1. Emerging patterns of digital resource use in higher education David Porter, Executive Director Slides  http://bit.ly/wcetdlc

2. 2 BC Context 25 autonomous public higher education institutions High-speed networks connect all regions, cities and communities Online learning is considered a requirement for providing access, choice, flexibility and mobility for BC citizens

3. 3 01 New drivers of strategy require us to consider new patterns for digital content use

4. 4 Jobs, programs, courses...

5. OPDF 2003 – 2010 $9 million 144 grants awarded 100% participation 83% partnerships Targeted grants support collaboration

6. Development across all academic domains BCcampus OPDF contributed in whole or in part to 47 credentials 355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components Development across disciplines

7. 7 02 Collaborate to compete is a new mantra for higher education

8. 8 Collaborate to compete Strategic realignment of structures and processes to take advantage of online learning opportunities New kinds of partnerships Gear up!

9. 9 Collaborate using open resources GOAL Reduce costs and create efficiencies TACTIC Support collaborations that leverage knowledge, reduce costs, and generate benefits for students

10. http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca North American Network of Science Labs Online Use OER to build partnerships

11. 11 03 There are multiple entry points to “open” thinking

12. 12 Open access - research

13. 13 Open pedagogies - teaching

14. 14 04 Innovative ideas and practices may be blossoming over the horizon

15. 10 short years of expansive thinking about borderless higher education

16. 16 OERu service model

17. OERu - global opportunity The OER university is building a sustainable OER network among accredited educational institutions to provide access to the formal system with pathways to academic credit. Athabasca University Thompson Rivers University BCcampus (non-teaching) Empire State College (SUNY) Southern New Hampshire University BAOU Gujarat's open university Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology NorthTec Open Polytechnic Otago Polytechnic University of Canterbury University of South Africa University of Southern Queensland University of Wollongong Commonwealth of Learning UNESCO, Pacific States

18. 18 05 The need to socialize open practices and actively build partnerships is growing

19. 19 Beyond textbooks Beyond bookstores Beyond learning management systems (LMS) Beyond school The Four Beyonds* Reference: Sannier, A. (2011). If not now, when? EDUCAUSE Review. Volume 46,Number 6. November-December, 2011. Available: net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM1161.pdf

20. 20 Socialize open ideas How about a new WCET initiative highlighting open practices?