OER Programme Scoping session

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One of the sessions in the JISC CETIS Conference 2008 Programme

Session Chair: Lorna M. Campbell

A joint programme between the HEA and the JISC is being planned focussing on OER (open educational resources) which will open up existing high-quality education resources from higher education institutions to the world. This session will provide an opportunity for giving input to the forthcoming JISC pilot programme by sharing information and experience on open content projects and stimulating ongoing discussion and debate on the growing Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. The session is divided into two sections.

1 Tags
2 Part 1: Information sharing section
3 Part 2: Discussion section
4 Blogs
5 Back Channels
6 Bookmarks
7 Photos
8 Related resources

Part 1: Information sharing section

Overview of JISC Open Educational Content Programme, David Kernohan, JISC
Technical Infrastructure for Open Educational Content , Amber Thomas, JISC
Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for HE, Li Yuan, CETIS

Part 2: Discussion section

There are no pre-set presentations for this section and delegates are welcome to share their experience and ideas on open content. Discussion will focus on issues and challenges relating to the forthcoming open content funding programme and OER initiatives in general. There are no pre-determined topics but some of the key questions and points to consider may include:

What technical standards, architectures and tools would be required to make teaching and learning resources searchable (discoverable), reusable and freely accessible globally? Is there anything we can do simply and cheaply with commonly-used authoring tools to help?
How can we make sure that content is legally ok to share? What do people need to know about creative commons licences? Who should be responsible for checking the copyright, performance rights, data protection etc of the video clip they are about to publish? What should the role of institutions be? What kind of policy in the area of IPR and innovative approaches to copyright could facilitate the growth of OER?
Why do institutions engage (or not engage) in OER initiatives? Why do academics use web2.0 content sharing services like Youtube and Slideshare, and how does that relate to their jobs? How does OER change the existing methods and models for teaching and learning?
What are the existing business models for sustainable open educational content projects? To what extent are the institutional model and community models for OER initiatives compatible and to what extent do they compete? Are there other revenue models within the institutional approach that could be of interest?
Any other concerns on OER initiatives, such as quality assurance of teaching and learning materials, pedagogical issues and accreditation, the importance (or not) of knowing what’s happening to content once its “out there” etc.