New Zealand Open Education Network/National framework for OER

NAME OF PROPOSAL
A National Framework for Open Educational Resources

Objectives of the activity (short term)

 * To raise awareness of the potential of OER at all levels – government, tertiary, industry and community
 * Make the case for OER as a public policy matter, by identifying potential applications and benefits at individual learner, institutional, sector and system levels.

Narrative description of what you will do

 * Put a coherent description of the potential of OER to the Minister
 * Speak to key government ministries, agencies and officials, e.g. TEC, MoE, NZQA
 * Publicise this symposium, as well as the OER initiatives underway in NZ; and those being successfully implemented internationally, i.e. tell the stories
 * Undertake a detailed analysis of possible scenarios for OER uptake in NZ – including financial modelling
 * Extrapolate policy implications of different OER scenarios

What inputs are required?

 * Analyst time
 * Writer of success stories
 * Preparation of resources for presentations to key people

Group decisions for this activity including who and when.

 * Commission financial modelling of different OER uptake scenarios in the tertiary sector – by February 28th, 2013 – Phil Ker