Adding value to core business the wiki way

OER Foundation -- Recruitment drive

Founding members

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  Otago Polytechnic

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  Athabasca University

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  BCcampus

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  Empire State College

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  National University of Samoa

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  Massey University

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  Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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  MSU Global

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  Commonwealth of Learning

What is a wiki? -- Demo

• Wikis in plain English
• Editing an example

Using wikis for business operations, teaching and learning

• Wikis in business
  • Meetings: Example of a wiki meeting - 3rd WCC Meeting
  • Project organisation: Wiki Project Organization - An example
  • Documentation: Documentation -- OERF Donor privacy policy
• Core business: OER development and teaching
• A wiki course -- WikiEducator Gives Back Workshop
• OER resources -- Introduction to Research
  • Example of study guide printed from WikiEducator
  • Moodle reuse example
  • Blog reuse example

Crossing the chasm -- From "sharing to learn" -- to "learning to share"

Don't spend more money --- reallocate existing resources more strategically while creating a safe space for staff to experiment, grow and succeed with OER. A capability maturity model of incremental change will contribute to a quantum shift towards sustainable education practice.

• You can't lead from behind -- How can we lead by example at Otago Polytechnic?
  • What wiki documentation can we develop collaboratively in the wiki?
    • Eg, Developing an OER strategy and implementation plan for Otago Polytechnic
    • Others?
  • What strategic wiki projects will deliver value for our core business?
    • Maximum impact -- eg. International open course library project (Top 50 courses in the ITP sector)
    • Open textbooks (study guides)
    • Long tail economics -- Courses on the "Endangered species" list or OER Course Collaboratory Concept
  • Collaborative professional academic development.
• Other ideas?