Carla Reinken, Nicole Draxler-Weber and Uwe Hoppe. A Maturity Model for Open Educational Resources in Higher Education Institutions - Development and Evaluation. (ICDEc 2022)

1. Authors: Carla Reinken, Nicole Draxler-Weber, Uwe Hoppe
A Maturity Model for Open Educational Resources in
Higher Education Institutions – Development and
Evaluation
ICDEc 2022

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Authors
Carla Reinken
Osnabrück University
Nicole Draxler-Weber Prof. Dr. Uwe Hoppe
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Research Gap & Research Questions
What might a first draft of an OER maturity model for HEI look like?
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How do higher education stakeholders evaluate the developed OER maturity
model draft and which necessary adaptions emerge from it?
Use of OER in higher education (HE) has not reached a critical threshold.
Maturity Models can address this problem and serve as a tool for HEI.

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Methodological Approach
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Development Framework: de Bruin et al. (2005)
Scope Design Populate Test Deploy
Development of an
initial OER maturity
model draft
Evaluation of the
OER maturity
model draft by
quantitative survey
Adaption of the
OER maturity
model
Evaluation of the
adapted OER
maturity model by
Delphi Study
Refinement and
finalization of the
OER maturity
model
Creation of a
survey instrument
for the application
of the OER
maturity model
Our Approach
Maintain

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Initial OER Maturity Draft
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• 6 Dimensions
• 5 Levels
• Derived from a literature review of existing maturity models in the field of higher education
Level 1
Initial
Level 2
Repeatable
Level 3
Defined
Level 4
Managed
Level 5
Optimizing
Learning Resources
Teaching Process
Teaching Platform
Faculty Conditions
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Management

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Evaluation
Survey Details
 Target group: staff of HEIs throughout Germany where OER are used and/or created
 Online survey tool: LimeSurvey
 Embedded mixed-method approach: qualitative and quantitative elements
 3 question groups: OER Maturity Model Dimensions, OER Maturity Model, Demographic Data
 Evaluation of qualitative data: qualitative content analysis according to Mayring
 Survey duration: 4 weeks between October and November 2021
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Evaluation
Survey Sample
 Sample size: 51 fully completed questionnaires
 Compositions of participants:
 22 females; 27 males; 2 divers
 20-29 years old: 5; 30-39 years old: 16; 40-49 years old: 19; 50-59 years old: 8; 60-69 years old: 3
 49% lecturers; 27,5% employees at higher education establishments; 15,7% academic project
staff; 5,9% other; 1,9% IT support
 Self-assessment of OER handling: 3.55 years (arithmetic mean)
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Key Results
 Survey confirms high relevance of OER maturity model for universities
 ~85% of the respondents stated the general comprehensibility of the
model as given and good
 Number of levels, criteria and dimensions is applicable and
comprehensible
 Framework conditions such as technical, didactic, and legal support at
universities are a basic prerequisite for the introduction of OER
 Greatest points of criticism were the criteria and their gradations
(wording, comprehension problems, scope for interpretation)
 Assignment to a certain level was also classified as difficult
Thema der Praesentation | Autor

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Contact: Carla Reinken
E-Mail: carla.reinken@uni-osnabrueck.de
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