OER – Open Educational ResourcesProblemi, opportunità e sfide

prof. dr. Lorenzo Cantoni

Università della Svizzera italiana (Svizzera)

The roots of OER/1: the case for openness

From sophists to Socrates

“Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.” (Matthew 10, 26-27)

The roots of OER/2: the case for writing & press

From mecenatism to copyrightsFrom speaking to writing and publishingW. von Humboldt: ergon vs. enérgeiaICTs and their impact/role

A definition of OER

“The open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for noncommercial purposes” (Johnstone 2005)

A map of OER (source: Margulies

2005)

An example of OER:MIT-OCW

Basic data (1800 courses)

Usages

Informal education

MIT-OCW (2005 evaluation report)

61% of OCW traffic is non-US; East Asia: 22%, Western Europe: 15%, South Asia: 6%, Latin America: 5%, other regions: 13%

49% of visitors are self learners, 32% students, 16% educators

Self learner uses: enhancing personal knowledge (56%), keeping current in field (16%), planning future study (14%)

Student uses: complementing a course (38%), enhancing personal knowledge (34%), planning course of study (16%)

Educator uses: planning a course (26%), preparing to teach a class (22%), enhancing personal knowledge (19%)

46% of educators have adopted or adapted site content

62% combine OCW materials with other content; 38% adapt course syllabi; 26% adapt assignments or exams

98% of visitors find PDF suitable, and 26% prefer it

44% of visitors seeking video content are students, 40% are self learners, and 14% are educators

ICTs and learning: relevant aspects

Never finished – fast changes

Collaboration – feedback

Multimedia integration

A return to orality?

Three big challenges

New boundaries and L10n

What’s wrong in the building blocks

Integration, selection and evaluation

OER & web2.0

UGC

Informal education

A story

I MIEI BIMBI SULLO SCOOTER (QUELLO IN GARAGE, NON QUELLO NEL COMPUTER...)

My blog & email

http://newmine.blogspot.com

lorenzo.cantoni@lu.unisi.ch