OER Wales Cymru Update - Glyndwr University 11 March 2015

Project Overview Debbie Baff Project Manager

OER Wales Cymru11 March 2015

OE Week at Glyndwr

Topics

My Background

Background

Project Overview

Achievements

Next Steps

Debbie Baff18 Years in

HE

HolisticStudent

Experience

University of South Wales

OPEN Practitioner

@debbaff@oerwales_cymru#oerwales

Definition of OERUNESCO Paris 2012

“ Teaching, learning and research materials in any medium, digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been

released under an open licence that permits no-cost access, use, adaption and

redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions”

OER Wales Cymru Jan 2014Declaration of Intent

Key Aspects

Promote OER Flexible Pathways

Improve Quality of Teaching & Learning

Outcomes

Enhance partnerships & Collaboration

Students as Co-Creators

Welsh Medium Materials

Promote Open Licences

Embed Open Practice Support Staff

Project Deliverables

Showcase Portal

sMOOC

Champions Network

OER15 Conference

OER Showcase

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sMOOC Students“...it was useful and would have been useful for me before I started”

“I thought it was really good for helping you

start university”

Very nice to have a

Welsh version – easier

to follow for Welsh

speaking students

“...I’ve learnt the important things to do for the University – on

the Financial and social side”

“Each week offers something different and expands my experiences.”

Open Digital Badges

49

Champions Network

OEP Champions Workshops

Embedding Open EducationalPractice ...

14th and 15th April 2015

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Mainstreaming Education

https://oer15.oerconf.org/

OER15 https://oer15.oerconf.org/Sub Themes

Impact Research

Open Education across

Languages and Cultures

Learners and Other

Communities

Open Educational Practice (OEP)

and Policy

Open Courses

Open Education in Colleges and

Schools 

OER15 Conference 14th & 15th April 2015 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

http://oer15.oerconf.org/

There will be OER15 Badges and more

than last year!

Project Overview to June 2015

• Best OERs Across WalesShowcase Portal

• Student Survival• Students as Co-Creator

sMOOC

• Workshops• Embed Open Practice

Network of Champions

• April 14th & 15th International StageOER15 Conference

Video Update

Project Video Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IArFGRIsAk

Student Survival sMOOC Update Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDowJ3s700k

Champions Network

Webinars & Workshops

Showcase PortalCo-

ordination

Next Steps ...

Thank You

Debbie Baff@debbaffhttp://about.me/debbaff ( All in one place)

References

https://oer15.oerconf.org/http://www.oerwales.ac.uk/https://www.alt.ac.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groupshttp://backpack.openbadges.org/http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/default.aspx

Project Video Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IArFGRIsAk

Student Survival sMOOC Update Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDowJ3s700k