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Thanks Lou and Lorna. There is a lot of material in the various links you have provided. I will be spending much of tomorrow travelling - so I now have my reading for the journey sorted:-) I really like this from your blog post Lorna: "Free has been disrupting industries for a long time (e.g. music, journalism, travel). Is HE the next industry to be disrupted?" An intriguing question Terry On 27/10/2014 16:38, Lorna M Campbell wrote: > Hi Terry, > > I can definitely recommend having a look at the UKOER Synthesis > resources that Lou has posted. > > Also, I heard Yoram Kalman, of the Open University of Israel, give a > very interesting talk on business models, MOOCs and disruptive > innovation at last year's EADTU conference. I wrote a blog post about > Yoram's presentation here > http://lornamcampbell.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/business-models-moocs-and-disruptive-innovation/ and > his own web page is here http://www.kalmans.com/ > > Cheers > Lorna > > On 27 Oct 2014, at 16:09, Lou McGill wrote: > >> Hi Terry >> >> The Jisc/HE Academy UKOER Programme did look at roles so the >> following links may be useful. >> >> This part of the final review report looks at several tensions and >> challenges around different models >> https://oersynth.pbworks.com/w/page/66205705/HEFCE-Review-Tensions >> >> and this briefing paper on OEP covers roles, cultural aspects and >> teaching practice >> https://oersynth.pbworks.com/w/page/51668352/OpenPracticesBriefing >> >> Hope it is helpful >> >> Lou McGill >> (was on the evaluation and synthesis team for UKOER) >> >> >> On 27 October 2014 14:05, Bird, Terese M. <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> I agree with what you say about assessment and accreditation >> being 'required' in some way by employers, Vivien, but there are >> exceptions. Artists have portfolios which can get them the job >> regardless of their qualifications. Computer programmers may get >> hired because of their degree, but may get hired because they >> aced the coding task in the interview despite their lack of a >> qualification. MOOCs can help give people these skills, which is >> indeed challenging to institutions. >> >> Feedback and marking do cost money, and they are invaluable to >> (most) learners. Here I think of the OER University, which >> recommends all OER learning materials, and therefore most fees go >> only to the assessment and accreditation. And so a student can >> get a 'proper' degree at about one-quarter the usual price. >> Another challenge to institutions. >> >> Cheers! >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Terese Bird >> Learning Technologist and SCORE Research Fellow >> Leicester Learning Institute, University of Leicester, >> University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK >> T: +44 (0)116 252 5763 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29116%20252%205763> >> E: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> Elite without being elitist >> Follow us on Twitter or visit our Facebook page >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Open Education Special Interest Group >> [mailto:[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Vivien Sieber >> Sent: 27 October 2014 10:52 >> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: What effects might OER/OEP have on the roles of >> institutions and teachers? >> >> Perhaps if we recognize that teaching is no longer about >> transmission of content, which OER/MOOCs/Wikipedia etc can do >> well and acknowledge that it is about developing higher order >> (evaluation, critical appraisal, synthesis, writing). Then it is >> easier to think in new ways within traditional framework. >> >> Assessment and accreditation remain important externally i.e. >> employers. Which is a major limitation of MOOCs as feedback and >> marking are generally expensive. Again, we need to think in new ways. >> Best wishes >> Vivien >> >> >> >> e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Open Education Special Interest Group >> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on >> behalf of Terry Loane <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> Sent: 27 October 2014 10:21 >> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: What effects might OER/OEP have on the roles of >> institutions and teachers? >> >> For some time I have had this awkward thought buzzing around in >> my head. >> >> I wonder if many discussions on open educational >> resources/practice fail to acknowledge the potential that >> OER/OEP might have to disrupt existing >> structural/institutional/hierarchical models of learning. Below >> is a very crude diagram of what I see as the traditional >> relationships between educational 'players'. (I hope the diagram >> renders OK when you receive this message!) >> >> Institution >> | >> | >> | >> Teacher >> | \ >> | Learning resources >> | / >> Student >> >> Many people seem to ask the question: how should universities, >> colleges and teachers of the future use OER/OEP? But this very >> question seems to assume that the future will see a 'business as >> usual' model of education with OER sort of stuck on somehow. But >> learning resources are becoming ever more available, ever more >> sophisticated and are developing a life of their own, as it were. >> Could this utterly change the relationships in the diagram above? >> (Technology is surely already changing the role of the teacher.) >> But what about the role of the institution? Are MOOCs perhaps a >> last desperate attempt by institutions to maintain their power >> and role in a world that no longer really needs them? >> >> Not that I am trying to be controversial, of course:-) >> >> What do you think? >> >> Terry Loane >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Lou McGill >> http://about.me/loumcgill >> >> <http://about.me/loumcgill?promo=email_sig> >> > > -- Lorna M Campbell -- > Assistant Director, Cetis > Web: www.cetis.ac.uk <http://www.cetis.ac.uk> > Blog: lornamcampbell.wordpress.com <http://lornamcampbell.wordpress.com> > Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Twitter: LornaMCampbell > Skype: lorna120768 > >