This document discusses engaging youth participation in open educational resource (OER) initiatives. It notes that youth aged 15-25 are a large demographic and are very social and connected through new media. However, only a small percentage attend university. The document recommends attracting youth to OER by making it social and informal, using gamification, and having youth involved in the production process and advocacy. An example OER platform from Indonesia called Bagiilmu is described that uses social media, podcasts, illustrations and has discussion boards and file sharing. The document concludes that youth are capable of participating in OER development both technically and with content, and should be included as producers not just consumers.

1. Engaging Youth Participation In Open
Educational Resources (OER) Initiative
By Gigih Rezki Septianto
Telkom Institute of Technology
Open Courseware Consortium Global Conference
8-10 May, 2013

2. Young People : Age 15-25
Youth : Age: 19-25
Adolescence : Age 15-18
(Based on UNFPA Indonesia)

3. Why Invest In Youth
– They are big in numbers. Youth
is this country’s
demographic bonus.
But only 7,2 % of them made
their way to the universities
– They are very social &
connected.
– Energetic, Incredible &
Ambitious

4. Key Point
Youth
want
to
drive
change
in
this
world
Professors
&
Lecturers
Are
Willing
to
Share
Their
Knowledge
New
Media
is
driven
by
the
youth

5. How To Get The Youth On The Move
To OER
o Turn On their empathy
on OER
o Work on a voluntary
basis
o Bottom-Up Approach
(Inclusive Learning
Process)

6. What Attract Youth to OER
o It has to be social as much as
possible
o More learning are happened
informally
o Gamification
o WHO deliver the course?

7. How Youth Can Take Part in OER
• Production Process
– Starting up a community
– Ideas Brainstorming & Content
Packaging
– Build a Web & Mobile Application
– Help operational management &
provide direct feedback
• Advocacy
– Advocating OER Policy to their own
institution and government

8. Best Practice Example
http://bagiilmu.org

9. What’s in there in Bagiilmu anyway?
o Built on Code Igniter (CI) Framework
o Wall & Discussion Board
o File Management System (Document & Video upload & Download)
o Sylabus Documentation
o Start & End Classroom

10. Video & Podcast
Content

11. Voice Podcast

12. Creative illustration Content

13. Today’s Trend
Social
Media
Why We’re Here
Education Sector Issues
Online
&
Mobile
Cloud
Low
Student
Engagements
System
(Costly)
Classroom’s
Low
ProducGvity
How A Learning Process Should Be:
Social
&
Fun!
ProducGve
&
Cost
EffecGve
Open
&
Accessible

14. Size Of Opportunity
Over
$5
Billion
Learning
Management
Market
in
2011
Educa&on
75,000+
Colleges
&
Schools
in
Asia
3,300
UniversiGes
&
Int
Schools
In
Indonesia
Over
$8
Billion
Learning
Technologies
Market
in
2011
Training
~47%
of
trainings
delivered
using
online
tools
+
Profit & Non profit organizations/
communities,
Education practitioners,
& almost all passionate learners
At the age of 15-40

15. Best
Practice
Example

16. Ayo Berbagi Movement & IFL Online Course
+ +
Best Practice Example

17. Key Challenge
q Sustainability
q Content Quality
q It “feels” informal

18. What We Can Learn
• 3 main problems that usually exist in education
process: Limited funding, Limited time, Limited
manpower/human resources. Those can be decreased
by harnessing the participation of youth to the OER.
• Youth are capable to participate in the OER initiative
both in technical and content development.
• Youth should be given more space not just to be the
consumer/market for the OER but also to include them
as the producers/practitioners of OER.

19. “Young people, across all ages,
learning styles, and settings are
leading the way in making
knowledge more Open &
Accessible.”
-Youth & Media, Center of Internet Society-

20. References
• Yahya, Arganka. (2012). ”The Role Of Student In Web And Video Based Open Educational
Resources Integration In Indonesia Higher Education.”
• Butcher, Neil. (2011). ”A Basic Guide To Open Educational Resources.”
• Anonim. OER Workflow. [online]
• Plotkin, Hail. [2010]. “Free To Learn: An Open Educational Resources Policy Development
Guidebook for Community College Governance Officials
• Educause. [2010]. “7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources
Initiatives.”
• Nugroho, Yanuar. And Shinta Syarief, Sophie . [2011). “Beyond Click Activism? New Media &
Political Processes in Contemporary Indonesia”
• Nugroho, Yanuar. And Tumenggung, Adeline, M. “Marooned In The Junction, Indonesian
Youth Participation in Politics.“