Kathy Nicholson

Associate Program Officer, Education

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

OER at a Crossroads: A Hewlett Foundation Perspective

2012 World OER Congress June 21, 2012

To equalize access to knowledge for

teachers and students around the globe

and improve the practices of teaching

and learning through OER

OER GOAL

The Hewlett Foundation’s Education Program

G O A L S P I L L A R S

The OER Ecosystem

Mainstream adoption of

OER sustainably increases educational capacity

OER increase learning gains by delivering personalized educational

experiences and reduced costs

SUPPORTIVE

OER POLICIES

OPPORTUNISTIC INNOVATION

IMPLEMENTABLE

OER STANDARDS

FIELD

BUILDING

HIGH-QUALITY

OER SUPPLY

INFLUENTIAL RESEARCH

Trends & Opportunities

Academic Recognition for OER 1

Trends & Opportunities

Commercial Progress 2

U.S. GLOBAL

Trends & Opportunities

An Increase in Supportive Policies 3

RISKS

Need Continued Support from Global Funders 1

RISKS

Policy Attacks and Legal Risk 2

RISKS

Need More Data Integration and Research 3

Continue building

awareness about OER

a. Contribute to advocacy

conversations

b. Respond to RFPs

c. Serve as OER reviewers

d. Contribute sample

policies

e. Write or comment on

OpEds

f. Participate in the

“Communicate OER”

Wikipedia page project

Encourage government

support of the Paris OER

Declaration

A Road for OER Growth

1 2

Organize and link OER

research and evidence

OER Evidence Hub

ci.olnet.org

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