2020_12_11 «Open Educational Resources for Improving Teaching and Learning Experience in Secondary and Higher Education». Marina Marchisio

1. Open Educational Resources for
Improving Teaching and
Learning Experience in
Secondary and Higher Education
Marina Marchisio
Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
University of Turin
11/12/2020

2. Founded in 1404, the University of Turin is one
of the most ancient and most prestigious
Italian universities.
Hosting about 79.000 students, the
University is today one of the largest
Italian Universities, open to
international research and training.
It carries out scientific research and
organizes courses in all disciplines,
except for Engineering and
Architecture.
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Open
Education
Open
Source
Open
Access
Open
Data
Open
Science
Picture from Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.
Author Markus Büsges
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5. ✗ Access: anywhere and anytime
✗ Cheap: time saving (teachers),
money saving (students)
✗ Interaction: inside a community
✗ Quality: anyone can contribute
✗ Quantity: high amount of contents
✗ Speed: immediate dissemination
✗ Teaching: supporting different styles
✗ Variety: different ideas and
perspectives
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6. Pay attention to quality
✗ Anyone can post online materials
✗ The role of the teacher is then fundamental
to avoid irrelevant or inaccurate information
✗ Quality measurement: peer evaluation,
rating, ...
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OER: Examples
✗ Online courses
✗ Multimedia
✗ Animations
✗ Simulations
✗ Interactive materials
✗ Texts
✗ Books
✗ Papers
✗ Presentations
✗ Automatic tests
✗ Learning Objects
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8. Which rights? The 5R!
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9. Creative commons
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Open online platform
Advanced Computing Environment
Automatic Assessment System
Web Conference tool
Open Online Courses
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11. Methodologies: Formative Assessment
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Immediate and
interactive feedback
which works at
Task level
Process level
Self-regulation level
Adaptive learning
Algorithm-based
questions
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12. OER
At the University
of Turin
✗ OER enhance
professional
development of
Secondary Schools
teachers
✗ OER enhance success
of Secondary Schools and
university students
✗ OER enhance success
of students and
professional
development of teachers
at University
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13. Teacher training
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Digital Education Action Plan 2021-27
DigCompEdu 2016
Key Cometences for Lifelong Learning
European Commission
These guidelines were taken into account in the “Problem
Posing & Solving” project of the Italian Ministry of Education
(STEM disciplines) coordinated by University of Turin
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14. SMART
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https://opensmart.miurprogettopps.unito.it
Professional
development
of teachers
Mathematical
Modelling
Observing
Measuring and
Modelling in
Science
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15. SMART
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European Erasmus +
Science and Mathematics Advanced Research for good Teaching
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16. SMART
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https://opensmart.miurprogettopps.unito.it
OBJECTIVES
• improve professional competences of STEM
teachers
• support innovation in teacher training system
• provide teachers with an online environment
where to find teaching materials that are validated
and ready for use in the classroom
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17. SMART
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https://opensmart.miurprogettopps.unito.it
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18. SMART
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https://opensmart.miurprogettopps.unito.it
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19. University guidance
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• Orientation days
• Job fairs
• Open days
• Open Online
Courses
School University
Objectives
• Reduction of the dropout rate,
which directly impacts on the
evaluation of the university
itself
• Balance between the
education of new
professionals and the demand
of the job market
• Assess the minimum
requirements
• Provide a restriction on
the numbers of new
students
Activities
Admission tests
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20. Orient@mente
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https://orientamente.unito.it
Bridge between
secondary
school and
univeristy
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21. Orient@mente
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To help students make a responsible choice
about academic studies
• Interactive paths for university guidance
• Exploration of courses
• Recovery of gaps
• Preparation for admission tests
• OOCs for revision of basic knowledge
• E-Tutoring
https://orientamente.unito.it
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22. Orient@mente
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https://orientamente.unito.it
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23. Orient@mente
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https://orientamente.unito.it
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24. Orient@mente
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https://orientamente.unito.it
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• Automatic
Evaluation
• Interactive
Feedback
62002 users

25. Orient@mente Logins per day
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Average
2019:
2083
Average
2020:
905
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26. Orient@mente Distinct logins per day
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Average
2019:
116
Average
2020:
74
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27. Orient@mente New users per day
27
Average
2019:
43
Average
2020:
31
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28. Orient@mente Evaluation
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29. Analytics of students improvements
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The size of the dataset is 29,256 observations
students who are not Orient@mente users
SS1 – 22.38% SS2 – 77.62%
students who are
Orient@mente
users
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30. Analytics of students improvements
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Check the equality between the average
number of ECTS achieved by the students
at the end of the first academic year in the
subsamples (SS1) and (SS2).
p-value < 0.0001
There is statistical difference that shows the
benefits of Orient@mente OER
Check the equality between the weighted
average grade of students between the
subsamples (SS1) and (SS2).
p-value < 0.0001
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31. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
Enhancement of
students’ success
Transition to new
ways of teaching
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32. Start@unito
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50 open online courses in different subjects
Number of users: 37160
OBJECTIVES
• Promote and facilitate the transition from
secondary school to the university system
• Orientation
• Support for starting a university career
• Overview of the university education path
https://start.unito.it
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33. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
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34. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
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Military sociology and leadership
International law
History of European integration
Mathematical modelling
Interpreting macroeconomic scenarios
International law and taxation
Financial accounting and business administration (modulo di financial accounting)
Marketing
EU public law for economics
Private law
Business law
Macroeconomics
Cell physiology
Developmental neurobiology
International law and new technologies
EU law and fundamental rights
Anti-discrimination law
Legal English
Example of OOCs
in English

35. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
Structure
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36. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
Interactive
materials
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37. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
Interactive
materials
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38. Start@unito
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https://start.unito.it
Certificate
This certification is
necessary to
access the
examination
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39. Start@unito Logins per day
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Average
2019:
2141
Average
2020:
3079
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40. Start@unito Distinct logins per day
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Average
2019:
135
Average
2020:
436
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41. Start@unito New users per day
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Average
2019:
25
Average
2020:
58
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42. Start@unito OER: secondary school
teachers
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The course materials are interesting 4.3
The course materials are reusable 4.2
The course materials are suitable for secondary school students 3.8
The course materials are suitable for teacher self-training 4.2
The course materials are suitable to facilitate the enhancement of excellence 3.9
The course materials are suitable for the student's independent study 3.6
The course materials are suitable for the integration of classroom teaching 3.8
The course materials meet the criteria of accessibility for students with Specific Learning Disorders and / or
Special Educational Needs
3.6
The course materials help to understand the practical applications of the discipline 3.8
The course materials are easily navigable 4.2
Average
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43. Training teachers on… Instructional design
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• Teaching how to design materials and how to use the
technologies available to match the educational purposes,
assisting teachers and tutors by providing them with a set of
principles and concept models
• Instructional design is the sector that operates at the international
level to identify the didactic criteria and models applicable in
the different contexts, in such a way that learning has the highest
possible probability to be effective, efficient, and interesting
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44. Instructional design
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45. Training teachers to develop OOCs
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Design of an online course
How to create effective videos
Video-making: screencasts and animations
Automatic Assessment System Möbius Assessment
How to assess: Docimology
Virtual Learning Environment Moodle
Interactive contents
Advanced Computing Environment (ACE)
Rudiments of HTML
Accessibility
Copyright
Main topics about
online teaching
were presented and
discussed by experts
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46. Start@unito Opportunities
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O1: Expansion of the
educational offer
O2: Anticipation of the
students' career
O3: Support for exams
O4: Support for students
not attending or with special
needs
O5: Reusability
O6: Availability
O7: Orientation
O8: Bridge between
university and secondary
school
O9: Support for teachers of
secondary schools
O10: Support for distance
learning in the Covid-19
period
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47. Start@unito Support given to teachers
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S1: Implementation of
courses
S2: Language support (for
English-taught modules)
S3: Course maintenance
S4: Computerized exam
support: opening exams
S5: Exam assignment
assembly
S6: Exam session assistance
S7: Exam management of
results
S8: Exam viewing student
tests
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48. A large number of subscribers
A low number of exams
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The online material was useful for
non-attending students, especially
those with difficulties with Italian
Positive effect on orientation
Useful for those students who had
simultaneous courses and for
those who could not attend
The experience of start@unito is
good, very positive
Courses were precious during the
Covid-19 crisis
Comments by
teachers
start@unito
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Convenience in being able to
follow the course from home also
means greater concentration.
Great way to test individual skills
Nice opportunity as it allows you to
take an exam at a more intelligent
time than scheduled, ease in
finding the content you need and
about which you have more doubts
The simplicity with which
concepts are expressed in general
and through videos
Being able to study from home
with my own pace and being able
to understand if I like the university
path I will choose
It is exciting to follow, it seems to
be in the classroom
Comments by
students
start@unito
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50. MOOC quality indicators
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Input
elements
Learner’s
point of view
Outcome
measures
Pedagogical
framework
Perspectives
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51. Use, re-use, create OER promote educational
practices through:
✗ Collaboration
✗ Peer learning
✗ Sharing and building knowledge
✗ Making students co-producers in their lifelong
learning path
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Open Educational Practices
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52. ✗ OER represent a wealth to be used in Integrated
Learning Environments
✗ They can be used for activities, as resources for
lessons, for insights and in many other ways
✗ Tip: before starting to prepare a teaching course,
look for any useful OER on the web
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Final remarks
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53. Marina Marchisio
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Thank you