Pecha Kuch Presentation at 2011 EdMedia Conference

1. Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Australia: A Cross Sector Environmental Scan A/Prof Mark Brown (MU) Dr Carina Bossu (DEHub – UNE)

2. About the project

3. Who is involved?

4. Why this is important? Contribute to the development of a sector framework of OERs. Meet current expectations and demands of learners and educators. Promote social inclusion, life long learning and connect non-formal, informal and formal learning. Develop a better understanding and awareness of OERs. Join and collaborate with a worldwide movement.

5. What is the Research Design?

6. What do we aim to achieve? The major aims to: Analyse current policies and resources Undertake an extensive sector survey to uncover the state of play of OERs Seek and incorporate feedback from higher education institutions in Australia and the Pacific Region

7. Project Outcomes Promote further understanding of OER trends and impacts for Australia and the Pacific Region. Enhance institutional knowledge about the issues, barriers, opportunities and successes surrounding OERs.

8. Project Outcomes (continued) Inform institutional and government policies and practices for OERs. Develop a Feasibility Protocol.

9. Feasibility Protocol

10. Where we are up to? Literature review and policy analysis Sector wide survey

12. When: September 2012