Day 1: 18 April 2024
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Registration and Networking | |
| Inaugural Session | ||
| 10.00 – 10.10 | Welcome Remarks | Professor K Seetharama Rao Vice Chancellor, Dr B R Ambedkar Open University (Dr BRAOU), Hyderabad |
| 10.10 – 10.20 | Introducing OU OER fest | Dr B. Shadrach Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi |
| 10.20 – 10.30 | Special Address by ‘Guest of Honour’ | Prof. V. S. Prasad Former Director, NAAC and former Vice-Chancellor, Dr BRAOU |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Chief Guest Address | Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS (Retd) Chairperson, National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), New Delhi |
| 11.00 – 11.10 | Vote of thanks | Professor Pushpa Chakrapani, Director – Academic, Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad |
| 11.10 – 11.30 | Tea break | |
| 11.30 –13.00 | Special Session: Discussion on ODL Regulations | OUs input to the formulation of ODL Regulation Speaker: Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi Moderator: Dr B. Shadrach In this session, all officials representing different Open Universities will contribute to the ongoing discussions on the framing of ODL regulations under the Chairmanship of Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS (Retd) |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch break | |
| 13.45-15.00 | Technical Session 1: Current Status of OER in the OUs | A five-minute presentation highlighting the status of OER practice in OUs: – Institutional level OER Policy – Capacity Building Plans – Investment in OER infrastructure – OER-enabled course development – Institutional level OER repository |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Tea break | |
| 15.15 – 16.45 | Technical Session 2: OER Policy at OUs | Policy write shop Using CEMCA’s OER policy template, officials of OUs will develop/further articulate the institutional level OER policies. It is envisaged that each university will walk out with its own strategy towards policy implementation/ development. |
| 16.45 – 17.45 | Technical Session 3: OER capacity-building at OUs | Institutional Planning session In this session, officials of OUs shall examine their current capabilities and develop a plan for continuous professional development in OER in their respective institutions. |
| 17.45 –18.15 | Technical session 4: The Scope of OER in skill-based programmes | Introducing Skill courses in OUs In this session, officials of each OU will describe if and how skill-oriented courses are being offered at their respective Universities. |
| 18.15 – 18.30 | Closing session of Day 1 | The session is aimed at providing a summary of discussions held during the day, and the action items identified by the officials of OU/institutions |
Day 2: 19 April 2024
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30–09.45 | Defining the objectives of Day 2 | |
| 09.45 – 11.15 | Technical Session 5: OER-led course development and Micro-credentials: Tools, Methods, and Techniques | Micro credential and Course Development using OERs In this interactive session, after a brief presentation by CEMCA’s expert, the universities that have produced micro-credentials will discuss their innovations at length, especially by elaborating the use of various tools, methods, and techniques in developing their courses. |
| 11.15 –11.30 | Tea break | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Technical Session 6: OER Resource Sharing in Multiple Language | Bhashini for OUs OER Movement Presentation by Mr Ajay Singh Rajawat, Bhashini Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy), Government of India. This session is aimed at highlighting some of the AI-based tools developed by MEITy for use in the OU OER movement, especially towards resource sharing, translation and transliteration of content into Indian vernacular languages. After a 15 minute long presentation, there will be a 15- minute long Q&A session. |
| 12.00 – 12.45 | Technical Session 7: OER repositories: Training and establishment plan | Interoperability of OUs OER Repositories In this session, Dr A R D Prasad will take a ‘walk through’ of the various technologies available for creating OER repositories, and elaborate upon the tool, DSpace for creating institutional level repositories that are interoperable. He will also touch upon the aspects of resource sharing as well as other accessibility factors in regard to technology that will be used. |
| 12.45 – 13.45 | Lunch break | |
| 13.45 – 14.30 | Technical Session 8: Work Plan of participating Universities/Institutions | OU OER Workplan 2024-25 Assisted by CEMCA team, representatives of each university prepare their work plan for 2024-25 in a format provided to them by CEMCA which would include: – OER policy development/review – OER capacity development plan – OER-based course development plan – Institutional repository |
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Technical Session 9: Presentation by individual Open Universities | Presentation of OU OER Workplan 2024-25 Officials of each OU will present their workplan for 2024-25 (five minutes each) |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Tea break | |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | Special Session Presentation on “The Living Academy Project of Kishore Bharathi’ | Prof. G. Nagarjuna, Knowledge Lab, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai Session Coordinator: Prof Pushpa Chakrapani, Director – Academic, Dr BRAOU |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Technical Session 10: Finalizing the presentation for OU VCs Roundtable | OU officials recommendations to the OU VCs This group work supported by CEMCA Experts shall help the OU officials to produce a succinct PowerPoint presentation deck that will be presented at the VCs Roundtable the following day. |
| 17.30 – 17.45 | Closing session | Closing Remarks by – Professor K Seetharama Rao, Dr BRAOU – Dr B. Shadrach, CEMCA |
| 17.45 – 17.50 | Vote of Thanks | Professor Pushpa Chakrapani, Dr BRAOU |
Day 3: 20 April 2024
Open Universities’ Vice Chancellors Roundtable on Open Educational Resources
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Inaugural Session | ||
| 10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome Address | Professor K Seetharama Rao Vice Chancellor Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad |
| 10.05 – 10.10 | Ahmedabad Declaration and the Commitments of OUs | Dr B Shadrach Director Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi |
| 10.10 – 10.25 | Inaugural Address: The role of OUs for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ (Online) | Professor M Jagadesh Kumar Chairman Universities Grants Commission, New Delhi |
| 10.25 – 10.40 | Special Address (Online) | Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS (Retd) Chairperson National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), New Delhi |
| 10.40 – 10.55 | Keynote Address | Prof Nageshwar Rao Vice Chancellor Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi |
| 10.55 – 11.00 | Special Remarks | Prof. R. Limbadri Chairman Telangana State Council for Higher Education, Hyderabad |
| 11.00 – 11.10 | Special Guest- Address | Shri Burra Venkatesham Principal Secretary Department of Education, Govt. of Telangana, Hyderabad |
| 11.10-11.15 | Vote of thanks | Professor Pushpa Chakrapani Director – Academic Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Tea break | |
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Session 1: Outcomes of OU OERfest | Chair: Professor K Seetharama Rao, Vice Chancellor, BRAOU In this session, a representative of the officials who participated in the OU OERfest will make a 10-minute presentation on their findings and the collaborative roadmap developed. Discussions |
| 12.00 – 12.45 | Session 2: Institutional Policies and Frameworks of OER – Policy ratification – Implementation mechanisms – Monitoring – Review | Chair: Professor Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU Remarks (10 minutes each) by: Prof. Dr. Tribeni Nath Sahu, Vice Chancellor, Jharkhand State Open University, Ranchi Professor Sharanappa V. Halse, Vice Chancellor, Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru Professor Kailash Sodani, Vice Chancellor, Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (Online) Professor Krishna Chandra Sinha, Vice Chancellor, Nalanda Open University, Nalanda (Online) Discussions |
| 12.45 – 13.30 | Session 3: Faculty Development and Support for OER -Training plan -Peer Assist support -Incentives for faculty members -Micro-credentials -Student support services -Key Performance Indicators | Chair: Professor Ami Upadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad Remarks (10 minutes each) by: Professor S Arumugam, Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai Professor Sanjeev Sonawane, Vice Chancellor, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik Professor Rajendra Prasad Das, Vice Chancellor, K K Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati Discussions |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch break | |
| 14.30 – 15.15 | Session 4: OER repositories for learners and teachers – Prime Responsibility – Accessibility – Ease of use and navigation – Interoperability – User Analytics | Chair: Dr Bansh Gopal Singh, Vice Chancellor Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University, Bilaspur Remarks (10 minutes each) by: Professor Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra, Vice Chancellor, Odisha State Open University, Bhubaneshwar Dr Devika Madalli, Director General, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar Professor Indrajit Lahiri, Vice Chancellor, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata (Online) Discussions |
| 15.15 – 15.30 | Tea break | |
| 15.30 – 16.15 | Session 5: Collaboration among the OUs -Quality review -OER-led joint programmes and courses. -Accessibility -Bouquet of Micro-credentials -Interoperability of databases -OU OER Repository | Chair: Professor Karamjit Singh, Vice Chancellor, Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala Remarks (10 minutes each) by: Professor Sanjay Tiwari, Vice Chancellor, M P (Bhoj) Open University, Bhopal Professor O.P.S. Negi, Vice-Chancellor, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani Professor Jagathy Raj, Vice Chancellor, Sreenarayanaguru Open University, Kollam Discussions |
| 16.15 – 16.40 | BHASHINI for the OU OER Movement | Presentation by Shri Amitabh Nag CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi |
| 16.40 – 17.00 | Closing session | Ahmedabad to Hyderabad: OU-led OER movement in India by Dr B Shadrach, Director, CEMCA Closing Remarks: Professor Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU Vote of Thanks by Professor K Seetharama Rao, Vice Chancellor, BRAOU |