum is oriented to professions No clear curriculum, but certifiation needs

Expert led/ Prof. led knowledge transfer Students are peersExam driven/ Certification bound Learning experience in the foreground

Certifiation of knowledge/ achievements Assessment of competencesInstitution bound De-institutionalised

Institution‘s reputation determines value Experience + practice value gain importance

Clear timebound structure of degrees Flexibilisation

Disciplins are structure giving Inter-disciplinary/ trans-disciplinary

Disciplin oriented: canon of methods and knowledge

Problem oriented

Academic status, traditions, clothing IndividualisedDifferentiation against „non-higher education“ Continuum through ed.-sectors + levels

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The OER story

Phase 1: Open it!

Phase 2: Improve quality

Open Content/Open Access (wissenschaftliche Publikationen)

- 2001 Budapest Open Access Initiative - 2003 Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

Open Bewegungen OER

(Open Educational Resources)

- 2001 OpenCourseWare-Initiative des M.I.T.

- 2002 „Forum on the Impact of Open Courseware for Higher Education in Developing Countries“ der UNESCO (Begriffsbildung)

- Finanzierung von OER-Aktivitäten: Hewlett & Mellon Foundation

- 2007 Cape Town Open Education Declaration

- 2012 UNESCO World Conference

Open Source- 1983 Anouncement of the GNU Project (General Public Licence)

- free access to Source Code- cooperative development method- spezific community

- result: software

Use vs. Availability

• Although OER are available uptake of usage is slow

• Need to move from a resource based strategy to a practice based strategy

• Support educational actors in their use

• Develop easy to use tools to help actors in implementation

Phase 1: OER

Accessibility & Availability

Make availab

le (Repositories)

Produc-tion,

(Re)Use

(Re)Mix

Phase 2: OEP• Builds on OER• Goes beyond access into open learning architectures

• Focus: learning as construction + sharing • Quality improvement through external validation

• Change of educational cultures• OER as value proposition for Institutions

OER and OEP: Provocation?

In OER we focus on knowledge

In OEP we focus on Learning

Open Educational Pratices• Learning Resources• Pedagogies • Learning paths• Learning Contexts (allow autonomy)

• Learning Opportunties• Objectives, Goals and Aims (LLL agenda)

• Co-Creation of knowlegde

Openess?

Changing Cultures

Provision Learning

ResourcesAssessment Certification

of LO

«Traditional» Educational Provision

Provision Learning

ResourcesAssessment Certification

of LO

OER-based Educational Provision

«Unbundled»

edX + PearsonUnis Unis

Needs of learners wishing to have formal, transferable recognition of their knowledge & skills in OER not addressed so far

Full potential of OERs not reached

OER «Traditional»

«Award credits to your own students»

OER «Erasmus»

«Use procedures as in your student exchange programmes»

«OER Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)»

«U1 assessment and/or recognition follows the procedure as awarding credits based on informal learning»

Open Education Practice

OEP Diffusion

OEP Governance Community

Policy Makers

Leaders of Educational Institutions

Educational Professionals

Learners

Evolutionary Approach

Not yet started

Early stages/

awareness

Established

Embedded/

advanced

The OEP Guideline• Step 1: Positioning your Organization in the OEP Trajectory

• Step 2: Creating a Vision of Openness and a Strategy for OEP in an Organization

• Step 3: Implementing and Promoting OEP

Storytelling• Nun zu Ihren/ Euren Erfahrungen

• Berichte der Teilnehmer zu OEP – in 3er Gruppen… mit den Nachbar/innen…

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