Øivind Høines CEO and Head of NDLA ndla.no oivind@ndla.no

1. Innovation in Acquisition, Development and Distribution of Digital Learning Resources Øivind Høines CEO and Head of NDLA http://ndla.no oivind@ndla.no

2. NDLA – a Norwegian initiative • Population – 4.9 million • Official languages • Norsk • Nynorsk • Government • Constitutional Monarchy • Unitary Parliamentary Democracy • Administrative Diversion • 19 Counties • 430 Municipals • County responsibility • Upper secondary school • 200 000 pupils/apprentices • Free learning resources

3. Norwegian Digital Learning Arena Delivers free digital and quality assured learning resources to all pupils in Norway at upper secondary level

4. NDLA – an ambitious initiative • Joint partnership and co-ownership between 18 (out of 19) county councils • Virtual organisation. No main office. Teachers work as local editors and editorial staff • Numerous users throughout Norwegian schools with increasing traffic numbers • Open source content and open infrastructure • Buying, developing, and distributing digital learning materials • Replacing and supplementing traditional learning resources • Costs: 44 EUR pr student (20% of total funding for learning recourses), 2 EUR pr student/subject

5. Nasjonal digital læringsarena ndla.no Norwegian digital learning arena

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9. Statistics Nasjonal digital læringsarena ndla.no

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11. Key results • 74 % of all teachers know NDLA • 50 % use NDLA in their teaching • 43 % use NDLA often • The teachers that use NDLA give high scores for value and quality • High level of private and public cooperation • Suppliers from all levels are involved • Between 60 and 70 % of budgets are spent in the open market • NDLA has redefined the marked for publishers and opened up new possibilities

12. Two level content model • Editorial staff produce and acquire • Quality assessed learning resources • Learners and teachers in general • Shares their own work • Makes new relations and contexts

13. Important keys factors for NDLA Secure a public commitment with substantial and long-term financial backing The involvement of teachers is essential Releasing teachers competence through new challenges Licensing, meta data and open formats is key Keep momentum Don’t reinvent the wheel - integrate with the best

14. An invitation to visit NDLA NDLA has no Headquarter, but 18 counties A visit to NDLA will give a chance to meet all levels and stakeholders involved in the initiative • Web sites • County councils: Vest Agder Nord-Trøndelag Hordaland E.g. Schools Schools Schools Schools Teachers Teachers Teachers Teachers Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils Nasjonal digital læringsarena ndla.no Norwegian digital learning arena

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