Professor Sandra Wills UOW Executive Director, Learning & Teaching

1. What does OERu mean for a blended university? Professor Sandra Wills UOW Executive Director, Learning & Teaching

3. Wollongong main campus one hour drive from Sydney airport seven smaller locations along the coast

4. 26,000 students 30% international off-shore & on-shore UOW Wollongong Campus UOW Dubai Campus teaching partnerships in international locations eg China, Singapore & Malaysia

5. Not distance education university • Multi location university • Therefore online is a given – 80% of subjects use learning management system, lecture capture, videoconference etc • Challenge for OER - high satisfaction scores (& university rankings) derive not from flexible access to content but from quality of personal (f2f) interaction Why call Wollongong a blended university? UOW is a blended university

6. Not sandstone however 60 years old research intensive & international • Top 200 Times Higher Ed Rankings 2009, 2006 & 2007 • #1 for Student Satisfaction Sweeney Research Group 2009 • Decade of 5 stars in Good Universities Guide • #1 for 3 years of National Teaching & Learning Performance Fund • # 1 for 4 years of Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Learning • Inaugural Commonwealth University of the Year Award for Community Engagement - TheTimes Higher Ed & Commonwealth Association of Universities 2006 • Top 500 - Shanghai Jiao Tong Index 2006 • University of Year for Research Partnerships 2000 • University of Year for Preparing Graduates for e-World 1999

7. What’s our experience with OERs? 1994 Post grad distance ed via TV & print 2004 Shared Teaching Resources 2011 Content Beyond Borders & Creative Commons

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10. Challenges for UOW in OERuni? What does a course look like as an OER? “Teacherless” content or collection of OERs orchestrated by a teacher? Asynchronous self-directed OER access or synchronous cohort activities? Massively online or quota? Blend of credit & not-for-credit students?

11. Challenges for UOW in OERuni? Cost-effective? Marginal cost of open content vs marginal cost of open teaching Sustainable? What if that committed teacher leaves?

12. Maths ALIVE: Access Live Interactive Virtual Environments Dr Caz Sandison

14. Pathway to becoming a Uni student OER ALIVEWatch recording in own time Open ALIVE Participate, no credit UOW ALIVE Enrol for credit

15. Why Mathematics? Essential for a digital economy Shortage of maths teachers especially in rural & regional Australia Teaching the teachers Improve the education of our children Two subjects for primary teachers to improve skills & confidence Two subjects for secondary maths teachers Parents too Primary level subjects suit general audience

16. Why is UOW an OERu anchor partner? OERu is a charitable trust not a business venture does not change UOW’s core business OERu@UOW is a social inclusion strategy a taste of university study

17. UOW open practices = UOW experience taster • UOW Social inclusion • School students • People up skilling • Mature age people • Regional people • People in developing nations Open UOW resources courses Articulation to enrolment @ UOW ? subject  degree  supports activities UOW quality open resources

18. Draft eLearning Strategic Plan 2012 integrated/collaborative/engaged Mission: maintain UOW’s position as Australia’s #1 university for teaching & learning through creative & sustainable eLearning practices

19. DRAFT DRAFTDRAFT Goal 1: eLearning used to achieve excellent learning outcomes Goal 2: eLearning used to enhance public & professional networking Goal 3: Open educational practices used to transform university access Goal 4: Quality planning & review processes used to support innovative teaching