These are the slides from my talk at SXSWedu 2012, where I discuss the factors for making content easily remixable (adaptable), some new tools supported by my fellowship for transforming content into remixable format, and some content pioneers producing really great remixable content.

1. Making OER that is Easy to Find, Adapt,
and Translate
SXSWedu Conference 2012
Kathi Fletcher
Photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under th Creative Commons Attribution License.

2. My background
Kathi Fletcher
Background :
Connexions Project
Manager/Technical Director 4
Yrs
Lessons: Do what you are best at.
Empower the community to build
an ecosystem.

3. Remixable Open
Education Resources
Photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under th Creative Commons Attribution License.

4. What makes OER
remixable?
Modular : Reusable components
Pluggable : Editable, structured format
Shareable : CC license, permission to reuse
Reliable : You can count on it being there

5. Web/Online Accessibility Tools
EPUB/E-Book
PDF/Print
Remixable OER
Remixability:
Learn anywhere
Library photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

6. Edit / Transform
Translate. Remixable
OER
Libraries/
Repositories
Learning &
Publish, Compile, Accredit Practicing
Tools
Photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

7. Feedback: Creation, editing Packaging and
· Learning results and translating arranging content
· Comments tools and services
· Ratings
Layout, design
& customization
Open journals
and presses
Import/export
between
Libraries of content
Printing
services Remixable formats
OER
Social
Federation, learning
search & browse systems, learning
management
Quality review Intelligent Assessment &
and standards tutoring and accreditation
linking learning machines tools & services
OER Ecosystem
Photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

8. Closing the Loop
Edit and
translate and
then publish to
repositories.
Ecosystem
Create tests
With simple publishing, new tools convert
and use
OER from big initiatives can and transform.
questions from
be shared and remixed.
open banks.
Photograph courtesy Joe Crawford (http://www.flickr.com/people/artlung/) under th Creative Commons Attribution License.

9. Connexions (cnx.org)
non-profit publishing platform
for open-source textbooks and
learning materials (1999)
1200 open textbooks/collections
20000 Lego modules
from contributors worldwide
in 40+ languages
millions of users per month
from 190 countries
90 million uses of
STEM content

10. Connexions embraces
remixable
Modular : Modules and Collections
Pluggable : Structured document format (XML)
Shareable : CC-By
Reliable : Permanent ID's

11. free online: 4 million uses to date
iPad/iPhone/Android $26 in print
via ePub (627 pages)

12. Transform open teaching materials to
remixable format

13. Connexions Importer
Convert, Preview, and Upload docs
(word/oo/gdocs/blogs) to Connexions and more

14. Wherever the learning is – start there.
Word → Remix

15. Wherever the learning is – start there.
Word → Remix

16. Web → Remix

17. Web → Remix

18. Wikipedia → Remix

19. Wikipedia → Remix

20. Google Docs → Remix

21. Google Docs → Remix

22. Putting the remixable pieces together

23. The result – Biology Ch1.1

24. The result – Biology - Ch1.2

25. The result – Biology - Ch1.3

26. Deliver Everywhere

27. Another Tool: Derive and Translate

28. A few content pioneers

29. • Access
– library of free textbooks for the 20
highest-impact college courses
– In remixable format!
• High quality
– professionally developed, tested, peer-reviewed content; editorial boards include
• 2 Nobel Laureates
• Former Director of NSF and President Clinton’s Science Advisor
• Past President of the Institute of the Medicine,
National Academy of Science
• 3 National Academy of Science Members
• 5 Institute of Medicine Fellows, National Academy of Science
• Ecosystem
– organizing partnerships with educational institutions, professional organizations,
publishers, …

31. • Every chapter
– remixable
•Every image
– reusable
•Every HW problem
– adaptable

32. Another Pioneer
Dept. of Basic Education:
– Print 2.5 million Siyavula
textbooks
– Distribute nationally to
all learners taking:
• Mathematics Gr.
10-12
• Physical Science Gr.
10-12
Siyavula:
– Everything Math
– Everything Science
32

33. Technology Enhanced
33

34. Technology Enhanced
34

35. Rich experience
Read anywhere
Watch videos / simulations /
presentations
Ask questions
Practice and get diagnostic reports
35

36. Remixable Format (different styles)
36

37. Remixable Format (different styles)
37

38. VOER

39. Washington Open Course Library

Using Google Docs for next set of courses ----> remix

40. Next Step
A really easy to use
editor for remixable
content. Needs to
make it easy to add
multimedia also.

41. Find out more / Get involved
Do you have content you want to make remixable?
Do you know project leaders or software
developers that want to get involved?
Email me:
kathi.fletcher@shuttleworthfoundation.org
Read more on my blog: kefletcher.blogspot.com
Follow me: kefletcher on twitter

42. Image Attributions
Gold medal - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ksiom, CC-BY-SA
Coffee Table Book – By User:Mattis (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia
Commons
Package - By GNOME icon artists (GNOME SVN / GNOME FTP) [GPL
(www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
Translation - By Jesse Burgheimer [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), GFDL
(www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
Mouth - By Felsir at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0) or GFDL
(www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons
Magnifying glass – By David Vignoni [LGPL (www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)], via
Wikimedia Commons
School room – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MrHarman – CC-BY-SA
Intelligent tutor – By Richard Wilson (died 1782) [Public domain or Public domain], via
Wikimedia Commons
Editing pencil - By Everaldo Coelho (YellowIcon) [LGPL (www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)],
via Wikimedia Commons
Blackberry phone : By Ricmoo at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia