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Open Educational Resources and Practices for Educational Cross-Border Collaboration UNESCO Workshop, WSIS 2012

Open Educational Resources and Practices for Educational Cross-Border Collaboration UNESCO Workshop, WSIS 2012. Prof. Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski Geneva, 16.05.2012. Open Educational Resources…. Resources: Learning materials, courses, simulations Tools: LMS, collaboration tools, …

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Open Educational Resources and Practices for Educational Cross-Border Collaboration UNESCO Workshop, WSIS 2012

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  1. Open Educational Resources and Practices for Educational Cross-Border CollaborationUNESCO Workshop, WSIS 2012 Prof. Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski Geneva, 16.05.2012

  2. Open Educational Resources… • Resources: Learning materials, courses, simulations • Tools: LMS, collaboration tools, … • Practices and experiences!

  3. How to make an “OER difference” on a global scale?

  4. How to utilize OER for global collaborations across borders and cultures?

  5. Workshop Program • Key questions • Which policies and strategies support cross-border OER sharing and mutually beneficial collaborations? • Which practices have been successful? • Which actions do we need to initiate to create mutually beneficial networks across the globe? • Speakers • Jan M. Pawlowski, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Towards a global free sharing area: Sharing open educational resources in trusted networks: The case of OpenScout • Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, Canada: OER: Why they are needed in education around the world? • Tore Hoel, CEN Workshop Learning Technologies & Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway: The future of OER and learning technology standards – the case of Open Discovery Space • Jutta Treviranus, OCAD University: Meeting the needs of the learners - The FLOE project

  6. Towards a global free sharing area - Sharing open educational resources in trusted networks: The case of OpenScout#openscout Prof. Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski Geneva, 16.05.2012

  7. Contents Why it does not work…Barriers of OER use Case Study Results: How does it work in the real life in Finland? The Case of OpenScout: Building yournetworks

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  9. The License in plain words… • All slides in this set can be used for non-commercial purposes (academic, general) • If you like to use my slides, just inform me by sending a mail: jan.pawlowski@jyu.fi • If you modify the slides, please send me your version • If you use the slide for a commercial course, contact me and we agree how to arrange this

  10. The starting points • Large amount of content is available in repositories, a large number of experts and users are active in social networks • Great potentials for collaboration, sharing and social innovation • OER is a big topic for the E-Learning community • Current trends • From contents to context • From repositories to practices • From (technology-supported) mass sharing to human-oriented, trusted networks • The OpenScout perspective • Resources and tools around OER for management and business • Community and local stakeholders • Interest in global collaborations • Great starting point for a free sharing area…

  11. Experiences from our Case Study: Sharing of materials made by others

  12. Sharing: Who would you give your materials to?

  13. But… • Overall, the willingness to share materials with other teachers is high • Willingness to share across Europe countries is high, the context seems positive • But: It still does not work…

  14. So, why doesn’t it work in Education? • Potentials & needs • Education budget • Focus on new stuff • Cooperation and synergies • Skills in the use of ICT and tools • Enormous resource pools • Barriers • “not invented here” • “Education is something special!” • “I have no time” • Googling might not be enough • Complex tools • Curriculum integration • Insecurities • …

  15. How to make it work… • Focus on good practices • Improved recommendations • Curriculum integration • Addressing cultural barriers • Providing simple tools and support mechanisms for adaptation • Integration of users’ requirements, barriers, needs and preferences • Using existing networks and professional contacts • OpenScout!

  16. Search Validate re-usability Re-use / adapt Validate solution Re-publish European Initiatives: OpenScout Continuous learning in management … • Development of management skills essential • Growing need for learning materials • Diverse topics, up-to-date, high-quality, inexpensive • Easy to access, skill-specific, adaptable, re-usable • Open educational management content available, but many usage barriers … utilizing openly accessible learning materials • Easy-to-use web services to access open content • Support all phases of using open learning materials

  17. The OpenScout project • Portal at learn.openscout.net • Single access point for business and management content • Finding learning materials around the globe • Providing simple tools to use and adapt these materials • Creating a social environment where communities can collaborate • Integrating the services and tools to existing solutions of organizations (LMSs, KMSs, Social networks etc.) • Our users • Higher education and Business Schools • SMEs and large organizations worldwide (vocational training) • Librarians, consultants etc.

  18. Consider networks… • Work on shared teaching and development • Use, add, discuss contents • Find people and materials • Develop the idea of open education

  19. Summary • Free Sharing area is still far away… • OER as a great opportunity for global collaborations in education and training • Not as frequently used as experts were hoping due to a variety of barriers • Need to build strong global networks based on existing communities (e.g. OpenScout for Management and Business) • Mutual learning and experience exchange • Continuous improvement of education! • Let’s stop hesitating, let’s overcome barriers, let’s start to collaborate!

  20. Contact us… Prof. Dr. Jan M. Pawlowski jan.m.pawlowski@jyu.fi GLIS on the web… http://users.jyu.fi/~japawlow OpenScout http://learn.openscout.net

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