Open leaders of the South Pacific

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An outstanding pioneer

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Global leader of satellite based ODL

Founding OERu anchor partner

Leading OER policy development

Appropriating the public domain

Statute of Queen Anne

1709

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Your copyRIGHT

+3000 years old

Sharing knowledge freely

2008 Bourewa excavations Directed by Patrick Nunn

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The problem

Supply | Demand

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Future of the university

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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."

MissionU

Study for free. Contribute 15% of your income for just 3 years when earning $50,000 or more

Modern States

Unsatisfied demand for HE

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BIG vision for a small charity

But what if ...

Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER

Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit?

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How does OERu work?

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Smart philanthropy

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Giving is receiving

Parallel learning universe | Sustainable revenue streams

OERu concept

Global sharing - Affordable learning

The business of open?

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Cost levers for OER

Marginal cost of duplicating digital

= Near ZERO

Cooperative development

 = Cheaper than doing it alone

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Disaggregated service provision model

Traditional university

package

OERu unbundled

package

OERu open business model

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

Download open business model brochure

Download business model canvas

Download business model canvas

Parallel learning universe

"Try before you buy" learners (May convert to formal credit)

Trialling HE (e.g. 1st in family, secondary school learners)

Marginalised populations (can "fail anonymously" or take extra time)

Professional development learners (Micro-credentials)

Credentialed learners updating / expanding skills

Adult independent learners (Studying for formal credit)

Socio-economic disadvantaged learners

Refugees and migrants

Degree completion / second chance learners

Informal learners (Self-motivated learners)

Learners participating out of self-interest

Better serving under-served markets

Sustaining OER operations

No "new money" required

Cost recovery model (and potential transfer-to-study benefit)

Fees for assessment-only services (cover admin and staff costs for grading)

New students who transfer to full-fee study

Value added fee-for-service (New revenue streams)

Optional "pay-as-you-go" tutorial support services

Fees for micro-credentials / professional development certifications

OER is a renewable & sustainable resource

How do we achieve sustainable OER projects?

How will your institution remain sustainable without OER?

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Open pedagogy

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What can open do that closed can't?

Free range learning

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Learning on the open web

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OERu open technology

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An open source ecosystem

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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Authoring and publishing technology

Author on WikiEducator

Outline of wiki pages

Publish course web site

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OERu learning environment

Course web site

Distributed interaction tools

Live course feed

OERu 1st year of study

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Inaugural qualification -Business

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

Inaugural qualification - Arts

Certificate of General Studies

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

OERu credit transfer system

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OERu partners retain decision-making authority

Operates within existing institutional policy

Institutional residency requirements respected

Credit transfer and credit accumulation guidelines (Approved)

Credit transfer contract (Completed)

Micro-courses

Course sizes differ

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OERu has adopted micro-courses (40 learning hours each) as standard "currency" for transfer

Micro-credentials

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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Sustainable innovation options

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Small OER steps

Incremental design pursuing realistic targets for sustainable OER success - Learn by doing

Opportunities for USP prototypes with OERu:

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Reuse OERu open online courses as support materials

Assemble one course for OERu in a niche area

Approve and adopt one OERu course for full-fee students

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Contribute a course to OERu

Course development cost

High demand

Fiscal risk

Relevant

OER capacity

Speed to market

Assemble and share one course for the OERu network from a niche area of expertise, preferably at the 1st year level

Proposal

Aim

To build local experience in open design methodologies

To profile USP internationally as a regional leader in OER  

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 USP 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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