Wayne Mackintosh
Founding Director of the OER Foundation. We're open sourcing education.
Wayne Mackintosh
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License
OER Foundation. 2017.
Unless stated otherwise, the presentation is licensed as follows. Selected screenshots are used under the provisions of fair dealing. Institutional logos are all rights reserved.
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One child dies every 10 seconds from malnutrition
Marginal cost of duplicating digital knowledge
=
ZERO
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"Legitimate plagiarism?"
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Access in ODL
Removal of barriers to participate in higher education
Access and social justice in a digital world
Practical demonstration
ISSUES
OER SOLUTIONS
but not for participation
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Everyone has the right to education.
Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages... Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26)
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Access | Social justice
Sustainable education
Removing barriers through ODL
Reinforce inequalities
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In 1946, UNISA pioneered university-level distance education
"Given the political history of South Africa and the legacy of the apartheid years, UNISA has played a very important role in giving access to high quality tertiary education to previously disadvantaged groups." Unisa website
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Do only the rich deserve education?
Tuition-free public college
Cancellation of all student debt
$15 Minimum wage for campus workers
2016 Global Internet Report
India passed USA to become #2 global user market behind China
Largest smartphone market is Asia-Pacific comprising 52% of total usage
25% of population in Africa are internet users with only 1% having broadband
Redlining refers to the US National Housing Act of 1934 where maps were colour coded for making loans differentially available
"Digital justice isn't only about who has access but also about what kind of access they have, how its regulated, and how good it is." Chris Gilliard 2016
India's telecoms regulator orders mobile operator to discontinue Facebook's "Free Basics" service
Supply | Demand
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"Thirty years from now the big university campuses will be relics. Universities won’t survive. It’s as large a change as when we first got the printed book"
Peter Drucker, 1997
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DOWN
TO GO
Financial pressure in ODL
Coates' review
"Unless significant changes are made – and soon – AU will face a financial crisis early in 2018"
AU should rebrand itself as “the leading Canadian centre for online learning."
Financial pressure in ODL continues
"Institution plans to save 25% of annual budget ... and reinvest in digital transformation."
Study for free. Contribute 15% of your income for just 3 years when earning $50,000 or more
100 Million additional places by 2025
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But what if ...
Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER
Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit?
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Giving is receiving
Parallel learning universe | Sustainable revenue streams
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Marginal cost of duplicating digital
= Near ZERO
Cooperative development
= Cheaper than doing it alone
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Traditional university
package
OERu unbundled
package
Low cost. Low risk. High Impact
International. Intercultural.
Sharing is caring
Achieve community service goals
Reaching an unreachable market
International brand promotion
No "new money"
Improved revenue streams
How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?
How will your institution remain sustainable without OER?
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Certificate of Higher Education in Business (OERu)
Learning in a digital age
Principles of management
Introduction to entrepreneurship
Principles of marketing
Introduction to business
Introduction to project management
Principles of microeconomics
Principles of macroeconomics
Introduction to customer centred business
Introduction to operations management
Core courses (60 credits)
Optional courses (60 credits required)
94 credits
available
Corporate communication
Certificate of General Studies (30 credits)
English for academic writing
Regional relations in Asia and the Pacific
Creating sustainable futures
Indigenous Australia
World history in the modern era
Introduction to psychology 1
Introduction to research methods in psychology
Art appreciation and techniques
Introduction to critical reasoning
Residency requirement (6 credits)
Transfer credit (24 credits)
26 credits
plus
20 credits (Business)
Critical reasoning
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Principles
OERu partners retain decision-making authority
Operates within existing institutional policy
Institutional residency requirements respected
Outputs
Credit transfer and credit accumulation guidelines (Approved)
Credit transfer contract (Completed)
See announcement on microcredentials by New Zealand Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment
Micro-credentials for credit
Role of the project manager
Initiating a project
Planning a project
Executing and closing a project
Introduction to project management
CertHE Business
Transcript credit
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What can open do that closed can't?
Free range learning
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Open planning (public & transparent record of all meetings)
Open design and development (designed for collaboration)
Open delivery (designed for learning on the internet)
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Author on WikiEducator
Outline of wiki pages
Publish course web site
Course web site
Distributed interaction tools
Live course feed
OERu technology wheel
Learning in a digital age
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Incremental design pursuing realistic targets for sustainable OER success - Learn by doing
Opportunities for open prototypes:
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Reuse OERu open online courses as support materials
Approve and adopt one OERu course for full-fee students
Learning in a digital age (LiDA)
Course development cost
High demand
Fiscal risk
Relevant
OER capacity
Speed to market
Aim
To develop and apply digital and learning literacies critical for learning success in tertiary education for the 21st century.
Micro- courses
Digital literacies for online learning (LiDA101)
Digital citizenship (LiDA102)
Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world (LiDA103)
Critical media literacies and associated digital skills (LiDA104)
Approve LiDA to be offered at locally as a full-fee, full-service course
Proposal
From vision to reality
Benefits of contributing to the OERu Innovation Partnership:
Sharing costs is an economic imperative
Pooling resources creates a significant boost in capacity
Participating in partnerships with like-minded institutions creates innovations on a scale that would not be possible working alone
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By Wayne Mackintosh
Keynote presentation prepared for AAOU 2017 Conference.
Founding Director of the OER Foundation. We're open sourcing education.