Presented as Discussant during National Consultation Meeting on OER, Organized by UNESCO, CEMCA and JNU on 1–2 December 2015

1. Frameworks to Assess the
Quality of OER
Ashish Kumar Awadhiya
Assistant Director- Training & Development
Inter University Consortium (IUC)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
New Delhi - 110068
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Presented as Discussant during
National Consultation Meeting on OER,
Organized by UNESCO, CEMCA and JNU on 1–2 December 2015,

2. Open Education Resource (OER)
 characterized & distinct by the Open
License
 allows the community to use/ reuse/ adopt/
& repurpose
 democratization of education by providing
equity & access to quality educational
opportunities
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3. Stakeholders of OER
 International/ national bodies
 QA bodies
 Technology providers
 Institutions
 Teachers & learners
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4. Phase of OER
 Phase I: focused on availability & access to
the OER.
 Phase II: using OER to improve learning
experiences.
 OER is currently in an intermediate phase.
‘opening up access &
availability’
‘improving learning
quality’ ’
Phase I Phase II
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5. Barriers to Use OER
 lack of institutional support
 lack of technological tools for sharing &
adapting resources
 lack of skills & time of users
 lack of Quality or Fitness of OER
 lack of trust & time.
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6. Quality of OER
 In terms of
 Efficacy, Impact, Availability, Accuracy
& Excellence of the OER.
 Key dimension for quality of OER is
thus Fitness for Purpose.
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7. TIPS Framework by CEMCA
 Quality indicators of OER based on
learning domains
◦ Cognitive
◦ Affective
◦ Meta-cognitive
◦ Environment &
◦ Management Domain.
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8. TIPS Framework by CEMCA
 T: Teaching & Learning Processes
 I: Information & Material Content
 P: Presentation, Product & Format &
 S: System Technical & Technology
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9. Teaching & learning processes
 Provide Study guide on how to use OER,
navigational aids,
 learner-centered, authentic pedagogy
 reason & purpose , relevance & importance of the
OER
 aligned to local wants & needs, current & future
needs of the student
 gender-free & user-friendly, conversational & simple
language
 Add tasks, activities, SAQs
 Links to before & afterwards OER
 Monitor progress, add feedback & offer learning
support
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10. Information & material content
 Up-to-date, accurate & reliable, relevant &
appropriate to purpose
 support equality & equity, promoting social
harmony, & socially inclusive, law abiding &
non-discriminatory
 authentic, internally consistent & localized
 Encourage student input to create localized
content
 compact in size, with added links to other
relevant resources
 Include a date of production, & date of next
revision
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11. Presentation product & format
 Be sure the open license is clearly visible
 easy to access & engage
 clear, concise, & pleasing attractive
design
 Provision for feedback from students
 Printable, off-line, mobile compatible
 Use open formats for maximum reuse &
remix
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12. System technical & technology
 add metadata tags about the content to find
your OER,
 add metadata tags about duration, level of
difficulty, format, & size of the OER
 use freeware source/ software, compatible
across platforms
 OER is easily adaptable, portable &
transmissible
 Your OER & the student’s work should be
easily transmitted to the student’s own e-
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13. Quality of Quality Assurance Tools
 Transparency of procedures used to
assess quality,
 Independence of bodies assessing
quality,
 Reproducibility of QA procedures,
 Auditability of QA processes,
 Comprehensiveness of quality audits.
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14. Implementation Framework
 Institutions should be encouraged to adopt
these guidelines
 Capacity building of the teachers
 Do It Yourself (DIY) modules on technical
aspects of OERs
 DIY modules on Mobile-OERs (M-OERs)
 Promote use of freeware
 Learners should be encouraged to publish
their re-purposed OERs
 Repository of OERs meeting these
standards
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15. The Future…. Continuous improvement
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA#/media/File:PDCA_Cycle.svg
Phase I:
Access &
availability
Phase II:
Improve Quality
Phase III:
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16. References
 Calimmeri, A., Ehlers, U. D., & Pawlowski, J. (2014). State of the Art Review of Quality Issues related to
Open Educational Resources (OER) (No. JRC88304). Institute for Prospective & Technological Studies,
Joint Research Centre.
 Kawachi, P. (2014). Quality Assurance Guidelines for Open Educational Resources: TIPS Framework.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA#/media/File:PDCA_Cycle.svg
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17. Thank You..
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