Presentation for the First International Conference of the African Virtual University about the Open Strategy of Delft University of Technology on 22nd of November 2013 in Nairobi.

1. TU Delft Open Education
ir. W.F. van Valkenburg
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2. Willem van Valkenburg
Coordinator
TU Delft Open Education Team
Board member of the
OpenCourseWare Consortium
Projectleader EU-project
OCW in the European HE context
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3. “Open and online
education allows people
from around the world
access to the top education
of TU Delft. It enables
everybody who wants to
develop themselves and
accommodates the
increasing number of
students seeking higher
education. TU Delft is
dedicated to deliver
world class education
to everyone.”
Drs. Anka Mulder. Vice President Education TU Delft
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4. TU Delft
Open Education
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5. Objectives of
TU Delft Open Education Team
•Publish and manage the high-quality Open
Education.
•Promote the application of Open Education.
•Collaborate with national and international
partners to maintain the leading role in Open
Education.
•Be innovative in Open Education and use this to
improve campus education.
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6. TU Delft.nl
>…>
Online
Distance
Education
Online
Open.tudelft.nl
ocw.tudelft.nl
DelftX.tudelft.nl
Closed (paid)
Open (Free)
tudelft.nl
Icto.tudelft.nl
Campus
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7. OpenCourseWare
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8. OpenCourseWare
•Started in 2007
•More than 120 courses online
•> 24,000 visits per month
•Courses from Bachelor and Master level
Source: OpenCourseWare Consortium: www.ocwconsortium.org
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9. Use and Re-use of OCW
•Choice of Study
•Prepare International Students
•Use in Developing Countries
•Source of Reference
•Extracurricular education
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10. STUMBLE
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11. Goals
• Explore how to integrate Open Educational Materials in
on-campus education
• Benefits for students
• Benefits for teachers
• Benefits for Open Education (awareness, use,
improvement)
• Explore if/how student performance can benefit from
OER & other existing supporting initiatives
• Focus: STUMBLE Courses, small pilots
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12. STUMBLE Courses
Essentials: reference materials.
Publish the official course materials as reference
Additionals: Broading, in depth, supplement.
Extra OERs to improve the course
Guidance: Tailored to need.
F2F and online tutoring
Extras: additional services and resources.
More support services
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13. DelftX
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14. Why EdX?
•Consortium of top universities
•Focus on improving campus education
•It is not-for-profit
•It has a focus on Open
•Focus on research of innovation in education
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15. What kind of MOOCs do we want?
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16. March/April ‘14
September ‘13
DelftX Courses
Water Treatment
Solar Energy
Next Generation
Infrastructures
Aeronautical
Engineering
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Credit Risk
Management

17. Online Education
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18. Online Distance Education
• Full accredited courses and programmes
• Enrolled students only, limited numbers
• Pay regular tuition fee
MSc Aerospace
Engineering
Aerospace structures &
materials track
MSc Civil Engineering,
Water Management
track
MSc Engineering and
Policy Analysis
6 courses
25 courses
5 courses
(full 2-year master
programme)
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19. O2E Strategy 2014-2016
1. Expand & diversify online education
portfolio
2. Strengthen collaboration with partners
3. Adoption of online modules in regular
(blended) curriculum
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20. open.tudelft.nl
Education
• OpenCourseWare
• DelftX
• iTunesU
Research
• Open Data
• Open Access
• Open Journals
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ICT
• Open Source
Software
• Open API

21. open.tudelft.nl
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twitter.com/DelftX
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