Global sharing. Affordable Learning

The OERu Outreach Partnership

An open source model for sustainable learning for development

Wayne Mackintosh

UNESCO / ICDE Chair in OER

Unsatisfied demand for HE

 100 Million additional places by 2025

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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?

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

 

OERu qualifications

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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

Core courses (60 credits)

Optional courses (60 credits required)

94 credits

available

Corporate communication

Inaugural qualification - Arts

 

Certificate of General Studies (30 credits)

Introduction to entrepreneurship

Regional relations in Asia and the Pacific

Corporate communciation

Principles of Management

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)

33 credits

Available

Critical reasoning

Learning in a digital age

Principles of Marketing

Indigenous Australia

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

OERu micro-courses

2019 Commonwealth of Learning Award for Excellence in Distance Education Materials

Transnational Micro-credentialing

 

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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Open design, Open Source

 

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Authoring and publishing technology

Author on WikiEducator

Outline of wiki pages

Publish course web site

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2

3

4

OERu learning environment

 

Course web site

Distributed interaction tools

Live course feed

OERu technology wheel

Sustainable education

 

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Constant tension

Access | Social justice

Sustainable education

Closed

Open

OERu Outreach Partnership Programme

 

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Qualifying institutions in the developing world can become an OERu participating partner for free!

Low and lower-middle income countries, as well as small states in developing countries

Founding Outreach Partners

Sanatan Dharma College

Benefits

Unrestricted access to all OERu courses

Participate in OERu decision-making

Free access to OERu's professional development courses

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From vision to reality

Many higher education institutions believe in expanding affordable access to learning through their community service missions, but what may be difficult for institutions to deliver individually becomes possible through active participation in the OERu network.

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LEARN MORE AT

OERu.org

WCOL2019 - OERu Outreach Partnership

By Wayne Mackintosh

WCOL2019 - OERu Outreach Partnership

The OERu Outreach Partnership: An open source model for sustainable learning for development

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