1. GIVING CREDIT FOR
OER-BASED LEARNING
RESULTS OF THE
PROJECT
EAIE Annual Conference, 2012, Dublin
Anne-Christin Tannhäuser, Scienter

2. THE «CONTEXT»

6. OER & OCW
very useful supplementary materials
for existing students and informal
learners

7. BUT
Needs of learners wishing to have
formal, transferable recognition of
their knowledge & skills not
addressed
Full potential of OERs not reached

8. Our objective
To evaluate the feasibility
of assessment and certification
of learning based solely
on OER/OCW
by traditional and open
universities in Europe

9. University of Edinburgh
Open University of
University of Granada Catalonia

10. OERTEST – WHAT WERE
OUR ACTIVITIES?

11. Workshop 1
Expert Pool Partner
Universities
Workshop 2

12. Workshop 1
Expert Pool Partner
Universities
Workshop 2
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing Study
OER-based
learning»

13. Workshop 1
Expert Pool Partner
Universities
Workshop 2
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing Study
OER-based
learning»
European Task Force

14. WHAT DID WE FIND OUT?
– SELECTED RESULTS

15. What kind of OER?
Workshop 1 - Structured, entire set of
Expert Pool Partner
resources, stand-alone
Universities
Workshop 2 modules
- Suitable for independent
study, with little-to-no tutor
intervention
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing Study
OER-based
learning»
European Task Force

16. What kind of OER?
Workshop 1 - Structured, entire set of
Expert Pool Partner
resources, stand-alone
Universities
Workshop 2 modules
- Suitable for independent
study, with little-to-no tutor
intervention
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing
Shared Tool/Guidelines Study
OER-based
learning» normal academic
 Use
and quality processes
 Change needs to be
incremental
European Task Force

17. What kind of OER?
Workshop 1 - Structured, entire set of
Expert Pool Partner
resources, stand-alone
Universities
Workshop 2 modules
- Suitable for independent
study, with little-to-no tutor
intervention
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing
Shared Tool/Guidelines Study
OER-based
learning» normal academic
 Use
and quality processes Assessment and
Certification by
 Change needs to be
who?
incremental
European Task Force

18. «Traditional» Educational Provision
Provision
Certification
Learning Assessment
of LO
Resources

19. OER-based Educational Provision
Provision
Assessment Certification
Learning
of LO
Resources
«Unbundled»

20. Factors of unbundled educational
provision
Status of the learner
Registered HEI student vs
working professionals or other learners
Relation to the involved OER provider
HEI partners with existing agreement vs
without existing agreement/unknown organisations

22. OER «Traditional»
«Award credits to your own students»

23. OER «Erasmus»
«Use procedures as in your student
exchange programmes»

24. «OER Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)»
«U1 assessment and/or recognition follows the
procedure as awarding credits based on
informal learning»

25. Workshop 1
Expert Pool Partner
Universities
Workshop 2
Guidelines
«Transparency
and Quality Tool
Feasibility
for Recognizing Study
OER-based
learning»
European Task Force

26. Guidelines for Recognizing OER-
based learning
GOAL
• For use by staff within HEIs
• Create Transparency
• Create Trust
• Aid portability
• Based on existing tools and practices
(ECTS, Diploma Supplement)

27. Information from Information from
Information from
OER provider assessing/certifying
learner
(HEI) institution

28. Information from Information from
Information from
OER provider assessing/certifying
learner
(HEI) institution
• Applied Quality Procedures
• Estimated Hours of Workload
• Learning Outcomes described
(Knowledge, Skills, Competences)
• Learning activities required by the learner
• Certification options

29. Information from Information from
Information from
OER provider assessing/certifying
learner
(HEI) institution
• General personal information
• Period in which study occurred
• Information about the learning activities + evidence
source (e.g. PORTFOLIO)

30. Information from Information from
Information from
OER provider assessing/certifying
learner
(HEI) institution
• Assessment Components (form)
• Which LO were verified?
• Quality Control Procedures for Assessment
• Equivalence of certification to ? within institution
• Position of certification within qualification framework
• Grading scheme (pass/fail, numerical)

31. Is this approach towards
assessment/certification of OER-based
learning considered feasible?

32. Is this approach towards
assessment/certification of OER-based
learning considered feasible?
Focus groups Interviews
• Senior management
• Administration
• Student registration offices
• Financial experts

33. 1
University senior staff generally open & positive
to the concept of assessing & accrediting OER-
based learning
• Aware of the current value of OER/OCW

34. 1
University senior staff generally open & positive
to the concept of assessing & accrediting OER-
based learning
• Aware of the current value of OER/OCW
Philanthropic mission
New learning pathways
Innovation
Marketing, Increased visibility

35. 2
Three scenarios are considered feasible
• OER traditional
• OER ERASMUS
• OER prior learning
Different universities preferred different
scenarios

36. 2
Three scenarios were generally considered feasible
• OER traditional Collaborative agreements between
universities likely to be the most productive
• OER ERASMUS approach = TASK FORCE
• OER prior learning
Interviewees from different universities different
preferences

37. 3
OER are not systematically offered as
requested by the learning passport
• Loosely structured – OER but not Open
Course Ware
• Information on assessment methods or
learning outcomes typically not included

38. 4
Prior learning assessment is expensive
(credentialisation less)
Simple automated assessments as cheaper solution?
• Recent approaches to assessment
• Reduced role of HEIs to „resource providers“ &
„assessment delivery“

39. 5
European Task Force
• Trialling the assessment of OER-based learning
outcomes
• Trialling awarding credit for OER-based learning
outcomes
• And not less importantly: share experiences on the
two

40. Learn more: http://www.oer-europe.net/
Share your thoughts: #OERtest
Join the task force: http://www.oer-europe.net/eoi/form

41. Thank you!
mail: actannhauser@scienter.org
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Credits to
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