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Castles in the Sand: New

Directions for OCW C

OCW Consortium Conference

May, 2013 Bali, IndonesiaMarshall S. Smith

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Sand Castles

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Argument in presentation

2001: MIT OCW. Later OCW-C critical to

international expansion of OCW.

2003-2013 Many other open web innovations:

2013 OCW-C A mature world-wide network:

Human + Social Capital. Intellectual

Infrastructure.

2013 2020 What next for OCW-C? Stay thesame? Move beyond OCW? Where? Capitalize

on strengths of OCW-C Network!

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First: Celebrate OCW-C! By 2013

Commitment to share Open went to scale.

Challenged university norms, customs.

200 institutions, 40 countries. Thousands of

courses. Millions of users many w/o prioraccess.

Transparency breeds accountability and quality!

Knowledge becomes a public good. The world isa better and fairer place

Commitment to improve -- OCW-C Network.

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Simultaneously 2001-2013

OER exploding: Open text books, collections ofmaterials (OER Commons, Khan Academy, PhET),cognitive and AI tutors, virtual labs, etc.)

Growing evidence of added value of open: Access through free, (no-cost and available), Scale

Added value through cost reduction, translations,adaptation, mix, remix users become creators.

Research growing OU-UK, networks, IDRC, etc.

Governments beginning to support

Business models developing.

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New Delivery systems, Platforms,

the Cloud: Since 2001

Cell phones, pads everywhere -- distributing

and gathering open content.

Instructional platforms allow plug and play

(Gooru) adaptive instruction using feedback

loops for learners (OLI) data feedback for

developers for improvement (MOOCs)

Cloud for storing data very low cost allowing

creation of useful, universal archives.

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New ways of digitally-enabled

classroom and on-line learning Peer-to-peer networked digital learning,

Informal learning that uses open technology to

extend its reach museums, libraries

ED tech in classrooms, blended, flipped: opening uppedagogical paradigms (PBL), games, simulations

On-line courses, AI tutors, Cognitive Tutors, open

textbooks, now flexbooks!! Massive Online Open Courseware (xMOOCs and

cMOOCs) built on the back of OCW experience.

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Innovation cycle. Where is OCW-C?

Patton, M.Q. (2010) Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to EnhanceInnovation and Use, The Guilford Press: New York, pg 207

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OCW-C in 2013

Mature stable for now

Focus on OCW

But expanded focus to other innovation a fewyears ago.

Is OCW-C sustainable as it operates now?

Where is it in the innovation cycle?

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Alternative Pathways for OCW-C

Substantial capacity in this room to build on OCW-C

experience and the new OER environment.

One approach: Keep focus on OCW. Put a little more

emphasis on bringing in other OER. Purpose is toprovide information, meetings. Possible expansion?

Another might be to focus more on OER advocacy. A

greater government focus.

Another: use OCW-C human and social capital with

OER to address new educational or social problems.

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Explore use of OER to help solve

social and educational problems:

Problems imply clear purpose, goals, strategic

efforts, imagination, creativity, innovation.

Problem solutions require capacity here it is

in OCW-C -- drawn from the world.

Imagine OCW-C mobilizes into groups to

address problems members can add value to.

Members and Board select problems.

OCW C convenor, writer, advocate, organizer.

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But what kinds of problems: A few

examples

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Improve on-line learning

1. Improve on-line learning: build on long experience ofmany in room: Design, Experimentation, leadership

Project Based Learning, AI tutors, with Cognitive Tutors

Games, Virtual reality, massive simulations, MOOCs

Power of feedback loops, formative assessment

New understandings of student motivation.

Use students to collaborate and tutor each other

The power of academic conversation and vocabulary

Language learning: responsive digital tutors

Delivery without connectivity, electricity Raspberry Pi

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OER and persistent social and

environmental problems.2. Local Social and Environmental problems: Focus on

agriculture, public health, water use, disaster relief

- Academic and local knowledge address problems.

- Content that addresses local environment throughnetworks of OCW and other institutions.

- Deliver with multiple platforms: Handhelds,computers, pads, memory sticks

- Use networks of users to gather and feedinformation back and forth.

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Tackle teaching and preparing teachers for

Secondary School Courses

3. Open Courses for Secondary schools. Explore

use of

Basic university OCW or other courses in sciences,

math, literature, second language, history.

MOOC like approach -- short blocks of content,

short test, train teachers to do flip classroom.

Open text books -- or flex books.

Distance teacher training MOOCs or use TESSA

like model.

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Equalize Capacity: Use Cloud

4. Cloud based virtual libraries to providematerials for universities and schools in eachnation. Free -- Australia, Indonesia (I-OER),

Canada. Make simple, usable. Books, digital courses and other OCW

Virtual laboratories, videos, simulations

Learning Games,

Music, Art, Design,

Social networks focused on learning.

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Talk has been Deliberately

Provocative

OCW-C extraordinary run -- almost a decade

of success.

Half life of most innovation is no-where near a

decade. OCW possibly plateaued.

OER climbing very fast.

OCW-C has human and social capital.

And the opportunity to address new

challenges.

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Create New Sandcastles

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Now is the Time

Thank You!

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