Open Educational Quality Initiative. Presentation @ Open ED Conference Barcelona 2-4 NOV 2010

1. OPAL @ OpenED Barcelona
OPAL on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/opal2010
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, University Duisburg-Essen

2. Will learning improve
when resources
are available?

3. UNESCO OER Discussion 23—30 OCT 2010

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamk/587941395/
The OER story

5. Initiatives (Stacey 2010)
 MIT OpenCourseware
 Rice University Connexions
 UK Open University’s OpenLearn
 Carnegie Mellon University Open
Learning Initiative
 Commonwealth of Learning
 TeachersWithout Borders
 Yale University OpenYale Courses
 Monterey Institute forTechnology
and Education
 Institute for the Study of
Knowledge Management in
Education
 BCcampus OER (Canada)
 Southern Regional Education Board
SCORE (US)
 AEShareNet & Education Network
Australia (edna) (Australia)
 OERNZ (New Zealand)
 JISC JORUM & JISC OER (UK)
 Wikiwijs (Netherlands)
 Open High School of Utah (US)
 Utah StateWide OCW (US)

6. Phase 1: OER

7. Phase 2: OEP
• Builds on OER
• Goes beyond access into open learning
architectures
• Focuss: learning as construction + sharing
• Quality improvement through external
validation
• Change of educational cultures
• OER as value proposition for Institutions

8. OER and OEP: Provocation?

9. Open Educational Pratices
• Learning Resources
• Pedagogies
• Learning paths
• Learning Contexts (allow
autonomy)
• Learning Opportunties
• Objectives, Goals andAims
(LLL agenda)
• Co-Creation of knowlegde
Openess?

10. Changing
Cultures

12. Open Educational Quality Initiative
The current focus in OER Initiatives is mainly
on building more access to digital content
Too little consideration is given to how this
will support educational practices, promote
quality and innovation in teaching and
learning.

13. Open Educational Quality Initiative
UNESCO, International Council for Distance Education,
European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning, Open
University, UK,Aalto University, Finland, University Catolica
Lisbon, Portugal, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
+
Consultative Group for Open Educational Practices

14. 60 case Studies
Can be obtained here…
Screenshot from Cloudworks
60 OER/ OEP Case Studies
http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2085

15. OEP Supporting Dimensions
Strategies & Policies
Barriers and Success
Factors
Tools
Skills Development &
Support
QD models
Partnership Models
Business Models
Sustainability Strategies
Barriers
Success Factors
Tools
Tool Practices
Digital Literacy
Support structures and
processes

16. OEP Supporting Dimensions
Strategies & Policies
Barriers and Success
Factors
Tools
Skills Development &
Support
QD models
Partnership Models
Business Models
Sustainability Strategies
Barriers
Success Factors
Tools
Tool Practices
Digital Literacy
Support structures and
processes

17. OEP Governance Community

18. Evolutionary Approach

19. OEP Quality Guide
Strategies & Policies
Barriers and Success
Factors
Tools
Skills Development &
Support
QD models
Partnership Models
Business Models
Sustainability Strategies
Barriers
Success Factors
Tools
Tool Practices
Digital Literacy
Support structures and
processes

21. OPAL
OPAL ResearchWorkshop @
UNESCO: 8-9 NOV 2010
Launch of first OPALTools @
Online Educa Berlin: 1 DEC 2010

22. A model for discussion….?!
Strategies & Policies
Barriers and Success
Factors
Tools
Skills Development &
Support
QA models
Partnership Models
Business Models
Sustainability Strategies
Barriers
Success Factors
Tools
Tool Practices
Digital Literacy
Support structures and
processes

23. Further information
Prof. Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
ulf.ehlers@web.de
Thank you for your attention!
www.oer-quality.org