Results from the session on HE: Flexibility of HE through Open Learning
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The document summarizes the results of a session on open education at the Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom event in Kaunas, Lithuania on November 9-10, 2017. It discusses five main discussion questions on the possibilities of micro-credentials in higher education, successful open learning policies, how learning analytics can improve teaching and learning, skills needed for open educational resources, and readiness to recognize open learning. Key points from the discussions include the need for standards for micro-credentials, embedding open strategies versus separate policies, how learning analytics can help with student profiling and reducing dropouts, and challenges education providers face with quality assurance and recognition of open learning.
Results from the session on HE: Flexibility of HE through Open Learning
- 1. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session on HE: Flexibility of HE through Open Learning
- 2. The main discussion questions: 1. What are the possibilities of accredition for micro credentials in HE? (Raimund Hudak) 2. What would successful Open Learning policy be for HE? (Mark Brown) 3. How can Learning Analytics improve teaching and learning in HE? (Josep M. Duar) Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17
- 3. The main discussion questions (2): 4. What skills are required for the use Open Educational Resources in HE? (Judit Vidékiné Reményi) 5. Are we ready to recognise Open learning in HE? (Margarita Teresevičienė) Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17
- 4. Q 1: • THE EU Recommendation stipulates that international organisations should torelate the CREDENTIALS/BADGES • Project MicroHE: a consortium has been created; standardised model for micro credentials has been created Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session
- 5. • Do employers accept micro credentials? Some do, some do not, it depends on the region • Is it necessary to think about them in all other sectors of education? • Yes, it’s relevant, especially, in lifelong learning • In the future - to focus on HE - to find standards, processes in HE for recognition of micro credentials. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session
- 6. Q 2: • Are there many successful Open learning policies? - Very few. Example of success – Dublin City University: ‘Walking the talk’ Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session
- 7. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Aspects to be discussed: • Terminology: policy vs strategy • Definition: it‘s not a ‘thing, but rather a process operating on the national or EU level’ (M. Brown) • Its place: embedded or separate
- 8. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session • In more mature institutions - strategies are embedded • It‘s both a policital & financial decision • A strategy may get lost if it‘s embedded • Policy may be both enabling & constraining. Enabling ones should be supported • The importance of the student voice – it‘s both a goal & a challenge
- 9. Q 3: • Can Learning Analytics improve learning & teaching? – Yes! (Open University in Catalonia) • Definition: it‘s measurement, collection & analysis of data about learners, learning contexts • The aim: to understand & optimize learning environments in which learning occurs Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session
- 10. • How to? To analyse not only Big Data! • Learning Analytics enables learner profiling, which leads to establishing areas that call for action, e.g. high levels of early dropouts • The result - managing high levels of early dropouts from university studies Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session
- 11. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Q 4: • OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE LITERACY is important • Skills required by young students (future engineers & economies): digital study skill, media & digital literacy, visual education skills
- 12. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Q 4: • Skills required by students-teachers (those who earned their 1st degrees 30 years ago; turned to teaching & were enrolled in MA in Teaching): digital literacy (to locate (re)use, organise & share OER); communication skills, including skills of English for EAP & translation; special pedagogical literacy (to establish the tools to be used for teaching their subjects); materials design & development expertise
- 13. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Q 5: • Are we ready to recognise open education? – Yes & no. • Yes - on the political level • On the level of education providers: they have to formally recognize learning outcomes gained through open education
- 14. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Q 5: • Challenges that education providers face are related to: Quality assurance of Open Learning Informative certificates / badges acknowledging learning Supervised assessment - do we trust it? The learner’s ID – are we sure who the assessed person is? - E.signature, passport – are they used?
- 15. Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17 Results from the session Q 5: Partnership & collaboratin, including stakeholders Award of credits – what kind are they ? Are they in line with the EU and / or national qualification frameworks? • Benefits: Exemption from part of the course Exemption from the whole course
- 16. Thank you Open Professional Collaboration for Open Classroom November 9-10, 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania Organisers #OCCKaunas17