OCW Seminar Mary-Lou Forward (OCWC)

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Understanding OER and OCW:

• What is it?• How do you do it?• Why do it?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is the OER movement?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is the OER movement?• Access to knowledge for

the global community

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is the OER movement?• Access to knowledge for

the global community• High quality educational

materials• Freely available on the

web to share, reuse, and, often, re-purpose

• Diversity of materials available

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OER trying to do?

• Create a space where learners and educators can come to share materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, representing a variety of viewpoints

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OER trying to do?

• Create a space where learners and educators can come to find materials and knowledge, presented in a variety of styles, in a variety of languages, from a variety of viewpoints

• An international community of educators building a universal, virtual library

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library

• Repository of knowledge, purposefully built

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge

• Archives materials, providing a record of evolving thinking and approaches

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials

• Evolving hub for knowledge – new materials continually added

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge

• Houses different kinds of materials and different collections

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections

• Serves a variety of users with different needs and goals

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections• Serves a variety of users

• Users can select what is relevant to them and ignore what is not relevant

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections• Serves a variety of users• Users can select what is relevant to them

• Complements and enhances formal education and many forms of learning

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections• Serves a variety of users• Users can select what is relevant to them• Compliments formal education

• Community center for idea and information exchange

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections• Serves a variety of users• Users can select what is relevant to them• Compliments formal education• Community center

• Public good

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Characteristics of a library• Repository of knowledge• Archives materials• Evolving hub for knowledge• Houses different collections• Serves a variety of users• Users can select what is relevant to them• Compliments formal education• Community center• Public good

These characteristics also describe OER

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

OER philosophy

“Resources that are to be shared, built upon, re-shaped, re-purposed – and then returned to the commons to be available for the same exercise to take place over again”.

Susan D’Antoni, UNESCO OER programme Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning, 2009

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Examples of OER “collections”

• Open Textbooks• iTunes University• Videolectures.net• Open Learning Initiative • Connexions• OpenCourseWare

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

So, what is OpenCourseWare?

• A particular kind of Open Educational Resource, a particular kind of “collection”

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OpenCourseWare?

• High quality educational materials organized as courses a package of educational materials starting a

particular point in the knowledge spectrum, leading to greater understanding of the issue or topic

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OpenCourseWare?• Materials organized as courses

• Generally includes course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities and evaluation instruments

lecture notessyllabicourse calendarassignments, projects, testsvideos or recordings of lecturesdemonstrations and illustrations of concepts

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OpenCourseWare?

• Materials organized as courses• Course planning documents, thematic content, learning

activities and evaluation instruments

• Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OpenCourseWare?• Materials organized as courses• Course planning documents, thematic content, learning

activities and evaluation instruments• Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification

• Materials are a reflection of the education available at the sponsoring institution, and from the authoring instructor(s)

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What is OpenCourseWare?• Materials organized as courses• Course planning documents, thematic content, learning activities

and evaluation instruments• Openly licensed for distribution, re-use and modification • Materials are a reflection of the sponsoring institution’s education

• The institution decides what materials to contribute, so OpenCourseWare projects can be quite different from one institution to the next

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Lots of considerations

• Intellectual Property issues• Copyright and licensing• Software and technology considerations• Accuracy

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Lots of considerations

• Intellectual Property issues• Copyright and licensing• Software and technology considerations• Accuracy

Fortunately, there is an international OCW community to support and help you

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

April 10, 2023 Name—OCW Consortium

Our mission is to advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Began as a breakthrough idea at MIT

Supporting The Vision

“OCW expresses MIT's goal of advancing education around the world through a global community in which knowledge and ideas are shared openly for the benefit of all.”

— Susan Hockfield,President of MIT

The OCW Consortium

• ~100 OCW sites

• ~9000 courses

http: ocwconsortium.org

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Benefits of Membership: Consultation

• Whether you’re just starting your OCW site or fine tuning an existing site, OCWC staff are available to help you out.

• OCWC conferences and ongoing forums provide OCWC members the opportunity to share solutions and best practices.

• The OCW Toolkit provides recommendations and tools for OCW development.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Benefits of Membership: Collaboration

• Working Groups in areas of common interest, such as Evaluation, Accessibility or Intellectual Property.

• Link new projects with experienced OCW producers for mentoring and Q&A

• Monthly Webinars in OCW related topics, free to all members

• Global network of educators who support openness and sharing

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Benefits of Membership: Sustainability

• Sharing of best practices among OCWC members promotes quality and efficiency within individual projects

• Resource-Sharing across OCWC members cuts down on duplication of cost, effort and expertise

• OCWC discussions assist members in articulating the value of OCW to their home institutions

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

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The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

» Mission

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

•Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

•Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon •OCW can help break down barriers to education

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

•Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon •OCW can help break down barriers to education•Helps build confidence for returning learners

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

•Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon •OCW can help break down barriers to education•Helps build confidence for returning learners•Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

•Knowledge is meant to be shared, used, built upon •OCW can help break down barriers to education•Helps build confidence for returning learners•Foster a community of educators who can reach across disciplines and geographic boundaries to share perspectives•International cooperation and contributing to the global library of knowledge – we need different perspectives and a variety of courses to make the collection rich

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

»Institutional benefits

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development• Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development• Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results• Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies,

officials, employers, donors

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development• Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results• Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies,

officials, employers, donors• Connection to students through their life stream, from

pre-enrollment, student, alumni

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development• Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results• Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies,

officials, employers, donors• Connection to students through their life stream, from

pre-enrollment, student, alumni• Increasing traffic to the institution’s website

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

The OCW Movement—What is the Value?• Showcase for your institution’s educational quality• A window onto researcher and faculty intellectual work,

raising their profile (and the institution’s)• Cost- and time-efficient staff and faculty development• Assist with curricular alignment and development• Attractive and useful dissemination tool for research results• Makes your education accessible to accrediting bodies,

officials, employers, donors• Connection to students through their life stream, from

pre-enrollment, student, alumni• Increasing traffic to the institution’s website• Meaningful international engagement

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community

– Raise awareness of OER and OpenCourseWare around the world

– Support of idea & knowledge exchange– Produce more content – Encourage sharing, adaptation and feedback– Increase the diversity of thoughts, languages,

topics

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community

• Searchability and discovery – need technological equivalents of reference librarians that help users find appropriate materials based on their needs and interests

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community• Improve searchability and discovery resources

• Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the posting institution’s reputation

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community• Improve searchability and discovery resources• Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s

reputation

• Incorporate the production of OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national, regional

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community• Improve searchability and discovery resources• Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s

reputation• Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national,

regional

• Accessibility – web access is the “library card”

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

What’s next for OCW and OER?• Continue fostering an active global community• Improve searchability and discovery resources• Quality assurance – OCW’s big advantage is the institution’s

reputation• Incorporate OCW/OER at policy levels – institutional, national,

regional • Accessibility

Join us to help chart the future

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

April 10, 2023 Name—OCW Consortium

Thank You!Visit The OpenCourseWare Consortium portal athttp://www.ocwconsortium.org

Contact the Consortium at:feedback@ocwconsortium.org