[WikiEducator] Measuring Open Education. Finishing stage 1: Usage
Measuring Open Education. Finishing stage 1: Usagehttp://leighblackall.blogspot.com/2009/09/measuring-open-education-finishing.html 0 commentshttps://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22622548740800622postID=846271847811276247 Published by Leigh Blackall on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 9/15/2009http://leighblackall.blogspot.com/2009/09/measuring-open-education-finishing.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikehalsall/3921525861/ I think I can say that: *one teacher engaging in open educational practices (at Otago Polytechnic) using popular social media platforms generates $5011 per year worth of savings and gains to their supporting organisation. It costs $3000 to adequately train and equip such a person to a suitable level so as to be able to generate this sort of return. * Anyone care to check my math and reasoning on thathttp://wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic/Measuring_our_open_education ? My sickness, absence last month, and the unanticipated complications with ethics approval has delayed stage 2 of the project - to conduct an ethnographic evaluation of people engaged in the production and publishing of educational resources at the Polytechnic. While we try and sort out an approach to ethics, I have been focusing on finishing this usage evaluation.. trying to get an all too simple dollar value on the open ed work. - I have selected a sample of open educational resources produced by Otago Poltechnic staff, including resources on Wikieducator, Youtube, Slideshare and Blogs. - I have estimated the cost of producing those resources based on a low royalty fee for using a single image, how long it takes to produce a 1 page handout, 10 slide presentation, a 3 minute video. That goes down as a cost of production (although some argue the production of educational resources is part of teaching work). - Any free-for-reuse media used in the resources is subtracted from the cost of production based on the same estimate above. That goes down as a saving in production cost. - I have asked other institutions to estimate how much it costs to set up and maintain their own Wiki, media sharing site, and a blogging platform. That goes down as a saving in IT support. - I asked the marketing unit how much they spend on a billboard and a news paper ad, divided that by how many views they think that gets, to get a value per view. That value is multiplied by how many views the educational resources have received. That result determines the worth of open educational resources in terms of simple brand awareness marketing. That goes down as a gain in brand awareness. - I estimated the training and technical resourcing of one staff member to produce and publish open educational resources. That goes down as a cost of production. - I have not put a unit of measure to things like learning outcomes, job satisfaction, responses as apposed to just views of a resource. - I am still waiting on costings to serve Internet data out from, and into the Polytechnic. This would go down as either a cost or saving, depending on who is viewing the resources and from where. Beth Kanter recently published a presentation on calculating ROIhttp://www.slideshare.net/kanter/roi-nonprofit-technology?src=embed(Return of Investment). I hadn't considered that was what I was doing before, but of course! Beth's presentation offers some food for though on how I might go about measuring some more aspects to this question. I hope to be able to argue that at the very least, supporting teachers who produce and publish open educational resources on popular social media sites is good for the organisation at a very basic operational level. I might even go as far as to argue that these dollars should be turned into incentives and rewards for those engaging in such practice, and special support be given to improving the quality and design of some of the more popular resources that have been generated. Another angle is to suggest to the marketing unit that open educational resources on popular social media platforms are a valuable tool for brand awareness marketing (at least) and that they might consider a future marketing budget that compliments the production of educational media instead of (or as well as) billboards and news papers ads. Posted by Leigh Blackall Links to this posthttp://leighblackall.blogspot.com/2009/09/measuring-open-education-finishing.html#links http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=22622548740800622postID=846271847811276247 Labels: open-educationhttp://leighblackall.blogspot.com/search/label/open-education, project-ako http://leighblackall.blogspot.com/search/label/project-ako -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://leighblackall.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To
[WikiEducator] Pledge your support for Open Education
Hi Everyone, Take control of your digital future between 17 and 19 September 2009, and join WikiEducators around the world who are sharing knowledge freely by pledging to sign the Cape Town Open Education Declaration. The OER Foundation will be signing the declaration on 17 September 2009 to coincide with global activities in celebration of Software Freedom Day and to mark the official launch of the Foundation. Sign up on the wiki and join the celebrations: http://wikieducator.org/Cape_Town_Open_Education_Declaration/WE_Sign_Up CU in the wiki. Cheers Wayne -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Board of Directors, OER Foundation. Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] India Page Featured WE
Hi friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] India Page Featured WE
Hi Friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad and India Page at: http://wikieducator.org/India CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
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CONGRATULATIONS DR. DILIP On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 -- Warm regards Anil Prasad --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
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Congratulations Dr. Dilip Barad! Great job! Benjamin http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Bnleez On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: India Page Featured WE
CONGRATS Dilip. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:43 PM, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations, Dilip. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Sharing is Caring! Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:32 AM, Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.comwrote: Hi friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 -- Dr. Pankaj Khare MTech, PhD Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 India --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
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Congratulations!! Dilip. Savithri 2009/9/15 Pankaj Khare pkh...@ignou.ac.in CONGRATS Dilip. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:43 PM, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations, Dilip. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Sharing is Caring! Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:32 AM, Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.comwrote: Hi friends Dr. Dilip Barad is the Featured WE on India Page. Let us look at his page at: http://wikieducator.org/User:Dilipbarad CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Dilip Barad Warm wishes Gita - Dr. Gita Mathur gita.mat...@gmail.com Associate Professor of Botany Gargi College (University of Delhi) Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 skype:gitamathur Web: http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/Featured_L4C_graduates http://wikieducator.org/India http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 -- Dr. Pankaj Khare MTech, PhD Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 India -- डॉक्टर सावित्री सिंह प्रधानाचार्य आचार्य नरेन्द्र देव कॉलेज ( दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय ) गोविन्दपुरी, कालकाजी नयी दिल्ली 110019 Dr. Savithri Singh Principal Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) Govindpuri, Kalkaji New Delhi 110 019 Tel: 2629 4542, 2629 3224, 2641 2547 Fax: (011) 2629 4540 Res: 2584 8151 2584 97862584 3496 http://andcollege.du.ac.in http://wikieducator.org/Acharya_Narendra_Dev_College http://wikieducator.org/User:Savi.odl http://wikieducator.org/India http://wikieducator.org/India/wikieducator_launch http://www.slideshare.net/singh.savithri --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
