1. Wayne Mackintosh, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic 2009 WikiEducator Join us in making the OER futures happen Slide 1

2. A return to tradition? WE MUST BE FREE WE MUST BE OPEN Woodleywonderworks, http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/1291468732/ Share, Remix, Reuse “ Legitimate plagiarism? ” Slide 2

3. Open Education Resources (OER) Courses published by OpenCourseWare Consortium Slide 3

4. A sustainable system? What about K12? 50% of new teachers leave the profession in 5 years (2006 NEA), Source: Justin Tilton and Jim Farmer, Learning Environment 2015 Slide 4

5. WikiEducator We're turning the digital divide into digital dividends using free content and open networks . We hope you can help us. Voted best educational wiki, Steven Downes, Dec 2007 Inaugural recipient of the award for Exemplary Open Education Resource (OER) practices Slide 5

6. Commonwealth of Learning COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to to encourage the development and sharing of open and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. Sir John Daniel “ For my generation the great innovation was the course team. For the next I suspect that it will be Open Educational Resources.” Slide 6

7. Strategic plan Slide 7

8. Wayne Mackintosh, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic 2009 Established May 2006 - How is WikiEducator doing? - Who are our WikiEducators? - Why do they join our family? Slide 8

9. Exceeding strategic targets Achieved 18 months in advance Strategic target for The initiative: 2500 registered users Slide 9

10. Age distribution Our WE surprise? 50% > 45 years Slide 10

11. Current roles of WikiEducators Slide 11

12. Educational level and sector Slide 12

13. Why do you join WikiEducator? Slide 13

14. Learning4Content workshops 88 workshops > 3200 educators Slide 14

15. Community governance Canada, India, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, Samoa, Uganda, USA, Zambia Countries Slide 15

16. OER Foundation Slide 16

17. OER Foundation business plan Slide 17

18. mpjashby, http://www.flickr.com/photos/34190239@N06/3242757124/ Getting OER right Doing things right versus doing the right thing Founding member or FTE4WikiEducator Join the OER Foundation Slide 18

19. mpjashby, http://www.flickr.com/photos/34190239@N06/3242757124/ Doing things right versus doing the right thing Founding member or FTE4WikiEducator Join the OER Foundation US American Graduation Initiative “ We'll support the creation of a new online - and open-source - clearinghouse of courses so that community colleges across the country can offer more classes without building more classrooms.” President Barack Obama “ We do not know where this kind of an experiment will lead; but that is exactly why we ought to try it.”