Invited presentation for #ASCILITE 2014

1. The OER universitas (#OERu)
The OERu unplugged:
From vision to reality
Wayne Mackintosh
Anthony Mackintosh

2. The OER Foundation
The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation
is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that
provides leadership, networking and support for
educators and educational institutions to achieve
their objectives through open education.
“OER is a sustainable
and renewable
resource”

3. Creative Commons New Zealand
Creative Commons Aotearoa New
Zealand (CCANZ) is the guardian of
the New Zealand Creative Commons
licences that enable the voluntary
sharing of copyright material in
Aotearoa. CCANZ is a kiwi remix on
an international movement toward
open access licensing and are here
to support the use Creative
Commons licences in New Zealand.

5. 5
The great pavlova debate
pavlova n.(Cookery) a meringue cake topped with whipped cream
and fruit [named after Anna Pavlova (1885­1931),
Russian
ballerina]
Country of origin:
New Zealand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_pavlova.jpg
Wikipedia logo is a Tradmark of the WIkimedia Foundation
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CollabOERate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ofsmallthings/7834790174

6. Australasian OERu partners

7. The sustainability challenge ...

8. Growth isn't a sustainable model
Demand Price
Success Public funding
Jon Radoff http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koru_Unfurling.JPG
Mathew Bedworth https://flic.kr/p/eGLy7V
Recycle
Reduce
Reuse
Eric Kounce - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Texas_Pumpjack.JPG

9. Filters for sustainable business models
Increase revenue?
Reduce cost?
Improve quality?
Diversify curriculum?
Social inclusion?
401(K) 2012 https://flic.kr/p/brd1ja
Images Money https://flic.kr/p/a2Y6J8
Sustainable
resources
for
operations?
Images Money https://flic.kr/p/9kMUQb

10. Confessions of a bean counter
Bean counter
Noun informal
a person, typically an accountant or bureaucrat, perceived as
placing excessive emphasis on controlling expenditure and budgets.
Ingredients for OERu sustainability
● Compelling vision aligned with core values of the academy
● Low running cost (resist 3rd party donor funding for operations)
● Incremental design (prototypes small enough to fail)
● Leverage networks to share risk
● Foster coopetition (new business for partners)
● Open source everything
Daniel Schwen http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jelly_Beans_macro_1.jpg
Steven Depolo https://flic.kr/p/99icyP
MarkSweep - Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roasted_coffee_beans.jpg

11. A self-sustaining OER project?

12. OERu fiscal sustainability

13. OER is a renewable & sustainable resource
How do we achieve sustainable OER
projects?
How will your institution remain sustainable
without OER?
Jason Scragz http://www.flickr.com/photos/scragz/132300147/
James Woolley http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrato/6159728957

14. The absurdity of copyright ...

15. Appropriating the public domain
Your copyRIGHT
Statute of Queen Anne
1709
+3000 years old
© University of Auckland, Department of Anthropology, Anthropology Photographic Archive Al

16. Sharing knowledge freely
2008 Bourewa excavations
Directed by Prof Patrick Nunn
P. Nunn

17. Open policy and copyright exceptions for education
Majority agreement that learning materials funded from public money should
be released freely and majority support for educational copyright exceptions
International
New Zealand
95%
96%
5%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
Content funded from taxpayer
revenue should be released freely
for use by everyone
International
New Zealand
81%
72%
19%
28%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
It is fair and reasonable for educators
to have unrestricted permissions to
COPY materials for
teaching & learning

18. Perceived barriers to OER adoption
International
New Zealand
22%
12%
78%
88%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to share teaching materials
because I don't have time
International
New Zealand
22%
12%
78%
88%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to share teaching materials
because there are no incentives
for me to do so
International
New Zealand
13%
0%
87%
100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
I'm reluctant to use OER because
there is no guarantee of the
quality

20. The problem ...

21. Unsatisfied demand for HE
100 million additional places
By 2025
Slide 10
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810/sizes/m/in/photostream/

22. BIG vision for a small charity
But what if ...
Institutions assembled only
2 courses from OER
Agreed to provide
assessment services for
formal credit
Jimmy Flink http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyroq/146827389/
juicyverve http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicyverve/2531105062/
bucklava http://www.flickr.com/photos/9229859@N02/2762432629/
Francisca Uloa http://www.flickr.com/photos/alosojos/346887379/

23. The concept ...

24. Smart philanthropy
Giving is receiving
Parallel learning universe|New business
Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203
James Cridland http://www.flickr.James Cridland http://www.flickr.ccoomm//pphhoottooss//jjaammeessccrriiddllaanndd//22227722770011112222
Asenat29 http://www.flickr.com/photos/72153088@N08/6510934443/

25. The OERu concept
Adapted from Taylor 2007
Free learning
opportunities for
all students
worldwide

26. OER & the sustainable disaggregation of services
Traditional tertiary education package OERu package

27. Technology challenges …

28. Requirements for OERu technology
LMS agnostic? (reuse)
Collaborative authoring?
Low cost?
Scalable?
Simon Law https://flic.kr/p/kFToD

29. OERu personal learning environment

30. Blending with parallel mode delivery
Institutional LMS
Open web

31. Wiki course outline

32. OERu website snapshot

33. OERu responsive design

34. Generating sustainable OdeL value ...

35. So what about MOOCs?
Credible credentials?
“You may not take any Online Course
offered by Coursera or use any
Statement of Accomplishment as part of
any tuition-based or for-credit
certification or program for any college,
university, or other academic institution
without the express written permission
from Coursera. Such use of an Online
Course or Statement of Accomplishment
is a violation of these Terms of Use.”
Coursera terms of use.
DS106 “Day of the
MOOC Poster” by
David Kernohan
Fiscally sustainable?

36. Cost levers for OERu
Marginal
Cost
=
ZERO
Collaborative development
=
Cheaper the going it alone
Luis Argerich http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3029485203
James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2272701122

37. Reasons for joining the OERu

38. Bridging the sustainable value challenge
Long­term
value the OERu network generates
Tangible short­term
benefits OERu partners
can extract from the network

39. Blending an OERu mOOC within a postgrad course
SP4Ed 13.05 (Prototype): 50 Participants from 14+ countries
SP4Ed 13.07: 121 Participants from 32+ countries (incl. 20 University of Canterbury postgrads)
Estimated average page views for all tutorial pages per registered participant
SP4Ed 13.07: Participation from all interaction sources was 62% - 200% better than SP4Ed 13.05
SP4Ed 13.07: Average No. of blog posts per poster 5.78 (6 comprehensive E-Activities)

40. OERu SCENARIO 1
Reuse for full-fee students
Example
Change with digital technology in education
GDTE Elective

41. OERu SCENARIO 2
Parallel mode delivery
Example
Scenario Planning for Educators mOOC
OER Foundation / University of Canterbury

42. OERu SCENARIO 3
Multi partner parallel mode delivery

43. CNaelxibt Next rsatetipnsg steps …
sustainable innovation …
No new money required
Recurrent cost recouped
OERu is low cost, low risk
But high IMPACT innovation
Slide 20 Dongio: Watercolour painter dedicated to the public domain
Hugiene Matters http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4273036775/

44. Free learning for all students worldwide
“This is not theoretical speculation,
it is entirely viable.” Jim Taylor AM
You are free to join us ...
Paul (Dex) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/3146028811/
Compilation: Chad Miller, James Almond, Wayne Mackintosh
See: http://wikieducator.org/File:OER-University-concept.png