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Anadolu UniversityOpen Education Resources Nazmi ULUTAKCengiz Hakan AYDIN
Definitions
Formal learning – structured learning opportunities towards a degree diploma
Informal learning – structured or semi-structured learning opportunities that may lead a certificate
Non-formal learning – unstructured learning opportunities for individuals who wish to improve their skills
Definitions
Open Education Resources – are any kind of learning opportunity provided to anyone interested in
Open Access – content (including metadata) is provided free of charge and can easily be repurposed
Free Access – content is provided free of charge but cannot be modified
Open Licensed – liberally licensed for re-use, favourable free from restrictions to modify, combine and repurpose
Open Software – produced with open source software
History of OER in Anadolu
Open Education Faculty (Distance Higher Education)
198
2 199
8
1993
2001
Start
Integration of Computers
Integration of Online Tools/Services
Second University
200
7
e-CertificatePrograms
History of OER in Anadolu
Open Education Faculty (Distance Higher Education)
Open Coursewar
e
ANAPOD
Yunus Emre
198
2
2007
2007
2008
OER HE2009
Open Courseware
Started to support OCW movement in 2007 by ARGE (R&D)
EduCommons infrastructure (http://adm.anadolu.edu.tr:8080/eduCommons)
A support team (2 technical & 1 OER experts)
Structured and one-to-one training
Ongoing support (F2F, online, phone) Technological Instructional
Open
Access
Open Courseware
3 structured training to 18 faculty
One-to-one training to 9 faculty
Only 7 successful OCW provided on EduCommons
Barriers
Lack of motivation
Shortage of technology skills
Shortage of instructional design skills (OCW know-how)
Copyright concerns
ANAPOD
Started in 2007 by BAUM
iTunes-U inspired
The goal has four folds;1. Supporting face-to-face instruction
2. Sharing faculty experiences with general public
3. Empowering faculty to prepare open learning materials that might help the University widen its open and distance learning services (alternative production method)
4. Testing the integration of some new technologies into instructional (ODL) processes such as mobile learning
Completely a new infrastructure (hardware and software) established (http://anapod.anadolu.edu.tr/)
Free
Access
The process:
Faculty chosen according to their willingness and performance in previous projects from all the departments
Hardware provided A Mac laptop (for each faculty) A HD Video camera with 60 GB hard disk (to be used when needed) Advance microphone system for recording during F2F lectures (to be
used when needed) 250 GB portable hard disk (for each faculty) Electronic overhead with HD camera (to be used when needed) Electronic board (to be used when needed) Electronic graphic tablet (to be used when needed) Video conference system (to be used when needed)
ANAPOD
Software provided ANAPOD Wiki and Blog iWorks iLife Podcast Capture ScreenFlow
Structured entry level training MacBook training (3 hours) Digital content generation and Podcast materials production (2+4
hours) Video encoding, editing and Web content development (7 hours) Others (on-demand)
One-to-one training and ongoing support
ANAPOD
Currently Completed course materials (text, video, audio) belong to 54
courses 8 full professors 8 associate professors 16 assistant professors 1 lecturer
Materials in preparation to 93 courses 5 full professors 25 associate professors 12 assistant professors 8 lecturers
Free access OERs belong to total 147 courses by 73 faculty
ANAPOD
Pros
Decreasing attendance increasing success in exams (F2F classes)
Increasing number of quality learning materials
Increasing know-how among faculty about use of technology and technology-based learning
Increasing number of faculty involvement (hardware-software)
Increasing number of access from other institutions and individuals, even from other countries
ANAPOD
Cons
Some materials need improvement
Need for ongoing training and support
Need a shift to open access from free access
Barriers Copyright and intellectual property Heavy workload and time management Lack of instructional design and technology skills Lack of belief
ANAPOD
YUNUS EMRE
Yunus Emre: New Generation Learning Portal
Started in 2008 by Open Education Faculty
The goal has two folds;1. Providing informal learning opportunity to those who needs
without any cost
2. Introducing our ODL services and content to the public
The course materials prepared for ODL courses
Offered in a new learning environment (http://yunusemre.anadolu.edu.tr/) Free
Access
Available materials: eBooks (non-downloadable text in pdf or flashpaper format) Video (downloadble video programs originaly produced to air) Multimedia learning software (non-downloadable e-learning materials) Audio books (downloadable, mp3 format) Trail exams (non-downloadable, randomly generated, timed mutiple
choice tests)
Total 153 courses in 20 subject areas
Since January 2008 total 6.792.031 different individuals, 49.054.080 times
No formal feedback system was established
Increasing number of participants to the e-certificate programs
YUNUS EMRE
Need a stift to open access from free access
Need a support system for helping target groups how to use these materials effectively
Need for better marketing
Barriers; Copyright and Intellectual Property Lack of technology skills and know-how among end-users
YUNUS EMRE
An EU funded project by EADTU (European Association for Distance Teaching Universities) started in 2009 (http://www.eadtu.nl/oerhe)
The main goal is to valorize the members' practices with regard to the development of OER
The partners: European Association of Distance Teaching Universities Universidade Aberta, Portugal Open Universiteit Nederland Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany Anadolu University, Turkey Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO, Italy Open University, UK Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain Hellenic Open University, Greece
Innovative OER in European Higher Education
OER HE
Open
Access
The main output is a composite handbook on how to deal with OERs Three reports:
OER widening participation (about best practices) OER multi campus (about multi-campus activities) OER internationalization (how organized and to be organized)
Two Web-based resource; Quality in OER (implementing quality criteria for OER) European OER portal (implementing accessible open courses)
Anadolu University actively involved in OER widening participation (about best practices) OER internationalization (how organized and to be organized)
Planned to be completed in 2011
Innovative OER in European Higher Education
OER HE
In Sum
Anadolu University
always been in the search of providing learning opportunities for anyone who needs.
Our current projects: Open Courseware
ANAPOD
Yunus Emre
OER HE
Supporting the TUBA Ulusal Açık Ders Malzemeleri Konsorsiyumu (UADMK-National Open Courseware Consortium)
But …
There are barriers and issues to be solved:
Copyright and intellectual property
Faculty motivation and support
Legal restrictions
Decision-makers’ support
Acceptance of informal, non-formal learning
Our Goal
available (flexible), accessible (open), and acceptable
formal, informal and non-formal learning resources to all.
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