New Business Models Open Educational Resources OER EADL

New Business Models Open Educational Resources (OER) #EADL 19 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 1

About Flexible Education Norway (Fu. N) • NGO, not for profit • Membership organization, 50 + members • 50 years experience (previously known as NADE) • 4 employees, Executive Committee, Quality Board and several expert groups • Quality standards and guidelines • Network, projects, conferences 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 2

OER Definition (UNESCO) Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. https: //en. unesco. org/themes/building-knowledgesocieties/oer 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 3

OECD: «OER can be a tool for innovation in teaching and learning» http: //www. oecd. org/innovation/open-educational-resources-9789264247543 -en. htm 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 4

How? • Increased access to learning resources for all • Alternative to expensive text books – cost savings • Educators can adapt and reuse for own purposes (local adaptation and translation) • Anyone can contribute, update and refine (innovation) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 5

The 5 Rs of OER 5/23/2019 https: //www. ecampusnews. com/2014/11/19/oer-course-design-475/ Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 6

Open licences and licencing categories • An open licence states your copyright and credits your work • In addition, an open licence allows you to grant additional permissions to others • A «share alike» licence contributes to the growth of OERs and OER repositories 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 7

Creative Commons licences by Foter (CC-BY-SA) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 8

OER as enabler for SDG 4 Target 3, point 43: https: //unesdoc. unesco. org/ark: /48223/pf 00002456 56: A well-established, properly-regulated tertiary education system supported by technology, Open Educational Resources (OERs) and distance education modalities can increase access, equity, quality and relevance, and narrow the gap between what is taught at tertiary education institutions and what economies and societies demand. (…) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 9

Global policies for OER • 2 nd World OER Congress in Ljubljana 2017 – OER Action Plan • UNESCO to develop a draft recommendation on OER in 2019 • Support from organizations and networks like ICDE and Open Education Consortium 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 10

Large varieties of OER development https: //oerworldmap. org/ 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 11

Large varieties in support vs. resistance Example from France via ICDE https: //www. icde. org/open-education-resources-oer and Norway via NDLA https: //ndla. no/en 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 12

A variety of open repositories (however, very English dominated) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 13

OER obstacles for mainstream of OER • To find and get access to relevant quality assured material • To find resources for relevant purposes and target groups • Lack of solutions for contextual, linguistic and cultural adaptations 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 14

Global infrastructure initiatives 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 15

Why new business models emerge - Digitization Globalisation Modularization World gone mobile 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 16

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Some expectations are: - To pay less for content, more for services - Freemium models (example from Ed. X) - Free trials (example from Udacity) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 18

Digital Certificates Nanodegrees Futurelearn), Micro. Masters and (EDX) (Udacity) 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 19

Look out for newcomers! 5/23/2019 https: //www. lix. com/en Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 20

What did she do? Camilla Hesselund Lastein (24), Founder of Lix: «The long term goal is personalized education» Dropped out of univesity Started her own business Went bankrupt Developed Lix from the idea: «Spotify for texbooks» • The platform hosts more than 7000 publishers, including Pearson and Mc. Graw Hill • • Article from Independent, 9 March 2018 Photo: https: //www. independent. co. uk 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 21

Look out for collaborative opportunities 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 22

Never stop questioning: - What is the nature of a course? (content/services/learning analytics) - How can technology improve concepts and increase learning? - How can I create value for my learners/clients/partners/stakeholders? - Which potential partnerships can make us stronger? 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 23

Thank you! Torunn Gjelsvik gjelsvik@fleksibelutdanning. no @Torunn. G 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 24

References • Commonwealth of Learning: Open educational resources: policy, costs, transformation, 2016 • OECD: Giving knowledge for free – the emergence of open educational resources, 2007 • OECD: Open Educational Resources – A catalyst for innovation, 2015 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 25

Relevant links https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/ https: //www. oercongress. org/ https: //en. unesco. org/themes/ict-education/oer https: //www. icde. org/open-education-resources-oer http: //univ-numerique. fr https: //oeru. org/ https: //www. oercommons. org/ https: //opencontent. org/definition/ https: //oerworldmap. org/ 5/23/2019 Torunn Gjelsvik, Executive Director, Flexible Education Norway 26