Kabul OER presentation 2

Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OERs) Gabi Witthaus (Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester) www.tinyurl.com/kabul-oer2 European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning UNIQUe Award Learning Technologist of the Year 2009: Team Award Beyond Distance RESEARCH ALLIANCE

Where I am coming from… www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance Beyond Distance Research Alliance

Where do you get your teaching materials from?
I write them myself
My students buy a text book
I find materials on the Internet for my students
Other

Answer on a scale of 0-3
How well do your existing materials cover the syllabus?
How suitable are your materials for your students?
Do your materials encourage your students to think critically?
Do your materials help your students to develop good study skills?
0= Not at all 1= A little 2= Enough 3= Very well

What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)?
Digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research.’ (OECD)

OER Search Workshop Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/94483995@N00/3759591702/

Where can I get OERs?
University of Leicester (UK): www.le.ac.uk/oer
Open University (UK): http:// openlearn.open.ac.uk
MIT (USA): http:// ocw.mit.edu
JorumOpen (UK universities): http:// open.jorum.ac.uk
MERLOT (mainly USA institutions): www.merlot.org
OER Commons (global): www.oercommons.org
iTunes U (global multimedia repository): www.apple.com/education/ itunes - u
University of Cape Town (for Geology OER sites) http:// libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid =64392&sid=546452
… and many others …

University of Leicester Repository www.le.ac.uk/oer

Open University Repository http:// openlearn.open.ac.uk

MIT Repository (USA) http:// ocw.mit.edu

JorumOpen: for all UK OERs http:// open.jorum.ac.uk

OER Commons: for OERs from global sources www.oercommons.org

iTunes U for multimedia OERs from global sources www.apple.com/education/ itunes - u

OER Search: Some tips
Try different OER repositories & aggregators.
Identify your search terms.
Note that some smaller repositories do not have search box – you can only browse.
Try out ‘advanced search’ where offered. You may be able to search using “…”
Modify your search terms if necessary.
Scan the list of results from your search before opening items.

Browsing potentially useful OERs: Some tips
Check OER format – is it text (MS Word, RTF, PDF), audio (MP3, WAV), video (MP4) or flash animation? Make sure it’s what you want.
See if you have the option to ‘view OER’ before downloading. This can save time.
To see the whole OER, see if there is a ‘print version’.
Check the OER licence. What are you allowed to do with this OER?

How can I be sure about the quality of OERs?
Think about:
Institutional reputation and expertise in a given discipline or subject
Author’s profile and expertise in a given subject area
Also see if there are any ratings available on the OER site
Check date of publication – not too long ago

OER Review: Some tips
How well does the resource align with the content, skills and outcomes of your course?
What changes do you need to make to the OER (e.g. Translation? Simplifying? Removing sections? Adding your own sections?)
Do you have the time and the resources to make those changes?
How can you collaborate with colleagues on OERs?

Where did the money come from for these repositories?
Some institutions pay for OERs themselves – good marketing
Large foundations (e.g. Hewlett Foundation)
Government-funded: many UK OER projects funded by JISC and Higher Education Academy

www.le.ac.uk /otter www.le.ac.uk /ostrich

What am I allowed to do with OERs? www.creativecommons.org

Answer on a scale of 0-3
Did you find any OERs that you can use in your teaching?
Will you spend further time searching for OERs?
Would you like to make OERs yourself?
Do you think students could benefit from OERs without the help of their teachers?
Will you change anything in your teaching as a result of this workshop?
0= No. 1= Maybe. 2= Yes. 3= Yes, definitely!

What kinds of problems do you think OERs might create for you? Photo by Sebastiano Pitruzzello o n Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25196025@N00/494169708

What kinds of problems do you think OERs might solve for you? Photo by loungerie on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97041449@N00/3415698043/

Evaluation
Today I learned…
Today I liked…
Today’s session could have been improved by…
Other comments:

Contact
Gabi Witthaus
Beyond Distance Research Alliance
www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance
E-mail: [email_address]
Tel: +44-116-252-5745

13–15 April 2011
Three countries, three time zones: this non-stop, global, online conference will begin in Leicester (UK) on Wed 13 April, continue in Seattle (USA), and conclude in Toowoomba (Australia) 48 hours later.
www.tinyurl.com/followthesun

Questions? Photo by Corrie on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33370236@N06/3845669785/

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