OERu/New Zealand OERu 14.07 partner meeting/Guiding questions

Guiding questions
These questions were generated from the Australian partners meeting and personal communications with New Zealand partners.

OERu strategy and planning

 * 1) What is the OERu logic model and how does it inform planning?
 * 2) How does open planning work in the OERu international partnership?
 * 3) How are the planning activities organised?
 * 4) How are decisions made in the OERu network?
 * 5) What meetings inform the planning process and how does this feed into the Australian OERu 2014 meetings?
 * 6) How can I participate in the planning process?
 * 7) Are we missing any important strategic goals for the 2014 - 2017 plan?
 * 8) What are the substantive risks which would prevent the OERu from achieving its goals?
 * 9) Do you have any thoughts on the priority ranking of the stated goals?
 * 10) Are there any strategic objectives missing from the list which would contribute to the attainment of our strategic goals?
 * 11) Any general comments, ideas or thoughts to help OERu achieve success?
 * 12) How can the OERu strategy narrow the gap between the value the network provides and the value extracted by individual partners?

Operational issues (Design and delivery)

 * 1) How is a typical OERu course structured?
 * 2) How are OERu courses facilitated?
 * 3) How do we design for learner support?
 * 4) What are the delivery options and how do they work (eg self-study versus open online courses)?
 * 5) What is a mOOC and why is the OERu implementing micro courses as an option?
 * 6) What is parallel mode delivery in the OERu context?
 * 7) What summative assessment options can we consider?
 * 8) What is the OERu Personal Learning Environment (PLE) and why do we use PLEs?
 * 9) What is the pedagogy of discovery and how does this save time, money and improve the learning experience?

Technology

 * 1) Why does the OERu use a wiki as authoring environment for courses?
 * 2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the wiki model for course development?
 * 3) What are the options for repackaging wiki content for alternative delivery systems?
 * 4) What solutions can we implement for changing the look-and-feel to support local branding of OERu content?
 * 5) How can we facilitate reuse of OERu course content in the local LMSs of partner institutions?