Emerging patterns of digital resource use in higher education David Porter, Executive Director Slides 2 BC Context 25 autonomous public higher education institutions High-speed networks connect all regions, cities and communities Online learning is considered a requirement for providing access, choice, flexibility and mobility for BC citizens 3 01 New drivers of strategy require us to consider new patterns for digital content use 4 Jobs, programs, courses... OPDF 2003 2010 $9 million 144 grants awarded 100% participation 83% partnerships Targeted grants support collaboration Development across all academic domains BCcampus OPDF contributed in whole or in part to 47 credentials 355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components Development across disciplines 7 02 Collaborate to compete is a new mantra for higher education 8 Collaborate to compete Strategic realignment of structures and processes to take advantage of online learning opportunities New kinds of partnerships Gear up! 9 Collaborate using open resources GOAL Reduce costs and create efficiencies TACTIC Support collaborations that leverage knowledge, reduce costs, and generate benefits for students North American Network of Science Labs Online Use OER to build partnerships 11 03 There are multiple entry points to open thinking 12 Open access - research 13 Open pedagogies - teaching 14 04 Innovative ideas and practices may be blossoming over the horizon 10 short years of expansive thinking about borderless higher education 16 OERu service model OERu - global opportunity The OER university is building a sustainable OER network among accredited educational institutions to provide access to the formal system with pathways to academic credit. Athabasca University Thompson Rivers University BCcampus (non-teaching) Empire State College (SUNY) Southern New Hampshire University BAOU Gujarat's open university Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology NorthTec Open Polytechnic Otago Polytechnic University of Canterbury University of South Africa University of Southern Queensland University of Wollongong Commonwealth of Learning UNESCO, Pacific States 18 05 The need to socialize open practices and actively build partnerships is growing 19 Beyond textbooks Beyond bookstores Beyond learning management systems (LMS) Beyond school The Four Beyonds* Reference: Sannier, A. (2011). If not now, when? EDUCAUSE Review. Volume 46,Number 6. November-December, Available: net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM1161.pdf 20 Socialize open ideas How about a new WCET initiative highlighting open practices?