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1 Joint Research Centre the European Commission's in-house science service Digital Higher Education in the EU Christine Redecker, Ph.D. Across the German Borders Online Event | 7 November 2016

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Joint Research Centrethe European Commission's in-house science service

Digital Higher Educationin the EU

Christine Redecker, Ph.D.

Across the German BordersOnline Event | 7 November 2016

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2http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-framework/index_en.htm

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52015XG1215%2802%29&from=EN

1. Relevant and high-quality skills and competences for employability, innovation, active citizenship

2. Inclusive education, equality, non-discrimination, civic competences

3. Sustainable investment, performance and efficiency of education and training systems

4. Strong support for educators 5. Transparency and recognition of

skills and qualifications 6. Open and innovative education and

training, including by fully embracing the digital era

The six new priority areas for ET2020

December 2015

2013 Commission Communication Opening up Education:Innovative teaching and learning for all through new Technologies and Open Educational Resourceshttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52013DC0654&from=EN

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DigCompOrg2014-2015

7 core elements1 sector specific element

15 sub-elements74 descriptors

Leadership & Governance Practices

Integration of Digital-age Learning is part of the overall mission, vision and strategy

1. The potential of digital learning technologies is clearly flagged 2. The benefits of digital learning technologies are communicated 3. The strategic plan encompasses digital-age learning 4. Open education is an aspect of public engagement

Strategy for digital-age learning is supported by an implementation plan

5. Planning builds on enablers while addressing barriers 6. Internal stakeholders have a degree of autonomy 7. Opportunities, incentives and rewards for staff are identified 8. Digital-age learning is aligned with broader priorities 9. There are twin goals of modernising existing educational provision and offering new opportunities

A Management and Governance Model is in place

10. There is a shared understanding of and commitment to the implementation plan 11. Management responsibility is clearly assigned 12. Resources are aligned with budgets and staffing 13. The outcomes, quality and impact of the implementation plan are reviewed 14. Specific initiatives or pilots are evaluated 15. Implementation status is benchmarked 16. Oversight of policy and direction is evident

Research, Development & Innovation• Pedagogical research and innovation is included

in RDI strategies• Scholarship of teaching & learning is supported

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IRELAND

Input to the new Digital Strategy

CROATIA

Use in CARNet e-School project

Use in policy making

ITALY

Interest to translate.

Participation in the piloting.

DigCompOrgAdoption

SPAIN

TranslationParticipation in pilot

phase. Uptake by companies, regional

authorities…

ESTONIA

Translation Participation in piloting

CYPRUS

Translation Use in policy making

FINLAND

Use for policy making

SERBIA

Framework use in collaboration with ETF in VET. Interest in piloting

GREECE

Translation Use in policy making

Hungary

Translation

DENMARK

Translation

Lithuania

Translation

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Evidence-based framework

March 2017

What's next?

From a theoretical framework for all sectors

Evidence-based self-assessment tool

December 2017

Implementation in Schools

Flexible adaptation and adoption• by policy• in other sectors

Invest in teacher quality

Invest in curriculum development

Change assessment

Fit investment in infrastructure

to needs

Change standards for students performance

Stakeholder engagement

Long-term vision short-term goals strong

leadership

Systemic approach: Focus on people and

practices

Eco-systemic approach: many pathways to change

For Higher Education:

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A mode of realising education, often enabled by digital technologies, aiming to widen access and participation to everyone by removing barriers and making learning accessible, abundant, and customisable for all. It offers multiple ways of teaching and learning, building and sharing knowledge, as well as a variety of access routes to formal and non-formal education, bridging them.

What is open education?

Source: JRC IPTS Report: Opening up Education: a support framework for higher education institutions.

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC101436

OpenEdu Project

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OpenCases OpenCred MoocKnowledgeOpenSurvey

OpenEdu Framework

90+ stakeholders consulted

9 case studies 4 case studies 5 countries survey of learners

OpenEdu supports the 2013 Communication ' Opening up Education: Innovative Teaching and Learning for all through New Technologies and Open Educational Resources

in-house research

FinalReport

Opening Up Education

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1OpenEdu Framework

The framework was designed to support higher education institutions in Europe to make strategic decisions on open education. It is a hands-on tool created by the OpenEdu Project as a response to the European Commission's Communication 'Opening up Education: Innovative teaching and learning for all through new Technologies and Open Educational Resources'

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Opening up education framework

Source: JRC IPTS Report: Opening up Education: a support framework for higher education institutions. http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC101436

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Multiple ways of dealing with OE

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The university can choose

to work with all dimensions or a

selection of them

The framework is dynamic and always

evolving

The university can add descriptors and practices to customise the framework

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• MoocknowledgeMoocknowledge: a survey on MOOC learners (ongoing)

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MOOCKNOWLEDGE

A large scale survey aiming to get a better understanding of the European MOOC learners

Moocknowledge is a EU cross-border and cross-provider study. This allows comparisons between MOOCS or groups of MOOCS and different contexts.

Standardised and multilingual questionnaire. Allows comparison between MOOCs or group of MOOCs.

Three moments of time in data collection: Pre, Post and follow-up questionnaire (after a year). Allow to measure long term impact and intention-behaviour gap.

Large sample: Allows analysis of subpopulations or underrepresented groups of learners: e.g. entrepreneurs, teacher training, language learners, unemployed people, migrants…

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OPENEDU studies

http://moocknowledge.eu

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•OpenSurveyA representative survey

of higher education institutions

in 5 European countries to enquire about their openness strategies

3http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC99959

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Is Open Education (in any of the different forms) provided within your institution?

OVERALL France Germany Poland Spain UK0

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39.4% 41.6%

21.8%

43% 43.4%

63%

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Number of valid responses after weighting: 117 (for overall) and 144 (for country comparison) –Data from OpenSurvey study. JRC-IPTS 2015.

Open Education provision

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Offer of MOOCs

OVERALL France Germany Poland Spain United Kingdom0

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21.8%36%

10.1% 8.4%

33.8% 35.1%

19%

26.2%

13%23.7%

14.5% 12.3%

59.2%

37.8%

76.9%67.9%

51.7% 52.6%

MOOCs offered MOOCs planned No plans or don't know

%

Number of valid responses after weighting: 117 (for overall) and 144 (for country comparison) –Data from OpenSurvey study. JRC-IPTS 2015.

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Policy or mission statements on Open Education

OVERALL France Germany Poland Spain UK0

102030405060708090

100

32.2%

60.1%

21.2%28% 26.4%

18.9%

65.3%

39.9%

78.8%

64.1% 68.4%

81.1%

2.5% 0% 0%7.9% 5.2%

0%

Yes, policy or mission statement in support of Open EducationNo, no policy or mission statement is available on Open EducationYes, policy or mission statement expressing reservations concerning Open Education

%

Number of valid responses after weighting: 113 (for overall) and 141 (for country comparison) –Data from OpenSurvey study. JRC-IPTS 2015.

Policy on Open Education

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Importance of factors for engaging in Open Education

The WHY of Open Education

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Barriers for Open Education

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•OpenCases4

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OpenCases: 9 case studies

• ETH Zurich• France Université Numeriqué (FUN)• OERu (open operations example)• TU DELFT (open research example)• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (open teaching example) • AGH• Virtual University of Bavaria• OpenupEd• ALISON

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http://bit.ly/1Zg5oMr

Related publications

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•OpenCred5Desk research and case

studies on recognition of non-formal

learning via MOOCs

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC96968/lfna27660enn.pdf

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In-depth interviews with academics

In-depth interviews with MOOC learners

In-depth interviews with staff of employer bodies

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Desk research on all 28 Member States

case studies

Research Design Traffic light model

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•OpenEdu Policies6Follow up of OpenEdu

Propose effective policies for EU and MS

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/open-educationFull report expected in spring 2017

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