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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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 500 - 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

7. 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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10. 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?

11. 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?

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

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

15. 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

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

17. Open UOW resources activities supports = UOW experience taster UOW quality open resources Articulation to enrolment @ 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

18. 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

19. 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