Anadolu University Open Education Resources Nazmi ULUTAK Cengiz Hakan AYDIN

Definitions Formal learning – structured learning opportunities towards a degree diploma Informal learning – structured or semi-structured learning opportunities that may lead a certificate Non-formal learning – unstructured learning opportunities for individuals who wish to improve their skills Bolonya sürecinde 3 tür öğrenme olanağı olabileceği vurgulanıyor

Definitions Open Education Resources – are any kind of learning opportunity provided to anyone interested in Open Access – content (including metadata) is provided free of charge and can easily be repurposed Free Access – content is provided free of charge but cannot be modified Open Licensed – liberally licensed for re-use, favourable free from restrictions to modify, combine and repurpose Open Software – produced with open source software Access, acceptance, affordable

History of OER in Anadolu Integration of Computers Second University 1993 2001 Open Education Faculty (Distance Higher Education) Açıköğretim Fakültesi geleneksel yüksek öğretim kurumlarına gidemeyenler için önemli bir öğrenme kaynağı olmuştur. Sisteme girişin açık olmasını istememize rağmen bu bizim dışımızdaki nedenlerle mümkün olmamıştır ama en az giriş koşulları sağlanmaya çalışılmaktadır. İkinci Üniversite ve e-serfika daha açık bir sistem haline gelmemizde bazı adımlardır. 1998 2007 1982 Integration of Online Tools/Services e-Certificate Programs Start

History of OER in Anadolu Open Education Faculty (Distance Higher Education) 2007 Open Courseware 1982 2007 ANAPOD Açıköğretim dışında doğrudan Open Education Resources hareketine bağlı projelerimiz de bulunmaktadır. 2008 Yunus Emre 2009 OER HE

Open Courseware Open Access Started to support OCW movement in 2007 by ARGE (R&D) EduCommons infrastructure (http://adm.anadolu.edu.tr:8080/eduCommons) A support team (2 technical & 1 OER experts) Structured and one-to-one training Ongoing support (F2F, online, phone) Technological Instructional Open Access

Open Courseware 3 structured training to 18 faculty One-to-one training to 9 faculty Only 7 successful OCW provided on EduCommons Barriers Lack of motivation Shortage of technology skills Shortage of instructional design skills (OCW know-how) Copyright concerns

ANAPOD Free Access Started in 2007 by BAUM iTunes-U inspired The goal has four folds; Supporting face-to-face instruction Sharing faculty experiences with general public Empowering faculty to prepare open learning materials that might help the University widen its open and distance learning services (alternative production method) Testing the integration of some new technologies into instructional (ODL) processes such as mobile learning Completely a new infrastructure (hardware and software) established (http://anapod.anadolu.edu.tr/) Free Access

ANAPOD The process: Faculty chosen according to their willingness and performance in previous projects from all the departments Hardware provided A Mac laptop (for each faculty) A HD Video camera with 60 GB hard disk (to be used when needed) Advance microphone system for recording during F2F lectures (to be used when needed) 250 GB portable hard disk (for each faculty) Electronic overhead with HD camera (to be used when needed) Electronic board (to be used when needed) Electronic graphic tablet (to be used when needed) Video conference system (to be used when needed)

ANAPOD Software provided Structured entry level training ANAPOD Wiki and Blog iWorks iLife Podcast Capture ScreenFlow Structured entry level training MacBook training (3 hours) Digital content generation and Podcast materials production (2+4 hours) Video encoding, editing and Web content development (7 hours) Others (on-demand) One-to-one training and ongoing support

ANAPOD Currently Completed course materials (text, video, audio) belong to 54 courses 8 full professors 8 associate professors 16 assistant professors 1 lecturer Materials in preparation to 93 courses 5 full professors 25 associate professors 12 assistant professors 8 lecturers Free access OERs belong to total 147 courses by 73 faculty

ANAPOD Pros Decreasing attendance increasing success in exams (F2F classes) Increasing number of quality learning materials Increasing know-how among faculty about use of technology and technology-based learning Increasing number of faculty involvement (hardware-software) Increasing number of access from other institutions and individuals, even from other countries

ANAPOD Cons Some materials need improvement Need for ongoing training and support Need a shift to open access from free access Barriers Copyright and intellectual property Heavy workload and time management Lack of instructional design and technology skills Lack of belief

YUNUS EMRE Free Access Yunus Emre: New Generation Learning Portal Started in 2008 by Open Education Faculty The goal has two folds; Providing informal learning opportunity to those who needs without any cost Introducing our ODL services and content to the public The course materials prepared for ODL courses Offered in a new learning environment (http://yunusemre.anadolu.edu.tr/) Free Access

YUNUS EMRE Available materials: Total 153 courses in 20 subject areas eBooks (non-downloadable text in pdf or flashpaper format) Video (downloadble video programs originaly produced to air) Multimedia learning software (non-downloadable e-learning materials) Audio books (downloadable, mp3 format) Trail exams (non-downloadable, randomly generated, timed mutiple choice tests) Total 153 courses in 20 subject areas Since January 2008 total 6.792.031 different individuals, 49.054.080 times No formal feedback system was established Increasing number of participants to the e-certificate programs

YUNUS EMRE Need a stift to open access from free access Need a support system for helping target groups how to use these materials effectively Need for better marketing Barriers; Copyright and Intellectual Property Lack of technology skills and know-how among end-users Ders kitaplarının işyerlerinde basılması sonucu şikayet

Innovative OER in European Higher Education OER HE An EU funded project by EADTU (European Association for Distance Teaching Universities) started in 2009 (http://www.eadtu.nl/oerhe) The main goal is to valorize the members' practices with regard to the development of OER The partners: European Association of Distance Teaching Universities Universidade Aberta, Portugal Open Universiteit Nederland Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany Anadolu University, Turkey Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO, Italy Open University, UK Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain Hellenic Open University, Greece Open Access

Innovative OER in European Higher Education OER HE The main output is a composite handbook on how to deal with OERs Three reports: OER widening participation (about best practices) OER multi campus (about multi-campus activities) OER internationalization (how organized and to be organized) Two Web-based resource; Quality in OER (implementing quality criteria for OER) European OER portal (implementing accessible open courses) Anadolu University actively involved in Planned to be completed in 2011

In Sum Anadolu University always been in the search of providing learning opportunities for anyone who needs. Our current projects: Open Courseware ANAPOD Yunus Emre OER HE Supporting the TUBA Ulusal Açık Ders Malzemeleri Konsorsiyumu (UADMK-National Open Courseware Consortium)

But … There are barriers and issues to be solved: Copyright and intellectual property Faculty motivation and support Legal restrictions Decision-makers’ support Acceptance of informal, non-formal learning

Our Goal available (flexible), accessible (open), and acceptable formal, informal and non-formal learning resources to all. nulutak@anadolu.edu.tr chaydin@anadolu.edu.tr iodlicem2010.anadolu.edu.tr

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