My presentation at the XII edition Societies before the Digital Challenges 2019 European Lecture Series. The Institute of Education ay University del Norte, Catedra Europa, Barranquilla, Colombia 21-22 March 2019

1. Open Education in and for the 21st century.
Impact and challenges
XII edition Societies before the
Digital Challenges
2019 European Lecture Series,
The Institute of Education ay
University del Norte, Catedra
Europa, Barranquilla, Colombia
21-22 March 2019
Professor, Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson
International Consultant, Expert,
Quality Reveiwer, Researcher,
Sweden

2. • Access
• Inclusiveness
• Equity
• Equality
• Quality
• Democracy
• Lifelong learning

3. Open Education
• Encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to
improve educational access and effectiveness worldwide.
• Combines the traditions of knowledge sharing and creation with 21st century technology
to create a vast pool of openly shared educational resources, while harnessing today’s
collaborative spirit to develop educational approaches that are more responsive to
learner’s needs.
• The idea of free and open sharing in education is not new. In fact, sharing is probably the
most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights and
information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas and understanding can
be built.
• Seeks to scale up educational opportunities by taking advantage of the power of the
internet, allowing rapid and essentially free dissemination, and enabling people around
the world to access knowledge, connect and collaborate.
• Open is key; open allows not just access, but the freedom to modify and use materials,
information and networks so education can be personalized to individual users or woven
together in new ways for diverse audiences, large and small.

4. Why is Open Education important? 1
• People want to learn. By providing free and open access to education
and knowledge, open education helps create a world to support
learning. Students can get additional information, viewpoints and
materials to help them succeed. Workers can learn things that will
help them on the job. Faculty can draw on resources from all around
the world. Researchers can share data and develop new networks.
Teachers can find new ways to help students learn.

5. Why is Open Education important? 2
• People can connect with others they wouldn’t otherwise meet to
share ideas and information. Materials can be translated, mixed
together, broken apart and openly shared again, increasing access and
inviting fresh approaches. Anyone can access educational materials,
scholarly articles, and supportive learning communities anytime they
want to. Education is available, accessible, modifiable and free.

6. CHALLENGES
There is a constant pressure to
“utilize” technology and
“expand online learning”
without much reflection on
how the technology could
actually enhance learning
rather than just perpetuating
ineffective teaching methods.

7. "No framework provides definitive answers.
The answers come from the insights generated by the process of interacting with the framework". (Eades et al, 2010)

8. The OpenEdu framework
• … contributes to the 2016 Communication 'A New Skills Agenda for
Europe – Working Together to Strengthen Human Capital,
Employability and Competitiveness'2, in which it is observed that
skills acquisition and development are essential for the performance
and modernisation of labour markets. Lifelong learning via open
education is expected to be a route for enhancing individuals'
employability. In addition, open and innovative education via digital
technologies is one of the six new priorities areas for Education and
Training 2020

9. Those involved should have
• A holistic strategy for opening up education that encompasses the 10
dimensions of the OpenEdu framework,
• Making the open education strategy part of the overall institutional
strategy,
• Promoting intra, inter and cross-border collaboration and also partnerships
to achieve open education goals,
• Exploring new practices and welcoming changes,
• Revising their practices at all levels to embrace openness: mission
statement and vision, current organisational management structures and
day-to-day policies, and the institution's role in the community and
globally.

10. Access
… in open education is the removal or lowering of economic,
technological, geographical and institutional barriers which obstruct
the doorway to knowledge. It grants permission to learners to engage
with educational content, courses, programmes, communities of
practice, networks and other types of knowledge sharing
environments, media and activities in formal and non-formal
education. It is also about enabling informal and independent learners
to seek and get recognition of their learning.

11. Content
… in open education refers to materials for
teaching and learning, and research outputs,
which are free of charge and available to all.

12. UNESCO Definition OER
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching,
learning and research materials in any medium –
digital or otherwise – that reside in the public
domain or have been released under an open
license that permits no-cost access, use,
adaptation and redistribution by others with no
or limited restrictions

13. Pedagogy
•Openness in pedagogy refers to the use of
technologies to broaden pedagogical approaches
and make the range of teaching and learning
practices more transparent, sharable and visible.
•But also the framework of open pedagogy

14. Hegarty
Open
Pedagogy

15. Recognition
in open education has two meanings:
a) it is the process, usually carried out by an accredited institution, of
issuing a certificate, diploma or title which has formal value;
b) it is also the process of formally acknowledging and accepting
credentials, such as a badge, a certificate, a diploma or title issued
by a third-party institution. These credentials should attest that a
set of learning outcomes (e.g. knowledge, know-how, skills and/or
competences) achieved by an individual has been assessed by a
competent body against a predefined standard.

16. Collaboration
… in open education is about connecting individuals and institutions by
facilitating the exchange of practices and resources with a view to
improving education. By collaborating around and through open
educational practices, universities can move beyond the typical
institutional collaboration patterns and engage individuals and
communities to build a bridge between informal, non- formal and
formal learning. It is a live and evolving practice which is shaped by
individuals according to context, goals, resources and possibilities,
contributing to the lowering of barriers to education. It is therefore a
concept that must be as dynamic as its practice

17. Research
•Openness in research is about removing barriers
to access to data and research outputs, and also
about broadening participation in research.

18. Strategy
… in open education is the creation of a unique
and valuable position on openness, involving
different sets of activities.

19. Technology
… in open education refers to technological
infrastructures and software which facilitate
opening up education in its different dimensions.

20. Quality
… in open education refers to the convergence of
the 5 concepts of quality (efficacy, impact,
availability, accuracy and excellence) with an
institution's open education offer and
opportunities.

21. Leadership
… in open education is the promotion of
sustainable open education activities and
initiatives via a transparent approach from both
the top-down and the bottom-up. It paves the
way to creating more openness by inspiring and
empowering people.

22. Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the Lifelong
Learning Summit, 2019
• We have to invest in the education system.
• Lifelong learning starts at a young age.
• It is a top priority for us to strengthen the entire learning
chain – from kindergartens and schools to higher education
and research.
• Ensuring high quality from the get-go is the best way to
prevent young people dropping out, prolonged
unemployment, economic problems and societal exclusion.
• We also have to make better use of people's skills and their
potential.
• It is an investment in individuals. It is an investment in an
inclusive society, and it is an investment in a sustainable
future.

23. Let the learners orchestra their own learning
Personal vs Personalization
In the end of the day it is about you and me, it’s a bout people

24. CARING IS SHARING,
SHARING IS CARING
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