Open Pakistan Education Network

Open Pakistan Education Network (OPEN)

History

• Conceived in 2002.
• Originally known as KOMAL (Knowledge Object MArkup Language) or SAMIR (Semantically Analyzed and Maintained Information Resource).
• Undergone several iterations and revisions since conception.

Approach

Premise

1. Not MOOC: OPEN Courses are not massive; they are based on the premise that learners go through the entire course content.
2. Open Architecture: Based on an open architecture to support Urdu, English and a host of other languages.
3. Lateral vs. Distributed Cognition: There are too many distractions for learners these days e.g. from Netflix, cell phones, etc. Most people don’t learn laterally; they learn by creating connections and off-loading.

Original Technologies

1. ASP.Net
2. Spicy Nodes
3. Adobe Photoshop
4. Neo4j
5. Amazon Polly
6. Orchard CMS
7. Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)

Current Tools and Technologies

1. Thinkific
2. Coggle
3. Camtasia Studio
4. Microsoft PowerPoint
5. Microsoft Azure
6. Microsoft Cognitive Services (Speech API)
7. Microsoft Visual Studio 2019/C#
8. Google Translate
9. Apple iPad Pro/Apple Pencil