The presentation created by Anne-Christin Tannhauser and Anthony F. Camilleri presents a number of scenarios for the unbundling of learning, together with proposals on how to improve the recognition and transfer of credit achieved through open learning.

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RecognisingOpen Learning
AnthonyF. Camilleri
Anne-ChristinTannhauser

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UnbundledLearning
and existingcases of open
learningrecognition

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#VMPass
@anthonyfc
• Anthony F. Camilleri
• @actwww
• Anne-Christin Tannhäuser

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Working model
Learners Resources Assessment Recognition

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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
Brick-and-mortar higher education
Open Learning: Process of “Unbundling”

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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
ToEFL Model
diversediverse

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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
Validation of prior learning
diversediverse
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Excelsior College, NY State
(Private university)
Challenge Exams
Excelsior Credits

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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
Vendor specificrecognition
Professionals
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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
Vendor specificrecognition
Professionals
2
• OpenSource database
MongoDB
• Opening up material of
local f2f courses

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Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
Vendor specificrecognition
Professionals
2
Pearson
VUE
Testcenter

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University consortium
Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
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(zukünftige)
Studenten
No profit consortium of HEIs
Pool of OER
26 partners around the globe

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University consortium
Learners Resources Assessment Recognition
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Partnership agreeing to recognized OER
based learning
Different arrangements for assessment
(zukünftige)
Studenten

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Manylearners wishto have formal,transferable recognition
of theirknowledge & skills!

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Manylearners wishto have formal,transferable recognition
of theirknowledge & skills!
Challenges:
• non-traditionalproviders are not includedwithincurrent
trust-networks
• thereis no officialrecognition pathwayfor many open
learningexperiences

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Manylearners wishto have formal,transferable recognition
of theirknowledge & skills!
Potential
• Recognitionwould
– create a link between traditional and open&flexible learning
– Create trust in OER, MOOCs, OCW, VirtualMobility
• Assessment and recognitionmight become a business
model for OER,MOOCs, OCW…

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Difficultiesin Recognition
• Thevm/ocwcourseis notdescribed in terms ofexisting
recognition instruments,suchasECTS
• The ECTS is not recognised due to lack oftrustin the
teaching/learningmethodologies used in course delivery
• ECTS is not recognised due to difficulties in integratingthe
content between several courses offered by different
institutions.

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Barriersto Recognition
• Lack of knowledgeabout VM/OCW providers and courses
• Lack of transparency regarding institutionalprocedures,
pedagogy and assessment
• Lack of trust in institutionalquality systems

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A possible solution
• Concept of a “learning passport”
• A flexiblerecordof a flexiblelearningpathway

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The Learning Passport
Enablingtransparency and portability of open learning
experienecs

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Tool to aidrecognitionof open learning
GOAL
• Foruseby staff within HEIs
• Create Transparency
• Create Trust
• Aid portability
• Based on existing tools and practices (ECTS, Diploma
Supplement)
• A moreefficient alternative to RPL

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Information from
OER provider (HEI)
Information from
learner
Information from
assessing/certifying
institution

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• Quality Procedures Applied
• Estimated Hours of Workload
• Learning Outcomes described
(Knowledge, Skills, Competences)
• Learning activities required by the
learner
• Certification options offered
Information from
OER provider (HEI)
describes the credit

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• General personal information
• Period in which study occurred
• Information about the learning
activities + evidence source (e.g.
PORTFOLIO)
Information from
the learner
describes the learning experience

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• Assessment Components (form)
• Which LO were verified?
• Quality Control Procedures for Assessment
• Equivalence of certification within institution
• Position of certification within qualification
framework
• Grading scheme (pass/fail, numerical)
Information from
assessing/certifying institution
describes the assessment and certification

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The VM-Pass initiative in a nutshell

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Our Goal
Increase inter-institutionalrecognitionof virtual-mobility
andOpen Educationbased (OER/OCW)courses
Give non-formallearning achievementsmeaning within the
formal education system
Easier access to formal highereducation through
recognitionof allvalid forms of learning

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Learning
passport

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Learning
passport
Test & Improvethe model
with VM-Pass partners
Arerecognition offices enabled
to recognize openlearning?
University of Leicester
International University of La Rioja
Vytautas Magnus University
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative
State University
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
European Distance and E-Learning
Network (EDEN)
European Federation for Quality in E-
Learning (EFQUEL)
MENON Network (European Economic
Interest Group)

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Learning
passport
Web Tool “ClearingHouse”
• allow institutions to share the information gathered amongst
each other
• Aim: European Recognition Database for VirtualMobility

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Potential problems with a learningpassport
• Requires information fromseveraldifferent actors,
institutional and individual
• Validationof PriorLearning is labourintensive (and
expensive), even under idealconditions
• Differentinstitutions use different validation
procedures,making harmonisation of qualifications
difficult

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Validating the passport
• Proposal for a collaborative clearinghouseof recognition
data for VM-based education
• Clearinghouse populated withcompleted learning
passports
• Eachpassport validated by a recognitionoffice,and
results of that validationshared withthe rest of the
recognitioncommunity

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OperationalSchematicof Clearinghouse

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Learning
passport
Web Tool “ClearingHouse”
Partner Up! LivingLab

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Learning
passport
Web Tool “ClearingHouse”
Partner Up! LivingLab
Open Courses Provider
• OCW, MOOCs, Virtual Mobility
• List your offering in Learning Passport
format
• Map against European recognition
instruments.

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Learning
passport
Web Tool “ClearingHouse”
Partner Up! LivingLab
Forward thinking university
• Willing to offer more pathways to
students
• Possibly procedures for prior
learning recognition in place
• Possibly own OCW, MOOCs,
Virtual Mobility

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Learning
passport
Web Tool “ClearingHouse”
Partner Up! LivingLab
+++ Support Service& Help Desk +++

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A lving lab
• Bringtogether a coalition of institutionswho are willing
to test these ideas
• Test the passport
• Develop, Test and Pilot the Clearinghousein a livesetting
• Recruita growing networkof institutions

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A Living Lab
• Co-creation, readiness to exploration & experimentation,
• Evaluation
Quality checking & improving cycles
Changesto the clearinghousefunctionality
& its components

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A Living Lab
Members shape the process and result!
Quality checking & improving cycles
Changesto the clearinghousefunctionality
& its components

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Why Join?
For Course Providers
• Extra visibility for your courses
• Gain data about the perception and
recognition-value of your open-
learning certification schemes
• Receivefeedback onyour open
teaching and learning
• Enhancethe value of your open-
qualifications
For Recognising Institions
• Enable andfacilitate the recognition
of open learning
• Increase attractiveness of your
institution to(potential or current)
students
• Gain valuable experiencein
recognition of openlearning

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Let’s hear your voice – Discussion Groups

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• Is creditawarded forlearningoutcomes recognized
through OCW in your owninstitutions?How/Whynot?
• Whichquality procedures enhancetrust in certifications
linkedto OCW?
– What quality mechanisms for OER, OCW, MOOCs, Virtual Mobility
• areyou aware of
• do you use/are in place in your organisation?
• What are feasible options for assessment and
certificationof learningoutcomes achieved withOCW?
http://tinyurl.com/vmpass-eif

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We hope to:
• Create new flexible learning pathwaysfor studentsinside
Higher Education
• Allow institutionsto increase the scope of their offer, by
integratingteaching/learningdone at other institutionsinto
their curricula
• Improve resource-efficiency withinHEIs
• Lead to anincrease in the use andimpact of Open
Educational Resources (OER)

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Join Our Living Lab
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