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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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