What does OERu mean for a blended university? Professor Sandra Wills UOW Executive Director, Learning & Teaching

Wollongong main campus one hour drive from Sydney airport seven smaller locations along the coast

UOW Dubai Campus UOW Wollongong Campus teaching partnerships in international locations eg China, Singapore & Malaysia 26,000 students 30% international off-shore & on-shore

Why call Wollongong a blended university? UOW is a blended university Not distance education university Multi location university Therefore online is a given – 80% of subjects use learning management system, lecture capture, videoconference etc Challenge for OER - high satisfaction scores (& university rankings) derive not from flexible access to content but from quality of personal (f2f) interaction

Top 200 Times Higher Ed Rankings 2009, 2006 & 2007 #1 for Student Satisfaction Sweeney Research Group 2009 Decade of 5 stars in Good Universities Guide #1 for 3 years of National Teaching & Learning Performance Fund # 1 for 4 years of Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Learning Inaugural Commonwealth University of the Year Award for Community Engagement - The Times Higher Ed & Commonwealth Association of Universities 2006 Top Shanghai Jiao Tong Index 2006 University of Year for Research Partnerships 2000 University of Year for Preparing Graduates for e-World 1999 Not sandstone however 60 years old research intensive & international

1994 Post grad distance ed via TV & print 2004 Shared Teaching Resources 2011 Content Beyond Borders & Creative Commons What’s our experience with OERs?

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What does a course look like as an OER? “Teacherless” content or collection of OERs orchestrated by a teacher? Asynchronous self-directed OER access or synchronous cohort activities? Massively online or quota? Blend of credit & not-for-credit students? Challenges for UOW in OERuni?

Cost-effective? Marginal cost of open content vs marginal cost of open teaching Sustainable? What if that committed teacher leaves? Challenges for UOW in OERuni?

Maths ALIVE: A ccess L ive I nteractive V irtual E nvironments Dr Caz Sandison

Pathway to becoming a Uni student OER ALIVE Watch recording in own time Open ALIVE Participate, no credit UOW ALIVE Enrol for credit

Why Mathematics? Essential for a digital economy Shortage of maths teachers especially in rural & regional Australia Teaching the teachers Improve the education of our children Two subjects for primary teachers to improve skills & confidence Two subjects for secondary maths teachers Parents too Primary level subjects suit general audience

OERu is a charitable trust not a business venture does not change UOW’s core business is a social inclusion strategy a taste of university study Why is UOW an OERu anchor partner ?

Open UOW resources activities supports = UOW experience taster UOW quality open resources Articulation to UOW ? subject  degree  courses UOW Social inclusion o School students o People up skilling o Mature age people o Regional people o People in developing nations UOW open practices

integrated/collaborative/engaged Mission: maintain UOW’s position as Australia’s #1 university for teaching & learning through creative & sustainable eLearning practices Draft eLearning Strategic Plan 2012

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Goal 1: eLearning used to achieve excellent learning outcomes Goal 2: eLearning used to enhance public & professional networking Goal 3: Open educational practices used to transform university access Goal 4: Quality planning & review processes used to support innovative teaching