Open Educational Resources and the Peer2Peer University
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi,
6/1/2010
by Stian HåklevOntario Institute for Studies in Education,University of Toronto
The purposes of OERThe value of opennessThe Peer2Peer University
Outline
If we don’t know what the purpose of an OER is, we won’t know what to consider when designing, we
can’t begin to evaluate the quality, or measure the success
Purposes of OER
Three purposes/uses
Direct use
Reuse/remix
Transparency
Production
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Production
Lanzhou City Universitycase study
Have already been evaluating best coursesinternally since 2003. Developed system of indicators of course quality
Issue announcement, meeting of heads ofdepartments
Teaching committee to identify basic andadvanced courses they could apply for
Brought teachers together with computerdepartment
School gave certain amount of funding
Clear philosophy: Construction of CQOCW will improve quality of all coursesNot just about putting old courses online, but rethink content, teaching methodology, etc.
Internal committee to evaluate courses, then invited 20 external experts - used online material, also sat in on classes
In the end, 11 courses were selected for provincial CQOCW
(浅议精品课程在教学工作中的作用 , 王雪引 )
Direct use
OLI CMU mainpage
Reuse
CNX mainpage
Transparency
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ou salamanca
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Openness as a transformative value
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Free as in speech/beer
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free software
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creative commons
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ccmixter
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Three pillars of openness
Open licenseOpen files/dataOpen collaboration
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the story of a seed
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wikipedia
20
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a story enabled by openness
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Case studies from India
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nptel youtube
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IIT Youtube 1
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egyankosh yt
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egyan tsp list
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egyan book
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ind textbook fpag
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4141
By making India’s
research and
teaching available
you benefit the world – and India
itself!
The Peer2Peer University
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intro open ed I
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Intro Oed schedule
RSTM week 1 top
RSTM week 1 small
RSTM Week 1 comments
Current status
Developing new tech platform (based on Drupal)
Support system for new course organizers
Launching second cycle
Expanding to new languages
Supporting research
Research questions
Motivation, retention rates
Actual learning happening
Accessibility to different learners
Link between iterations of courses
Pathways to formal accreditation
Alternative ways of demonstrating learning