An "I-Frame" for Open Educational Resources (OER)

Image in Public Domain – CC-O “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is a just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
Image Credit: Biography.com. All rights reserved. Fair Use claimed. http://a1.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,cs_srgb,dpr_1.0,h_1200,q_80,w_1200/MTE4MDAzNDEwNzMzMDczOTM0.jpg “Never stifle a generous impulse.” –William Hewlett
Image Credit: TJ Bliss – CC-BY I have a job because others, including YOU, have achieved results.
Image in Public Domain - CC-0 I often feel like a bird in a tree, observing the work happen all around.
Image Credit: CC-O – Public Domain And occasionally tweeting about what I see.
An I-Frame for OER.
The First Four I’s of OER (pun intended) Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Image in Public Domain - CC-0 OER is grounded in a certain ideology, the first “I” of OER.
OER is rooted in the basic, but powerful ideology of sharing. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER sits squarely in the broader ideology of the Global Commons. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER takes its core energy from the broader ideology of openness. Image Credit: Synopitca - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Openness.jpg – CC-BY
Content is most ideologically pure when you can retain, revise, remix, redistribute, and reuse. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER is driven forward by individuals, the 2nd “I” of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
There is no strategy for championing OER. Persistence and patience matter most. Image Credit: Nightscream - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg – CC-BY
Many champions of OER have accomplished great things in small and large ways. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER is cradled in institutions, the 3rd “I” of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER was born and nurtured at institutions of higher education. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Primary schools are becoming critical institutions where OER is taking root, among teachers and leaders. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Funders, of course, have played and will continue to play a critical institutional role for OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Nonprofit and governmental organizations are critical institutions to the OER movement, throughout the world. Image Credit: Cancilleria Ecuador - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:37_Asamblea_General_de_la_UNESCO_(10730265834).jpg – CC-BY
Infrastructure, the 4th “I” of OER, is mission critical – and not well understood. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
The legal infrastructure for OER is at the core. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
The technical infrastructure for OER still needs some work. But we’re working on it. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
The policy infrastructure for OER has created a context for scale. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
The research and evidence infrastructure for OER is growing rapidly. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
These are the first 4 “I’s” of OER: ideology, individuals, institutions, infrastructure. Images in Public Domain - CC-0
But there are a few more “I’s” of OER that matter. Image Credit: Sal Ami – CC-BY - https://www.flickr.com/photos/79597794@N07/15732328770
For much of its history, OER has been idiosyncratic. This has been a good thing. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Individual faculty, in far off corners, have brought OER to their classroom Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Individual teachers, in far flung places, have translated OER into local languages for their students. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
OER has been internally coherent, but not often systemically coherent. Image Credit: By Annielogue - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18755094
In the recent past, we have seen OER move from idiosyncratic to institutionalized. Image Credit: JD Hancock – CC-BY - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/5262355673
In some cases, folks are looking to adopt a full duck. (You just had to be there for this one). Images in Public Domain - CC-0
The open textbook and OER degree work is an example of OER becoming more institutionalized. OpenStax Books Image Credit: Jeff Fitlow – All Rights Reserved, Rice University - http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0229_OSX-PRINT-b027a-lg-1d9krmz.jpg
Networks of institutions are forming around OER-related work.
In K-12, full OER courses, with scope and sequence across grades, are starting to see widespread adoption. Image Credit: By Annielogue - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18755094
OER policies are beginning to be adopted at national and institutional levels. Images in Public Domain - CC-0
But none of this matters unless the benefits of OER are leveraged for the individual. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
Many organizations are using OER to improve teaching and learning at the individual level.
https://vimeo.com/188174692 Faculty like Amin Azzam are shining examples of how OER can be used in the classroom.
Open Educational Practice is the use of OER to improve teaching and learning. More is needed. Image Credit: Public Domain CC-0
We can’t predict the future of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
But some people have thought about the future of OER. Read what they have to say at www.futuOER.org.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkmGb1W-9s Gene Wilder gives the best advice about the future of OER. “Up and out!”
Image Credit: LyleJK – CC-BY - https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8344/29219114832_a1e7e4930b_b.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGTGMWne5y0&index=4&list=PLDYiiVgwnVx55hM0YY1fcC8EkObHfAi0A Are you a believer in “OER?”

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