Presentation at OpenEd 2012 Conference in Vancouver about 5 years of OpenCourseWare and the next step for Delft University of Technology

1. From OpenCourseWare to
Online Education
17-10-2012 ir. Willem van Valkenburg
Delft
University of
Technology
Challenge the future

2. Please attribute
Willem van Valkenburg
http://willemvanvalkenburg.nl

3. Willem van Valkenburg
Projectleader
TU Delft OpenCourseWare
Assistant to the President of the
OpenCourseWare Consortium
Projectleader EU-project
OCW in the European HE context
twitter.com/wfvanvalkenburg slideshare.net/wfvanvalkenburg

4. Agenda
•What did we do the last 5 years?
•What are we working on?
•From OCW to Online Education
•The next step: Online Education

5. 1. 5 years of
OpenCourseWare

6. 15 October: Start of OCW
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

7. Oct: 93 courses published
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

8. Focus on use and re-use
1. Choice of study
2007
2. Stumble Courses
2008 3. Prepare International Students
4. Use in Developing Countries
2009
5. Source of Reference
2010
6. Extracurricular education
2011
7. Online Masters
2012

9. 2. STUMBLE Courses
Essentials: reference course.
Publish the official course as OCW
Additionals: Broading, in depth, supplement.
Extra OERs to improve the course
Guidance: Tailored to need.
F2F and online tutoring
Extras: additional services and resources.
More support services

10. 4. Use in Developing Countries
•Cooperation with local universities
• E.g. Watermanagement in Bandung, South
Africa and Mozambique (grants received)
• Focus on online learning
• Cooperate with CICAT

11. 2. What we are
working on

12. OpenCourseWare in Europe
How to make use of its full potential
for virtual mobility
with the support of the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union

13. Facilitate Virtual Mobility
• Create of preconditions for a strong European
OCW-framework
• Closer cooperation between European institutes
• Mutual use of material and even joint degrees
• Enhance quality and increase the usage of online
courses
with the support of the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union

14. Partners
with the support of the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union

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Workshops
• 19-20 September in Barcelona:
• Workshop on Legal Aspects and Open Content Licensing
• 28 November at Online Educa Berlin
• Guidelines for the use of OpenCourseWare for virtual mobility
• May 2013 in Bali
• OCWC Global Conference
• June 2013 in Madrid
• Workshop for Directors of Education
More information on
http://opencourseware.eu
with the support of the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union

16. Call for Partners
Academic Network for STEM Courses
• STEM = Science Technology Engineering & Math
• 25 partners from 25 countries in Europe
• Deadline January 2013
• Grant to maximum of k€ 600
• TU Delft will coordinate
• More information:
http://opencourseware.eu/STEM

17. Improvements of the website
• Export to IMS Common Cartridge
• Export full course to an IMS Common Cartridge
• Import it in any LMS that supports it (Blackboard, Sakai)
• It also can import a package (from our Bb system)
• ocw.tudelft.nl/MORE
• Special collection of interesting stuff

18. OpenStudy Badges
Certificate of Participation
In TU Delft OCW Course: Introduction to Solid State
Physics
Problem Teamwork Engagement Smart Score of 52
Solving 45 39 59
Course Activity Index: 65
Questions: 40 Answers: 50 Medals:60

19. 3. From OCW to
Online education

20. From traditional to online education
OPEN
TRADITIONAL COURSE OPEN EDUCATION ONLINE EDUCATION
WARE
ACCESS Tuition fee Open Open Tuition fee
STUDENT Yes, mostly No Yes, online learning Yes, online learning
INTERACTION offline platform & social platform & social
media media
INTERACTION Yes No Yes, online learning Yes, online learning
platform & social platform & social
WITH media media
LECTURERS
EXAMS Yes Yes, but Yes, online Yes, online and on
self testing campus
CERTIFICATES Yes, No Yes, non accredited Yes, accredited
accredited
DIPLOMA Yes, No No Yes, accredited
accredited
Translated from http://www.e-learn.nl/2012/07/06/onderwijs-in-de-online-wereld

21. 4. The next step:
Online Education

22. TU Delft Policy (ICTO Plan 2011-2014)
Personalisation
Collaborative &
Mobile
Active Learning
Systems
&
Resources
TU Delft distance
Next-generation
& online
Classroom
Education
Massification
Face to face Virtual

23. Collaborative &
Mobile
Active Learning
Systems
&
Resources
TU Delft
Next-generation
distance &
Classroom
online Education
TU Delft aims to have a
distance & online education
programme operational
within 4 years.

24. Distance & Online Education
•Based on TU Delft OpenCourseWare
•Focus on self-study and modularity
•Multimedia rich (video, webinars, etc)
•Full certification (MSc degree)
•Move towards Open Education
•3 pilots selected: Aerospace Engineering,
Engineering & Policy Analysis, Watermanagement

25. Why Online & Open Education
• Moral obligation
• growing demand in higher education
worldwide 2012-2025: 80 million!
• Quality
• improve our materials, teaching methods
• World Class University
• to be there with the other top universities
• Innovation
• digital and online education inevitable

26. Hurdles
• What is the market? How do we market this?
How much do we charge?
• Digital didactics?
• Legal issues (WHW and digital learning)?
• Technology (verifyable digital testing, digital
lab, ..)?
• Facilities (equiped lecture halls ..)?
• ..

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