An "I-Frame" for Open Educational Resources (OER)

Editor's Notes

• #2: Image in Public Domain – CC-O “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is a just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
• #3: Image Credit: Biography.com. All rights reserved. Fair Use claimed. http://a1.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,cs_srgb,dpr_1.0,h_1200,q_80,w_1200/MTE4MDAzNDEwNzMzMDczOTM0.jpg “Never stifle a generous impulse.” –William Hewlett
• #4: Image Credit: TJ Bliss – CC-BY I have a job because others, including YOU, have achieved results.
• #5: Image in Public Domain - CC-0 I often feel like a bird in a tree, observing the work happen all around.
• #6: Image Credit: CC-O – Public Domain And occasionally tweeting about what I see.
• #7: An I-Frame for OER.
• #8: The First Four I’s of OER (pun intended) Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #9: Image in Public Domain - CC-0 OER is grounded in a certain ideology, the first “I” of OER.
• #10: OER is rooted in the basic, but powerful ideology of sharing. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #11: OER sits squarely in the broader ideology of the Global Commons. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #12: OER takes its core energy from the broader ideology of openness. Image Credit: Synopitca - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Openness.jpg – CC-BY
• #13: Content is most ideologically pure when you can retain, revise, remix, redistribute, and reuse. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #14: OER is driven forward by individuals, the 2nd “I” of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #15: There is no strategy for championing OER. Persistence and patience matter most. Image Credit: Nightscream - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg – CC-BY
• #16: Many champions of OER have accomplished great things in small and large ways. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #17: OER is cradled in institutions, the 3rd “I” of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #18: OER was born and nurtured at institutions of higher education. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #19: Primary schools are becoming critical institutions where OER is taking root, among teachers and leaders. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #20: Funders, of course, have played and will continue to play a critical institutional role for OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #21: Nonprofit and governmental organizations are critical institutions to the OER movement, throughout the world. Image Credit: Cancilleria Ecuador - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:37_Asamblea_General_de_la_UNESCO_(10730265834).jpg – CC-BY
• #22: Infrastructure, the 4th “I” of OER, is mission critical – and not well understood. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #23: The legal infrastructure for OER is at the core. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #24: The technical infrastructure for OER still needs some work. But we’re working on it. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #25: The policy infrastructure for OER has created a context for scale. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #26: The research and evidence infrastructure for OER is growing rapidly. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #27: These are the first 4 “I’s” of OER: ideology, individuals, institutions, infrastructure. Images in Public Domain - CC-0
• #28: But there are a few more “I’s” of OER that matter. Image Credit: Sal Ami – CC-BY - https://www.flickr.com/photos/79597794@N07/15732328770
• #29: For much of its history, OER has been idiosyncratic. This has been a good thing. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #30: Individual faculty, in far off corners, have brought OER to their classroom Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #31: Individual teachers, in far flung places, have translated OER into local languages for their students. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #32: OER has been internally coherent, but not often systemically coherent. Image Credit: By Annielogue - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18755094
• #33: In the recent past, we have seen OER move from idiosyncratic to institutionalized. Image Credit: JD Hancock – CC-BY - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/5262355673
• #34: In some cases, folks are looking to adopt a full duck. (You just had to be there for this one). Images in Public Domain - CC-0
• #35: The open textbook and OER degree work is an example of OER becoming more institutionalized. OpenStax Books Image Credit: Jeff Fitlow – All Rights Reserved, Rice University - http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0229_OSX-PRINT-b027a-lg-1d9krmz.jpg
• #36: Networks of institutions are forming around OER-related work.
• #37: In K-12, full OER courses, with scope and sequence across grades, are starting to see widespread adoption. Image Credit: By Annielogue - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18755094
• #38: OER policies are beginning to be adopted at national and institutional levels. Images in Public Domain - CC-0
• #39: But none of this matters unless the benefits of OER are leveraged for the individual. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #40: Many organizations are using OER to improve teaching and learning at the individual level.
• #41: https://vimeo.com/188174692 Faculty like Amin Azzam are shining examples of how OER can be used in the classroom.
• #42: Open Educational Practice is the use of OER to improve teaching and learning. More is needed. Image Credit: Public Domain CC-0
• #43: What if we asked students to help solve the world’s problems, before they graduate? OER and OEP play roles here. Image Credit: www.womensphere.org – All Rights Reserved
• #44: We can’t predict the future of OER. Image in Public Domain - CC-0
• #45: But some people have thought about the future of OER. Read what they have to say at www.futuOER.org.
• #46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkmGb1W-9s Gene Wilder gives the best advice about the future of OER. “Up and out!”
• #47: Image Credit: LyleJK – CC-BY - https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8344/29219114832_a1e7e4930b_b.jpg
• #48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGTGMWne5y0&index=4&list=PLDYiiVgwnVx55hM0YY1fcC8EkObHfAi0A Are you a believer in “OER?”