BY SURF AND THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OER

Supporting OER policy making in Dutch Higher Education: strategy workshops

Nicolai van der Woert (Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, NL)OCWC Global 2013, May 8th 2013, Bali, Indonesia

Introduction

• Nicolai van der Woert, MSc Ed, MSc Elmac

• Senior consultant educational innovation, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

• Core committee of Special Interest Group OER

• Editor of OER trendreport 2012, 2013

OER support structure in the Netherlands

SURF: national organisation for ICT in Education• Three year program for OER• Innovation and support• Conferences and workshops

Special Interest Group OER• Volunteers/experts from HE institutions, core group of 8 persons• 400 members on linked-in• Community, cooperation, co creation• Workshops, lectures, conference presentations• Blogging about conferences• Sharing knowledge and news• Trendreport 2012, 2013• Tips for using and producing OER• Assisting institutions with policy development

This presentation:

• Why did we decide to develop a strategy workshop for policy making?

• What is the workshop about? Features.goals, content, setup.

• Case description: university "X"

Why a workshop?

Dutch spring scene, by Jacob H.

State of openness @ Dutch higher education

• How does Dutch higher education stand as regards OER?

> study carried out by the Dutch Open University> commissioned by SURF and Wikiwijs

• Two main questions: 

1.To what extent do Dutch higher education institutions have a policy on the development, sharing and use/reuse of OER?

2.What OER are already available (or potentially available) in Dutch higher education?

Does your educational institution have a shared vision for OER?

Don’t know.

Yes, there is a clear, shared vision.

Other, namely…

Yes, a shared vision is starting to take shape.

No, there is no shared vision.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

0.0%

3.8%

7.7%

23.1%

65.4%

Does your educational institution have an OER policy, comprising specific activities to achieve the institution's vision for OER?

Yes, we have a policy and it is actually being implemented insti-

tution-wide.4%

Yes, we have a policy and it is actually being implemented by entities within the organisation.

4%

No, but a policy is cur-rently being developed

within organisational enti-ties.19%

No, but a policy is cur-rently being developed

institution-wide.23%

No, we do not have a pol-icy.50%

Reasons for OER policy (top three)

1. Raise the institution’s profile (internationally) (86%).

2. Attract the right students and help them choose the right programme (57%).

3. Reach new target groups (57%).

Reasons for no OER policy (top three)

1. Our institution does not have expertise in the area of OER (21%).

2. Don’t know (21%).

3. The Executive Board at our institution does not see any added value in OER (16%).

Other priorities prevent us paying attention to OER.

STRATEGY WORKSHOPS: FEATURES

CC-BY Hester Jelgerhuis

Goal

SURF wants to help institutions in developing a vision and policy on Open Online Education. Goal of the workshop is to facilitate this.

• Inform about possibilities of OER and OCW, open education• Develop a vision on the use of OER• Design institutional policy for OER• Conclusions and priorities >> agenda for next steps

• Follow up actions are for the university to carry out

For whom?

All Dutch universities (academic and professional education) which want to develop a vision and/or policy on Open Online Education

• Target group: Managers, deans and provosts, consultants, educationalists, policy makers, teachers, students.

• 9-25 participants

• In 2013 max. 10 strategy workshops• “Sold out” after 3 weeks

By whom?

• The SURF OER program: initiative and fundingwww.surf.nl/openeducationalresources

• 1 workshop facilitator, 2 OER experts from the special interest group OER.

Some characteristics

• Location: always on Campus of the institution. • Tailor made. Specific situation and questions of the university are leading.

Strategic focus of the university gives direction.• Intake session >> goals >>design >> workshop >> report of results >>

evaluation

• On basis of the workshops: development of toolkit - How to set up and design strategy workshops for open online education- Example Outcomes and follow-up of the 10 workshops

EXAMPLE CASE

Case University X

• 40 participants, 2 board members, deans, educational management, support management, teachers

• 3 hour workshop

• Goal: answering the question how the university will incorporate the strategic use of Open Online Education in the new 4-year planning period

• Policy context: will be part of the new strategic plan

10.00 Welcome by board of the university10.10 Toelichting doel en opzet workshop door moderator SI110.15 Presentation ‘Trends in educational innovation’10.35 Presentatie ‘Trends in open online education and the impact

for Dutch Higher Education’ 11.15 Workshop ‘Implications of these trends for the university’

4 groups with moderator- Most important conclusions?- Implications and impact? - Chances?

12.10 Lines of action - 4 groups with moderatorTranslate chances to ambitions, goals, and concrete actions.

12.55 Wrap up, closure by the board

workshop program

• Definition of new target populations (Life Long Learners, Alumni, international students, international masters)

• Use Open Online Education for adressing strategic educational problems like - Quality of education- Number of students (IN, OUT)- Efficiency

• Invest in niche markets instead of a broader range of products >> innovation

• Finding the right students, finding talent, motivating them to come and study

• Connect to new educational philosophy, mark of distintion• Branding and showing quality• Extra materials for weak students and excellent students

Some outcomes

• Connecting the new insights to other elements of the 4 year plan, alignment

• Prioritising and allocating money from the budget

• Finding the right people to carry out the changes

• Teacher education

• From policy to concrete results

Some challenges

• Many institutions want to start with Open Online Education, but need help to start formulating a vision and policy

• Policy level and institutional strategy are a good basis to start talking,

• Connect to educational innovation, 4-6 year horizon

• Time is right to make a move, Open Online Education is on the agenda

• Active community helps a lot

• OER >> Open Online Education

• Next steps for SURF:- Scenario study- Study tour for board members- Toolkit

Take home messages

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