SHOOTING THE TUBE,BRISBANE JULY 2003

COLLABORATION .. THE EMERGING “HOT BUTTON” FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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WHAT IS COLLABORATION?

• MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE (FLAG)

WHY COLLABORATE?• SHARING IS NOW PART OF BROADER

ISSUE ABOUT “EXPLOITATION” OF MATERIALS

• COLLABORATION IS LINKED TO RE-USE OF MATERIALS

• WE ALL HAVE REPOSITORIES, USE METADATA, HAVE TO MANAGE “RIGHTS”

Digital Age has revolutionised…• WIPO Report identifies the digital age as

accelerating the issues• Digitization of works has enabled efficient

transfer of IP over the web• “IP is now driving e-commerce models”• The way “rights” are now exchanged is

constantly adapting to underlying technologies• This changes the way VET needs to view

Product Development Cycles/processes

LIFE CYCLE MODEL FOR LEARNING MATERIALS

• PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE

• PRODUCTION PHASE

• EXPLOITATION PHASE

WHAT DO WE NEED TO COLLABORATE ON?

• ACHIEVING A CRITICAL MASS OF LEARNING RESOURCES

• INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS• AGREED METADATA SCHEMAS• STANDARDS• SHARING OF NETWORKS, SERVERS,

GLOBAL & LOCAL SYSTEMS

How do you get your resources?• Cut and paste?• “borrow” another teacher’s handout/work• Write your own• Mix and match• Use a centralised resource• Publisher’s material• “educational use” – 10% under CAL• Re-work someone else’s resource

WHAT STOPS US?• NOT ENOUGH TIME• COMPETITION WITH PRIORITIES• RECOGNITION• “ONE SIZE FITS ALL” CHALLENGE• PRIDE• “NOT INVENTED HERE” SYNDROME• CONTROL• DESIRE FOR YESTERDAY• “UNIQUENESS” OF “OUR” CAMPUS

(Hawkins, EDUCAUSE 2003)

AEShareNet .. Emerging business model

• Crisp & Webeck April 2002 (FLAG) suggest:

“AEShareNet should be startingpoint for design of new model, and likely also the evolution of a VET sector learning bank system”

AEShareNet is ..

• The VET Sector learning bank system

• With a transactional engine for online business!

AEShareNet can deliver ..• Connects those who “want resources” with

those who “have resources”• Discovery function: 20,000+ items• Legal framework for “re-use” of products• E-commerce facility coupled with

“clearance model” for Member payments• Associate functionality moves Australian

product offshore

In perpetuity

• System offers “multi lateral” infrastructure compared to normal bilateral arrangements

• Bilateral – rely on “knowing someone” coupled with slow and expensive paper contracts

• Multilateral – sustainable and transparent process – “online”

Collaboration also requires…• Starting point for “discovering” resources• Business processes to support

collaboration• Models to assist in sharing and

collaboration

Take up of collaboration needs• A move from cottage industry approach

into a systemic integrated team based process (OLA Canada)

• Teachers to maximise efforts of others and “re-use” rather than “reinvent”

Don’t want to share “your” work?

• The product is rarely the owner’s advantage

• The advantage is nearly always the “value add” with support services and delivery

ARE YOU ONLINE?• RECENT TELEMARKETING WITH 3000

PRIVATE RTOs DEMONSTRATES NEED TO SHARE AND COLLABORATE

• MANY WANT TO ALSO SHARE• QUICK TAKE-UP OF AESHARENET

SYSTEM .. 2 MINUTE TRADE!• PUBLIC SECTOR STILL ENGAGING.

Where to now?

• Read, redistribute, modify your resources through a licensing model

• Publish early and publish often!

www.aesharenet.com.au

Carol FrippDennis Macnamara