Open Education Resources

European Community, Central Asia and Eastern Europe
High-Level Strategy Workshop

Fondation Maison des sciences de l’Homme, France

Open Society Foundations

by invitation only

FMSH and the Open Society Foundations jointly sponsor a high-level policy workshop to strengthen collaboration and networking in the area of Open Educational Resources (OER) policy development and implementation in the European Community, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. OER are teaching and learning resources that reside in the public domain or which have been released with an intellectual property license that allows their free use and repurposing by others. This high-level policy workshop will explore the role of OER in the development and improvement of education policy at all levels of government in the European Community, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia with a specific focus on the integration of OER into current educational policy development frameworks and processes. The workshop will explore the local context in Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia and generate strategies and ideas to promote the use of OER to achieve increased social and economic inclusion, strengthen civil society, and bolster democratic institutions and practices. The workshop is co-convened by Anne Boyer, professor at University of Lorraine and Senior Advisor for e-education at the French Ministry of Education and Research, and Hal Plotkin, Senior Open Policy Fellow, Creative Commons USA, and former Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.

Previsional list of participants:

Jan Gondol, Ministry of Interior, Slovakia

Richard Bednarik, Creative Commons, Slovakia

Tamara Kovacova, EDUin, Czech Republic

Silvia Pychova, EDUin, Czech Republic

Ovidiu Voicu, Open Society Foundation Romania

Rima Bezede, Pro Dicactica, Republic of Moldova

Alek Tarkowski, Centrum Cyfrowe, Poland

Piroska Hugyecz, Open Society Foundations

Øivind Høines, Norwegian Digital Learning Arena, Norway

Dastambuev Nazarkhudo, Open Society Institute, Republiс of Tajikistan.

Mavzuna Abdurakhmanova, Open Society Institute, Republiс of Tajikistan.

Mirboboev Rahmatullo, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Tajikistan

Numonov Talat, Centre for Information and Communication Technologies, Republic of Tajikistan.

Elina Karakulova, Soros Foundation, Kyrgyz Republic

Begaim Tulegenova, International Public Foundation Roza Otunbaeva Initiative, Kyrgyz Republic

Saule Mamayeva, Soros Foundation Kazakhstan

Gilbert Touzot, Président d'UNIT, FR

Manuel Majada, Secrétaire Général d'UNISCIEL, FR

Michel Ricard, Président d'UVED, FR

Albert-Claude Benhamou, Directeur délégué de l’UNF3S, FR

Bernard Michon, Directeur de l'UOH, FR

Gilles Dumont, Président de l'UNJF, FR

Thierry Garrot, Président d'Aunege, FR

Pierre-François Descheerder, Directeur d'IUTenLigne , FR

Dominic Orr, Educational policy analyst, DZHW, DE

Anne Boyer, University of Lorraine, senior advisor e-education, Ministry of Education, FR

Michel Wieviorka, president of Foundation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH), FMSH

Marta Craveri, research deputy director, FMSH, FR

Angela Procoli, head of international partnerships, FMSH, FR

Program

9:30AM:   Welcome from FMSH

9:45AM:    Opening Presentation from Workshop (co-convener Hal Plotkin)
                    * What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?
                    * Status of Obama administration investments of up to $2 billion in OER.
                    * Brief inventory of collaborative opportunities related to OER with the U.S.

10:00AM   Opening Presentation  (Professor Anne Boyer)
                    * Description of EU Digital Transformation (D-Transform) project.
                    * Status of French efforts to promote increased use of OER.
                    * Brief inventory of collaborative opportunities related to OER of possible interest to Eastern
                       Europe and Central Asia.

10:15AM  Panel Discussion: Understanding the Context for OER Policy Development in Eastern Europe.

·         What is the status of efforts to promote OER policy development within the local context?

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·         What are the primary obstacles to accelerated OER policy development within the local context?

·         What resources or support would be useful and timely within the local context?

11:15 bio break

11:30AM Panel Discussion: Understanding the Context for OER Policy Development in Central Asia.

·         What is the status of efforts to promote OER policy development within the local context?

·         What are the primary obstacles to accelerated OER policy development within the local context?

·         What resources or support would be useful and timely within the local context?

12:30PM – Lunch

1:00PM Panel Discussion: Understanding the Opportunities and Resources Created by D-Transform and EU member countries with active OER programs.

·         How can the D-Transform Project Support OER policy development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?

·         How does the example of Norway illustrate potential future direction of OER within the EC?

2:00PM Panel Discussion: New Ideas for regional and cross-national OER collaborations within and between the EU, Central Asia and Eastern Europe to support accelerated OER policy development and implementation.

·         Brainstorm new efforts/ideas that might be cost efficient and promote the most rapid progress possible.

·         What existing efforts already underway would welcome new participants and activities to promote the most rapid progress possible?

·         What markers or milestones of progress could be established that if met would further accelerate progress in OER policy development and implementation?

3:00PM – Bio Break

3:15PM  -- Open Discussion

·         What commitments can/will workshop participants make to accelerate progress?

·         What issues or ideas not already covered must be discussed to achieve these goals?

·         Discussion of next steps, virtual networking opportunities and resource sharing.

4:30PM – Meeting Concludes