COMOSA
Learning for development through open schools
Workshop Schedule
Open Education policy consultation for Open Schools
Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA)
in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning
Seychelles, 1- 2 March 2012.
| Day 1: Thursday, 1 March 2012
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| Block
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Time
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Session details
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Outputs
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| Block A
Establishing Context and foundations for an open education policy
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8.30 – 12.30
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- Introduction activity
- Anatomy of a definition for OER
- Debate: Open schools must adopt open education policies (Small groups divided to argue the position of the house, opposition and learner perspectives)
- Guiding principles for effective policy. (2 or 3 groups review policy examples to identify key principles for inclusion in COMOSA open education policy)
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- Consensus agreement on a definition of OER for open schools
- Perceptions, opportunities and barriers for successful OER policy identified
- Checklist of principles for inclusion in the OER policy for open schools.
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| Lunch Break
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12.30 – 13.30
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| Block B
OER Policy review and refinement
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13.30 – 16.30
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- Small group review of draft open education policy for open schools.
- Plenary session on recommendations for refinement.
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- Consensus draft of open education policy for COMOSA.
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| Day 2: Friday, 2 March 2012
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| Block C
Framework for COMOSA to approve policy
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8.30 – 10.30
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- Small group review of a framework for COMOSA policy approval and adoption
- Parallel group to refine, adapt the COMOSA open education policy for an institution.
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- Rough consensus and recommendations for an open governance policy for COMOSA
- Draft exemplar of institutional OER policy.
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| Block D
Towards an implementation plan for action
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10.30 – 12.30
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- Group work to produce proposals for action and implementation plan for the open education policy for open schools
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- Proposals for action including objectives, inputs, and proposals for decisions.
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