Designing RLOs for Information Literacy: The BRUM Project Nancy Graham April 2009

BRUM – Part One Background and outline of project What is a ‘learning object’? What is ‘good’ design? What about pedagogy? How do we test our RLOs?

Background and outline of project

What is a ‘learning object’?

What is ‘good’ design?

What about pedagogy?

How do we test our RLOs?

BRUM – Part Two What can we learn from good practice? Creation vs. re-use Sharing – time for a CoP? Information about existing material

What can we learn from good practice?

Creation vs. re-use

Sharing – time for a CoP?

Information about existing material

Background to BRUM B irmingham R e- U sable M aterials Externally funded 15 RLOs to support information literacy Engagement with academics and students

B irmingham R e- U sable M aterials

Externally funded

15 RLOs to support information literacy

Engagement with academics and students

What we did 15 RLOs 3 x Captivate demos 3 x Turning Point quizzes 3 x audio guides 3 x audio/visual recordings 3 x Choose your own Adventure PowerPoint

http://www.is2.bham.ac.uk/blasst/brum.htm

What we did 10-20 hours per RLO Other librarians got involved Steep learning curve! Problems

10-20 hours per RLO

Other librarians got involved

Steep learning curve!

Problems

What the academics thought Academic ‘buy-in’ Time – theirs and yours! Role of librarians Sage on the stage culture still pervades

Academic ‘buy-in’

Time – theirs and yours!

Role of librarians

Sage on the stage culture still pervades

What the students thought Pre and post questionnaires Focus group

Pre and post questionnaires

Focus group

“ I’ve been thinking for ages about how to get the best out of eLibrary and now I’ve seen these RLOs, I’ve learnt loads.” “ if it wasn’t for this meeting today I would never have found these, and wouldn’t have even imagined that this type of thing existed.” “ these need more promotion”

What is a learning object?

What makes a learning object ‘re-usable’?

What is ‘good’ design? Granularity Generic and adaptable Using familiar technology/software Meaningful metadata Flexible

Granularity

Generic and adaptable

Using familiar technology/software

Meaningful metadata

Flexible

Granularity

Generic and adaptable

Using familiar technology/software

Meaningful metadata

Flexible

Background to BRUM: SPIRE Wikis Communication tools (instant messaging, social networking) Creating content (blogs)

Wikis

Communication tools (instant messaging, social networking)

Creating content (blogs)

Background to BRUM: SPIRE Organising information (Bloglines) Keeping up to date (RSS) Social tagging (del.icio.us)

Organising information (Bloglines)

Keeping up to date (RSS)

Social tagging (del.icio.us)

Design attributes of RLOs Can be aggregated Re-usable and re-purposable Self-paced, interactive Self-contained Flexible use RLOs

Attributes that appeal to students “ Mash ups” Re-usable and re-purposable Self-paced, interactive Embeddable Accessibility – want to log on anytime, anywhere Students

Pedagogy Link to learning outcomes Learning styles To test or not to test? Technology vs. pedagogy

Link to learning outcomes

Learning styles

To test or not to test?

Technology vs. pedagogy

Text vs. interaction

How do we test our designs? Student assessment and feedback Academic feedback Colleague feedback Objective peer review (Merlot)

Student assessment and feedback

Academic feedback

Colleague feedback

Objective peer review (Merlot)

Where’s the good practice? CILIP sub-group IL page – starting point Merlot – evaluation criteria Cardiff – excellent examples NDLR – community of practice SMILE – example of re-used material

CILIP sub-group IL page – starting point

Merlot – evaluation criteria

Cardiff – excellent examples

NDLR – community of practice

SMILE – example of re-used material

Creation vs. re-use

Creation Pros Complete control and ownership Specific to institution Understand context Cons Can be time-consuming Duplication Silo working

Pros

Complete control and ownership

Specific to institution

Understand context

Cons

Can be time-consuming

Duplication

Silo working

Re-use Pros Save time Use existing good practice Avoid duplication Cons Can be time-consuming!! Nothing ‘fits’ No context No or restricted persmissions

Pros

Save time

Use existing good practice

Avoid duplication

Cons

Can be time-consuming!!

Nothing ‘fits’

No context

No or restricted persmissions

Other re-use issues Quality assurance Metadata (discoverability and relevance) Repositories vs. silos Sustainability IPR

Quality assurance

Metadata (discoverability and relevance)

Repositories vs. silos

Sustainability

IPR

Sharing Cultural changes OER (JISC projects) Common goals? A community of practice?

Cultural changes

OER (JISC projects)

Common goals?

A community of practice?

Further information IL RLO Share wiki: http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com Project blog: http:// brumproject.blogspot.com Project web-site http://www.is2.bham.ac.uk/blasst/brum.htm Nancy Graham [email_address]

IL RLO Share wiki:

http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com

Project blog:

http:// brumproject.blogspot.com

Project web-site

http://www.is2.bham.ac.uk/blasst/brum.htm

Nancy Graham [email_address]