NOUN Workshop: Advanced Psychology of Learning

1. EDU 722: Advanced Psychology
of Learning

2. Reworking the learning material
1) Status of the course
• -Compulsory course for all Masters programmes in Education
• -Means it can be published as a stand alone course.
2) Copyright issues
• -Change the copyright license to an open one.
3) Year of publication
• -5 year lifespan 2009- Content requires updating.
4) Adequacy of the content
• -3 modules, 12 units of 5 pages each.
• -Inadequate- requires examples, illustrations, images etc.
• -Maintain current structure - an introduction, theoretical approaches, and
application of the theories or
• -Restructure into 1 module with a number of units

3. Contd.
• Self assessment- No answers provided, should be
provided at the end of the course.
• Study guide to the course is available, current
procedure to be published with the content.
• TMA- MCQs, no feedback.
• Feedback-Suggest provision of automated comment
on wrong answers and right answers.
• Postgraduate course- Provide TMA essay questions
with a word limit. Make provision for feedback
comments by tutor.
• Instruction to Tutors- Yes, can be updated to promote
reuse

4. • References- Should follow specific style e.g.
APA referencing style which has been adopted
by NOUN.
• Include references of open source materials.
• Add Self assessment questions that cover
each module at the end of the module.

5. Clear Copyrights
• Copyright belongs to the institution.
• Content should be passed through checks to
ensure that no section has infringes on
copyrights. E.g. Software for plagiarism.
• Sections affected should either be
• Replaced with open license content or obtain
permission from relevant authors/publishing
houses.

6. Metadata
• Title
• Description
• Language English
• Keywords e.g. Learning theories, clinical,
counselling, development etc

7. Publish
• On institution’s website.

8. Activity (1)
• Course- EDU 722: Advanced Psychology of Learning
• Considerations for reworking the material
1) Status of the course-
• -Compulsory course for all Masters programmes in Education
• -Means it can be published as a stand alone course.
2) Copyright issues
• -Change the copyright license to an open one.
3) Year of publication 2009
• -Content requires review (5 year lifespan).
4) Adequacy of the content
• -3 modules, 12 units of 5 pages each.
• -Requires examples, illustrations, images etc.
• -Maintain current structure - an introduction, theoretical approaches, and
application of the theories or -Restructure into 1 module with a number of
units

9. Reflections on the Exercise (1)
• Opportunity to identify gaps that will help
proper review of the content to meet with
relevant criteria for OER
• e.g. Adequacy of content (currency),
• Provision of answers to self-assessment,
• Feedback on TMA assignments (automated
feedback for CMA)

10. Reflections on the Exercise (2)
• Equips discipline/content experts with a guide
for publishing their content as OERs
• e.g. Ensures quality by setting standards

11. Reflections on the Exercise (3)
• Gives insight into what is involved in OER
beyond placing instructional content
online/in the public domain
• e.g. The course as a Stand alone course
(compulsory course for all Masters in
Education programmes)
• Capacity building for conversion to OER

12. Reflections on the Exercise (4)
• Brings to the fore policy considerations to
guide the implementation of OER
• e.g. The need to review existing policy
guidelines on CMD to incorporate OER
considerations, and house style issues.
• Need for Internal quality mechanisms to
ensure that content meets required
standards.
• E.g. Checks for copyright infringements.

13. Concluding Remarks
• Whether we decide to make all our content
OERs, it is desirable to incorporate the
features of OER into them because it will
improve the quality of their structure for an
online/e-learning environment.
• Has implications for the institution’s internal
QA mechanisms to provide procedures and
standards that will ensure quality in its
adoption