Engaging Youth Participation In Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative

By Gigih Rezki Septianto Telkom Institute of Technology

Open Courseware Consortium Global Conference

8-10 May, 2013

Young People : Age 15-25

Youth : Age: 19-25 Adolescence : Age 15-18 (Based on UNFPA Indonesia)

Why Invest In Youth –  They are big in numbers. Youth

is this country’s demographic bonus. But only 7,2 % of them made their way to the universities

–  They are very social & connected.

–  Energetic, Incredible & Ambitious

Key Point

Youth  want  to  drive  change  in  

this  world  

Professors  &  Lecturers  Are  Willing  to  Share  

Their  Knowledge    

New  Media  is  driven  by  the  

youth  

How To Get The Youth On The Move To OER o Turn On their empathy

on OER

o Work on a voluntary basis

o Bottom-Up Approach (Inclusive Learning Process)

What Attract Youth to OER o  It has to be social as much as

possible

o  More learning are happened informally

o  Gamification

o  WHO deliver the course?

How Youth Can Take Part in OER

•  Production Process –  Starting up a community –  Ideas Brainstorming & Content

Packaging –  Build a Web & Mobile Application –  Help operational management &

provide direct feedback

•  Advocacy –  Advocating OER Policy to their own

institution and government

Best Practice Example

http://bagiilmu.org

What’s in there in Bagiilmu anyway?

o  Built on Code Igniter (CI) Framework o  Wall & Discussion Board o  File Management System (Document & Video upload & Download) o  Sylabus Documentation o  Start & End Classroom

Video & Podcast Content

Voice Podcast

Creative illustration Content

Today’s Trend

Social  Media  

Why We’re Here

Education Sector Issues

Online  &  Mobile   Cloud  

Low  Student  Engagements   System  (Costly)  Classroom’s  

Low  ProducGvity  

How A Learning Process Should Be:

Social  &  Fun!   ProducGve  &  Cost  EffecGve  Open  &  Accessible  

Size Of Opportunity

Over  $5  Billion  Learning  Management  Market  in  2011  

Educa&on  

75,000+  Colleges  &  Schools  in  Asia  

3,300  UniversiGes  &  Int  Schools  In  Indonesia  

Over  $8  Billion  Learning  Technologies  Market  in  2011  

Training  

~47%  of  trainings  delivered  using  online  tools  

+   Profit & Non profit organizations/ communities,

Education practitioners, & almost all passionate learners

At the age of 15-40

Best Practice Example

Ayo Berbagi Movement & IFL Online Course

+ +

Best Practice Example

Key Challenge q Sustainability

q Content Quality

q It “feels” informal

What We Can Learn •  3 main problems that usually exist in education

process: Limited funding, Limited time, Limited manpower/human resources. Those can be decreased by harnessing the participation of youth to the OER.

•  Youth are capable to participate in the OER initiative both in technical and content development.

•  Youth should be given more space not just to be the consumer/market for the OER but also to include them as the producers/practitioners of OER.

“Young people, across all ages, learning styles, and settings are leading the way in making

knowledge more Open & Accessible.” -Youth & Media, Center of Internet Society-

References •  Yahya, Arganka. (2012). ”The Role Of Student In Web And Video Based Open Educational

Resources Integration In Indonesia Higher Education.”

•  Butcher, Neil. (2011). ”A Basic Guide To Open Educational Resources.”

•  Anonim. OER Workflow. [online]

•  Plotkin, Hail. [2010]. “Free To Learn: An Open Educational Resources Policy Development Guidebook for Community College Governance Officials

•  Educause. [2010]. “7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources Initiatives.”

•  Nugroho, Yanuar. And Shinta Syarief, Sophie . [2011). “Beyond Click Activism? New Media & Political Processes in Contemporary Indonesia”

•  Nugroho, Yanuar. And Tumenggung, Adeline, M. “Marooned In The Junction, Indonesian Youth Participation in Politics.“