OERu/Planning/2015 Institutional Action Plans/CSU

Contact information

Name of OERu partner	Charles Sturt University
Contact person for this IAP	Prof Sandra Wills
eMail for IAP contact person	pvcstudentlearning@csu.edu.au
Name of primary OERu contact	Linda Ward
eMail of primary OERu contact	lward@csu.edu.au

Executive summary

We will cement our OERu partnership by completing the equivalent of two subjects. The existence of the subjects will enable us to launch a university-wide awareness-raising program about OERu and OEP in general. With the recent commencement of a new Director, Learning Resources, recruited from the UKOU, we will better position our OERu offerings within the new CSU Online brand (and possibly a CSU Open sub-brand). We will additionally contribute to national initiatives around OEP.

2015 Objectives

1. Course Completion
   • Complete design & submission of 1 course - Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Culture, history & contemporary issues - ready very soon
   • Second course still under discussion - has changed several times and might in the end be a collection of micro-courses or a module from the Masters Leading Online, Open and Distance Education (currently under development).
2. Institutional Awareness-raising and Capacity Building
   • Will host OER Symposium at CSU Albury campus in November as follow-up to University of Tasmania OER Symposium last November
   • One CSU Director attending OERuni meeting in South Africa
3. National Capacity Building
   • OER Symposium (as above)
   • Leading national grant which is developing Australian Roadmap for Open Educational Practice

2015 FTE contribution for OERu course nominations

Name of staff member or Department	Name of existing and new course development nominations	Total FTE days
Linda Ward, Learning Design Mark Wade, Learning Resources Barb Hill, Learning Academy Tim Klapdor, u!magine Judy O’Connell, Information Studies Jay Phillips, School of indigenous Australian Studies	(2014 courses) Digital Citizenship Introduction to Indigenous Australia	15 days 10 days 2 days 5 days 5 days 2 days Total = 39 days

Participation in OERu working groups

Name of staff member	email address	Assigned OERu working group(s)	Total FTE days
Linda Ward	lward@csu.edu.au	Partnership Engagement	5
Tim Klapdor	tklapdor@csu.edu.au	Technology	5
Mark Wade	mwade@csu.edu.au	tba	5
Don Olcott & Philip Uys	dolcott@csu.edu.au & puys@csu.edu.au	Strategic Planning	5 Total=39 from above +20 here =59

Other contributions in kind

1. National Capacity Building - Sandra Wills
   • Asia Pacific OER Symposium November 2015
   • Leading national grant which is developing Australian Roadmap for Open Educational Practice