This document discusses inclusion and open educational resources (OER) in education. It makes the following key points: 1. Inclusion in education is challenged and is about adopting an inclusive mindset. Main principles of inclusion are that education is a fundamental human right and a public good. 2. OER can increase access, equity, quality and relevance in education by making resources freely available. They hold the promise of lower costs, better use of public investments, and increased quality. 3. An action plan proposes better collaboration among OER repositories in Europe, advocacy to raise awareness, incentives for institutions and teachers to create and use OER, and ensuring quality and a legal framework for OER. The plan

1. Inclusion
Unleashing the potential of ODL -
“Reaching the unreached”
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune on March 10-11, 2017
Gard Titlestad, Secretary General
International Council for Open and Distance Education
Member of the Governing Board

2. Outline
• Inclusion is challenged, inclusion is about the
mindset
• Include the learners
• The job in front of us
• Principles
• Include through OER
• Why OER?
• What could be done - The next steps

3. Inclusion what?
Mindset……………..

4. The Learners

7. Main principles
• Education is a fundamental human right and
an enabling right.
• Education is a public good, of which the state
is the duty bearer.
• Gender equality is inextricably linked to the
right to education for all.

8. Target 3, point 43.:
A well-established, properly-
regulated tertiary education system
supported by technology, Open
Educational Resources (OERs) and
distance education modalities can
increase access, equity, quality and
relevance, and narrow the gap
between what is taught at tertiary
education institutions and what
economies and societies demand.
The provision of tertiary education
should be progressively free, in line
with existing international
agreements.

9. Educational resources
– a key factor for inclusion?

10. From the UNESCO OER
Declaration
• Foster awareness and use of OER
• Encourage the development and adaptation of
OER in a variety of languages and cultural
contexts
• Encourage the open licensing of educational
materials produced with public funds.
ICDE work shouder to shoulder with UNESCO and
other stakeholders to have this implemented

11. What is
Open Educational
Resources

12. Educational Resources Open, Licensed Resources
+ 5 R

13. http://lumenlearning.com/announcement-5r-open-course-design-framework/

15. Why

16. OER holds the promises for:
• Lower costs
• Better effect of public
investments in education
• Relevance
• Co-creation
• Quality education

17. Does it
work?

18. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/11/10/major-study-finds-oer-students-do-just-as-well-or-better.aspx

19. The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

20. Challenge
Ensuring inclusive and
equitable access to quality
content
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

21. 8 action oriented strategies
• 1. Better collaboration and networks among the
European existing quality OER
resources/repositories.
– 1.1. Share knowledges and practices on eco-models/systems
– 1.2.Share knowledge and practices on platforms for OER
• For good, visible and accessible quality platforms
– 1.3. Share knowledge and practices on parents and the public
included in the OER eco-system
– 1.4. Consider better infrastructures to support the collaboration
and networking
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

22. 9 stakeholders defined
from a European perspective
• 1. Regional authorities e.g. Europe, the European Union
and its partnerships
• 2.Governments, public sector, the regulatory environment
• 3. Educational institutions, including content developers
• 4.Teachers and the broader teaching staff
• 5.Learners
• 6. Publishers and Edtechs
• 7. Stakeholders responsible for OER resources/repositories.
• 8. Stakeholder associations closely related to education
(teachers, students, parents, institutional)
• 9 Other Civil Society
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

23. 8 action oriented
strategies
• 1. Better collaboration and networks among
the European existing quality OER
resources/repositories.
– 1.1. Share knowledges and practices on eco-models/systems
– 1.2.Share knowledge and practices on platforms for OER
• For good, visible and accessible quality platforms
– 1.3. Share knowledge and practices on parents and the public
included in the OER eco-system
– 1.4. Consider better infrastructures to support the collaboration
and networking
• 2. Awareness and advocacy!
– Teachers as OER Ambassadors.
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

24. • 3.Defined leadership on all levels for OER competencies
– Including empower teachers and learners for creating resources
– Teachers and students OER Labs
• 4. Governments and institutions to establish incentives for
OER
– Funding, promotion, salary rise and others for collaborative OER efforts
– Promote and support OER teachings providers
– Share good practices for incentives
• 5. Include other institutions OER into universities digital
curricula
• 6. Ensure legal basis for OER
– Remove possible legislative barriers
8 action oriented
strategies cont.
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

25. • 7. Quality: Governments and institutions
should recognise the same requirements for
OER as for other educational materials
• 8. Collect evidence (indicators etc.) on the
production, uptake, use and reuse of OER
(open education practices) for impact studies,
other studies and public statiscial reporting.
8 action oriented
strategies cont.
The Europe OER Regional Consultation was held on 23-24 February

26. SA Eur Gov Inst Teach Learn P&E Rep Asso OCS
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Inc x xxx xxx x
Incl xxx xx
Leg x xxx x
Qual x xxx xxx xx x xx xx x
Data x xxx xxx x xx
Xxx High
Xx Medium
X Low

27. Who have
the stuff?

28. Possible project in the pipeline:
Connecting Quality OER
Reposotories
Could Indian stakeholders collaborate in making quality OER available?

29. ”TOWARDS INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE
QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG
LEARNING FOR ALL”
Sustainable Development Goal 4: Education 2030
THANK YOU!
titlestad@icde.org
www.icde.org