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Update on Open Education ResourcesUpdate on Open Education ResourcesWilliam and Flora Hewlett FoundationWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Sally M. JohnstoneSally M. JohnstoneWinona State university, MN, USAWinona State university, MN, USA

3 June 20073 June 2007SCOP 2007, Heerlen, The NetherlandsSCOP 2007, Heerlen, The Netherlands

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Achievements, Challenges & Achievements, Challenges & OpportunitiesOpportunities - D.E. Atkins, J. S. Brown & A. L. Hammond (2007) - D.E. Atkins, J. S. Brown & A. L. Hammond (2007)

Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational ResourcesMaterials released under license Materials released under license

permitting free use and/or repurposing permitting free use and/or repurposing by othersby others

Hewlett OER GoalsHewlett OER GoalsTo help equalize access to knowledge To help equalize access to knowledge

and educational opportunities across and educational opportunities across the worldthe world

Why OER?Why OER?Knowledge as public good + www = Knowledge as public good + www =

extraordinary opportunity for sharing, extraordinary opportunity for sharing, use, and reuse of knowledge and tools use, and reuse of knowledge and tools to help others learn. to help others learn.

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Hewlett Investments in OERHewlett Investments in OER

ActivityActivityInvestmentInvestment

TOTALTOTAL $68 M$68 M

Creation & DisseminationCreation & Dissemination $43 M$43 MReducing Barriers, Stimulating Reducing Barriers, Stimulating

Use & UnderstandingUse & Understanding $25 M$25 MNon-U.S. (in above)Non-U.S. (in above)

50/50 split developed &50/50 split developed &developing developing $12 M $12 M

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OER Movement: Impact to DateOER Movement: Impact to Date

Catalyst for creating OER movement (field Catalyst for creating OER movement (field & community)& community)

International consortium with International consortium with complimentary roles and systematic complimentary roles and systematic balancebalance

Catalyzed a culture of contribution in Catalyzed a culture of contribution in major academic institutionsmajor academic institutions

Built capacity for international Built capacity for international engagementengagement

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ChallengesChallenges

SustainabilitySustainabilityCuration and preservation of accessCuration and preservation of accessObject granularity & format diversityObject granularity & format diversityIntellectual property issuesIntellectual property issuesContent quality assessment & Content quality assessment &

enhancementenhancementAccess infrastructureAccess infrastructureScale-up & deepening impact in Scale-up & deepening impact in

developing countriesdeveloping countries

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Recommended approach ..Recommended approach ..An infrastructure initiative An infrastructure initiative

Fundamentally social and technical .. Fundamentally social and technical .. An entire ecosystem – not just An entire ecosystem – not just

pipes and wirespipes and wiresFostered, not builtFostered, not builtInfrastructure results from creating Infrastructure results from creating

interoperability between systemsinteroperability between systemsBuilt on what has already been done; Built on what has already been done;

leveraging prior investmentsleveraging prior investmentsPotential for significant impact within a Potential for significant impact within a

decadedecade

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Open Participatory Learning Open Participatory Learning InfrastructureInfrastructure

Developed by ‘searchers’ not ‘planners’ Developed by ‘searchers’ not ‘planners’ that adapt to local systemsthat adapt to local systems

Not built all at once or globally, but built Not built all at once or globally, but built in modular incrementsin modular increments

Needs a platform for exchange & Needs a platform for exchange & developmentdevelopment

What is minimal framing to allow maximal What is minimal framing to allow maximal potential for growth & innovation?potential for growth & innovation?

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Teachers assessing quality of OER, cost/benefit,

and modify materials

Learners using OER and providing feedback on

effectiveness plus new materails

Feedbackloop

Assessing quality and ensuring continuous

improvementLeading to

Better knowledge

Knowledge growth

Improved efficiency

Open Participatory Learning Infrastructure Example

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Update on a few current activities Update on a few current activities for SCUP membersfor SCUP members

Breaking the Language Barrier

Opensource OpenCourseWare Prototype System (OOPS)

Four editors and over 16,000 volunteers translating OER materials into Chinese

LUCIFER CHUChinese translator of "The Lord of the Rings"

By April 2007 OOPS had completed translations of 178 courses, and more than 600 partial ones. Thirty-five are good enough that M.I.T. links to them directly.

Another approach to Translation

China Open Resources for Education (CORE)– Translating and developing Open

CourseWare through a national consortium to assist Chinese universities in OER activities

CORE Members Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beijing University of Aeronautics

and Astronautics Central Radio and TV University Central South University China University of Geosciences -

Beijing China University of Geosciences -

Wuhan China University of Mining &

Technology (Beijing) Dalian University of TechnologyFudan University Guangxi University Nanjing University Northeast Agricultural University Northeast University Northwest

University

Peking University Renmin University of China Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanxi University Sichuan University Tianjin University Tibet University Tsinghua University University of International

Business and Economics University of Petroleum - Beijing University of Science and

Technology Beijing University of Science and

Technology of China Xi'an Jiaotong University Zhejiang University

Open CourseWare Consortium

Over 150 institutional members worldwide

Over 4,200 courses in nine languages

Receiving 2.5 M hits a month.

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Starting to overcome one challenge Starting to overcome one challenge ….….

OER PortalOER Portal

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Visions for next stepsVisions for next steps

Continue translation efforts and the Continue translation efforts and the exploration of new modelsexploration of new models

Continue to seek understanding of design Continue to seek understanding of design constraints for wider useconstraints for wider use

Consider Open Participatory Learning Consider Open Participatory Learning Infrastructure that develops through Infrastructure that develops through cooperation (not a push model)cooperation (not a push model)Co-lateral learningCo-lateral learningParticipatory designParticipatory design

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Thank youThank you