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Mainstreaming OER
DETA 2015
Tony Mays
Overview
• OER Africa 2008-2014
• OER Africa PAR 2014-2017
• OER4schools
• Reviewing OER status instrument - activity
• Mainstreaming OER - discussion
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OER AFRICA 2008-2017
Mainstreaming OER
2008-2014
• OER sensitisation and advocacy
• Proof of OER concept pilot projects
• Policy support
• Materials development and adaptation
• Course design
• Action research
• In teacher education: resources e.g. Prof Rastogi, UFH, case studies, discussion groups …
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OER Africa Reference Group
New focus from September 2014
• to support a small selection of HEIs which are committed (desirous of / evidence in Strategic Plans) to overhauling / transforming teaching and learning practices, in the context of the information society, through Action Research and Critical Practice, to build evidence that OER practices which can lead to / support transformation can be successfully mainstreamed and institutionalized.
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Participatory Action Research Model
Adapted from: Zuber-Skerritt, 1996: 99
Collaboratively(re)-define plan
for OER integration
Develop shared vision
through participatory
discussion
Provide strong leadership and
support for distributed leadership
Spread shared vision to all
departments
Institutionalize transformed pedagogy
through formal policies, systems and procedures
Get and act on feedback
on draft policies, systems and procedures
Monitor and collaboratively
supporttransformed
pedagogic practices
Collaboratively reflect on results and draw shared
conclusions
Support for adaptation and cascade training
(intra- and inter-institutionally)
Publish lessons of experience
as case studies in open access
journals etc.
Share lessonsof experience in
relevant conferences and fora
MaximisingImpact Strategy
Task AlignmentModel
Force Field Model
Action Research Model
reflect plan
observe act
Four institutions
• Africa Nazarene University in Kenya
• Open University of Tanzania
• University of Pretoria, veterinary sciences
• Unisa or UFS
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Africa Nazarene University
• OER Policy
• Case study
• ALARA conference paper
• 7 modules in process
• Draft IPR policy
• Draft revised QA process
• Draft funding proposal
• Draft Nadeolke proposal
• 5 research projects incl. 2 PhDs in process …
Open University of Tanzania/ACDE
• Digital Fluency course – 5 modules in draft
• OER / open access policy development
• Research agenda – 2 conference papers
• 2M and 2 PhD OER-related studies in process
• Leading the GO-GN –Global OER Graduate Network
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Open Environment Controlled Environment
Database of PD materials with Open Licenses
PD Login
Public Web Access to PD
Materials
PD Registration
PD Test using Bb MC Tools
Student LoginUnder & Post
Graduate Courseware
Option
points
Option to
collect PD
pointsHistory & Payment
details
UP’s ClickUp(Blackboard LMS)
UP Student
Professional Vet
1 x
On success
Digital Certificate (e-Mail)
Con
tent
Conte
nt
Search FacilitySearch Facility
Payment
and User
E-Mail confirmation to CE, SAVC
and User
CEatUP(DNN)
Bb Blackboard Platform (LMS)CEatUP Continuing Education Unit at UPLMS Learner Management SystemMC Multiple Choice AssessmentPD Professional DevelopmentUP University of Pretoria
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OER Africa website
Other Saide activities
• Education White Paper 2013
• DE policy for SA Universities 2014
• CHE Good Practice Guide: DE in a digital era 2014
• All on DVD plus OER orientation resources and other useful OER/ODeL resources
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Other Saide activities contd.
• ICDE BERTA
• African Storybook Project (ASP)
• Siyaphumelela
• Harambee
• GPLMS Primary Maths Lesson Plans
• ECD teacher development
• Nigeria TDP …
• Questions/queries/comments
OER4SCHOOLS
Mainstreaming OER
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OER4Schools
Open professional learning for interactive teaching with and without digital technology
Interactive teaching: group work, questioning, dialogue, Assessment for Learning, and enquiry-based learning.
http://www.oer4schools.org
OER4Schools
Teacher group meetings (1-2 year in-service programme; 28 sessions; peer-facilitated)
Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda,Sierra Leone, South Africa
Well researched and effective.
http://www.oer4schools.org
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Sustainable Development Goal 4: Inclusive, quality Education for All
What is the role of teacher education?
What is the role of OER, open education, and open programmes?
A global movement for “open teacher education”?
Bjoern Haβler: [email protected]
Role of teacher education (notes)• All children can learn• But teachers remain important to support systematic learning and should
be included in national HRD strategy with a commitment to sustained improvement
• Teachers need to be trained and supported to be adaptable and bale to apply contextual knowledge appropriately
• Need to be active in a professional discourse• Be willing to challenge authority and be agents of change• Teachers always interpret the planned curriculum – even when standard
lesson plans are provided as guides• Need a more balanced teacher development curriculum – theory/practice,
general/specific, reflective practice/action-research and increased collaborative and cooperative learning it only in school classrooms but between teachers
• Development of numeracy and literacy skills remains fundamental• Need a balance between policy, QA and autonomy• CPD important part of strategy – integration of knowledge e.g. TPACK• Requires a systemic perspective
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Open teacher education (notes)
• Need to influence policy and politicians• Re-establish the value and relevance of education – note need to
support primary and secondary and TVET/NEETs and higher education
• Support reflective practice and action research• Influence QA• Develop and share evaluation tools/apps, enriched multi-media• Support critical evaluation – and processes to make informed
decisions about when to adopt, adapt, create resources• Hold forums to share experience• Increasingly heterogeneous groups, inclusive classrooms, requires
more varied materials and support and training• Need to focus on removing barriers to success e.g. cost and to
improve retention and throughput in ODeL
OER REVIEW AND PLANNING TOOL
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Review and planning tool
• Adapted from an EduCause tool for data analytics
• ..\P015 IG2\OER workshop\OER review and planning tool.docx
MAINSTREAMING OER
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Ideas from plenary
• Retain specialist interest groups? No – but keep open a single channel
• Pedagogy discussions e.g. curriculum planning, course design, assessment, teaching practice … yes …
Thank youCatherine Ngugi
OER Africa Project Director
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Citation:Mays, T. DETA 2015 Pre-conference OER Workshop. OER Africa/Saide
Tony Mays
Senior Education Officer