What are OER?
What is possible with OER, that’s different from fully copyrighted materials?
Where can you find OER and how do you assess quality?
How do you release your own teaching materials as OER? (Looking at Creative Commons licensing)
This presentation is prepared for Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust on Open Educational Resources (OER) and copyleft policies, Types of OER and concept of OMR.
Introduction to Open Educational Resources for New Teachers Michael Paskevicius
Slides presented to new teachers in our Bachelor of Education Program at Vancouver Island University. Provided an overview of the landscape for content creation, fair dealings, public domain, embeddable content, and Creative Commons
OER are freely accessible, openly licensed materials embedded with text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing, as well as for research purposes. This PPT describe what is OER, Types of OER, and how OER Benefited to providers, individuals and institutions. Further it also presents national and international OER’s, that are available in an online flat form.
This presentation is prepared for Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust on Open Educational Resources (OER) and copyleft policies, Types of OER and concept of OMR.
Introduction to Open Educational Resources for New Teachers Michael Paskevicius
Slides presented to new teachers in our Bachelor of Education Program at Vancouver Island University. Provided an overview of the landscape for content creation, fair dealings, public domain, embeddable content, and Creative Commons
OER are freely accessible, openly licensed materials embedded with text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing, as well as for research purposes. This PPT describe what is OER, Types of OER, and how OER Benefited to providers, individuals and institutions. Further it also presents national and international OER’s, that are available in an online flat form.
Trends and issues in open educational resources and massive open online coursesAva Chen
The Internet revolution has facilitated the concept of openness now more than ever. A number of current technologies support the paradigm of modern education in terms of creation, communication, and collaboration. Various open educational learning resources, tools, and pedagogical approaches are used in teaching and learning. Open educational resources (OERs) is one of examples that represent a global phenomenon in an innovation approach that promote unrestricted access as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide in higher education. OERs open up opportunities to create, share, and facilitate learning and ethical practice by creating, using, and managing by offering a wider array of educational resources among a greater diversity of global learners. Its trends and movements have become more prominent as not only a phenomenon but as a way of improving the quality of education. OERs alone are not sustainable on their own dimension. It has to combine concepts from different inter-disciplinary areas such as education for sustainable development and business perspectives. Therefore, this seminar focuses on the discussion of current trends, issues, and example of current global practices of OERs and MOOCs.
Developing Culture of Sharing Educational ResourcesCEMCA
Presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra at the Intel Educators Academy on 24 April 2013 organized by the Learning Links Foundation for the National ICT Awardee Teachers
This presentation is delivered regularly with faculty at our institution to discuss the possibilities of open education and open educational resources. I keep this presentation up to date, so please feel free to use it to share open practices and open pedagogy!
Last updated May 2014
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 2Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our second meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?Amy Castillo
Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.
Open Education Week 2013 Webinar: March 11, 4:00 pm GMT
The presenters will discuss factors which act as barriers and enablers regarding the creation and reuse of accessible teaching resources focusing on approaches of educators towards accessibility issues in the context of OER. Pedagogical, technical, and policy-based strategies to design, create and deliver OER/OCW learning experiences that can be used by the broadest range of learners will be shared.
Website: http://oerconsortium.org
Webinar language: English
Webinar recording: TBA
Speakers
Una Daly
MA, Community College Outreach, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Dr Anna Gruszczynska
Sheffield Hallam University, England
Prof. Jutta Treviranus
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University, Canada
The Benefits and Challenges of Using Open Educational Resources (OER)Rick Johnson
This discussed the pros and cons of considering open educational resources.
Presentation was prepared during the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) "How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER) Course.
Opening the Gate: Using OER to Create and Share Coursescccscoetc
Presentation given at the eLearning in Colorado Consortium Annual Conference in Breckenridge, CO; April 16-18, 2014. Open educational resources are changing the landscape of course content into a more transparent and open process that fosters fellowship across departments and educational institutions. In the spirit of the process, Colorado Community College System received a TAACCCT grant with the stipulation of publishing the courses to OER. CCCS has been successful in creating/sharing content between the 13 system colleges, 3 independent colleges and the world .
Overview of Open Educational Resources (OERs) [faculty presentation] Rick Reo
Audience: [faculty presentation]
Provides a general overview of copyright-copyleft-public domain with respect to media resources and then demonstrates through examples the wealth of open content digital resources available on the web, including some tools to help create, manage, remix and reuse them.
These powerpoint slides are used in a workshop entitled 'Open for Learning'.
They were produced as part of the JISC funded BERLiN project run by The University of Nottingham, which aimed to publish and share the equivalent of 360 credits of Open Educational Resources (OERs), enhance and expand Nottingham's existing Open Educational Repository (U-Now) and foster OER use and reuse.
Trends and issues in open educational resources and massive open online coursesAva Chen
The Internet revolution has facilitated the concept of openness now more than ever. A number of current technologies support the paradigm of modern education in terms of creation, communication, and collaboration. Various open educational learning resources, tools, and pedagogical approaches are used in teaching and learning. Open educational resources (OERs) is one of examples that represent a global phenomenon in an innovation approach that promote unrestricted access as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide in higher education. OERs open up opportunities to create, share, and facilitate learning and ethical practice by creating, using, and managing by offering a wider array of educational resources among a greater diversity of global learners. Its trends and movements have become more prominent as not only a phenomenon but as a way of improving the quality of education. OERs alone are not sustainable on their own dimension. It has to combine concepts from different inter-disciplinary areas such as education for sustainable development and business perspectives. Therefore, this seminar focuses on the discussion of current trends, issues, and example of current global practices of OERs and MOOCs.
Developing Culture of Sharing Educational ResourcesCEMCA
Presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra at the Intel Educators Academy on 24 April 2013 organized by the Learning Links Foundation for the National ICT Awardee Teachers
This presentation is delivered regularly with faculty at our institution to discuss the possibilities of open education and open educational resources. I keep this presentation up to date, so please feel free to use it to share open practices and open pedagogy!
Last updated May 2014
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 2Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our second meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?Amy Castillo
Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.
Open Education Week 2013 Webinar: March 11, 4:00 pm GMT
The presenters will discuss factors which act as barriers and enablers regarding the creation and reuse of accessible teaching resources focusing on approaches of educators towards accessibility issues in the context of OER. Pedagogical, technical, and policy-based strategies to design, create and deliver OER/OCW learning experiences that can be used by the broadest range of learners will be shared.
Website: http://oerconsortium.org
Webinar language: English
Webinar recording: TBA
Speakers
Una Daly
MA, Community College Outreach, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Dr Anna Gruszczynska
Sheffield Hallam University, England
Prof. Jutta Treviranus
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University, Canada
The Benefits and Challenges of Using Open Educational Resources (OER)Rick Johnson
This discussed the pros and cons of considering open educational resources.
Presentation was prepared during the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) "How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER) Course.
Opening the Gate: Using OER to Create and Share Coursescccscoetc
Presentation given at the eLearning in Colorado Consortium Annual Conference in Breckenridge, CO; April 16-18, 2014. Open educational resources are changing the landscape of course content into a more transparent and open process that fosters fellowship across departments and educational institutions. In the spirit of the process, Colorado Community College System received a TAACCCT grant with the stipulation of publishing the courses to OER. CCCS has been successful in creating/sharing content between the 13 system colleges, 3 independent colleges and the world .
Overview of Open Educational Resources (OERs) [faculty presentation] Rick Reo
Audience: [faculty presentation]
Provides a general overview of copyright-copyleft-public domain with respect to media resources and then demonstrates through examples the wealth of open content digital resources available on the web, including some tools to help create, manage, remix and reuse them.
These powerpoint slides are used in a workshop entitled 'Open for Learning'.
They were produced as part of the JISC funded BERLiN project run by The University of Nottingham, which aimed to publish and share the equivalent of 360 credits of Open Educational Resources (OERs), enhance and expand Nottingham's existing Open Educational Repository (U-Now) and foster OER use and reuse.
The presentation explains the copyright issues, open licensing, creative commons licenses, relevance of OER and a few examples.OER, CC, CopyrightRelevance of Open Educational Resources
An introduction to Open Educational Resources and Practicalities of Contributing to OER by Developing Open Educational Practice - Workshop given at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology on April 15, 2010 by Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams & Michael Paskevicius from the University of Cape Town from the University of Cape Town.
Importance of Open Educational Resources (OER) in ResearchShri Ram
The one week long AICTE sponsored online STTP on “New Dimensions in Research Support Services: A Contemporary Library Perspective” being organized by Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Central Library of the J.C. Bose University, YMCA Faridabad.
Presentation by Carl Blyth at "The Power of Openness: Improving Foreign Language Learning Through Open Education", held at the University of Texas at Austin and online on August 9-10, 2012.
QA in e-Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER)Jon Rosewell
Introductory slides for a workshop on updating the e-learning quality assurance benchmarks of the E-xcellence NEXT project http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel
What can Open Access offer me as a teacher?: A guide to Open Access and to ed...Stian Håklev
Presentation given with Clare Brett as part of Master of Teachers Tech Day at OISE, Oct 20 2010.
Abstract: Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER's) are terms being increasingly used in educational circles. There are a lot of free, well-designed and interesting curriculum resources out there for the discerning teacher to find and use in their classroom. This workshop will provide a tour of some of the key locations for finding such resources for k-12 teachers, as well as introducing you to the ideas behind Open Access in general, and a discussion of interesting new directions for lifelong professional development, such as the Peer-to-Peer university. The workshop will consist of introducing you to the terms and resources of Open Access as well as small group discussions on strategies and issues about using these resources in your classroom. This will be an interactive session, where your questions are welcome and will guide the kinds of materials we discuss.
Creative commons seminar held at the University of Cape Town. Back ground to open education and why it is imprtant. Rethinking why open is so important for university faculty
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Developer Experiences on the Design, Development & Implementation of the Digital Fluency Course modules at Open University of Tanzania.
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A brief presentation of some aspects of the paper: Evaluating the Design, Development, and Implementation Experiences of the Digital Fluency Course.
Full paper available at: http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/3278
E/merge Africa Learning Festival Conference 2018
Digital Fluency Workshop - Brenda Mallinson & Shadrack Mbogela
5 modules: Digital Fundamentals; Working with OER; Course Design & Development for online provision; Academic Integrity in a Digital Age; Storage and Access of Digital Resources.
'Exploring Openness as an Approach to Mitigate Gender Inequality in STEM Education' (2017) Brenda Mallinson
Presented in Session 4: 'Harnessing OER for development of ICT competency' at:
Belt and Road Open Learning Week, December 2017
Belt and Road International Community for Open Education Resources (BRICOER)
Smart Learning Institute of the of Beijing Normal University
Open Approach to Mitigate Gender Inequality in STEMBrenda Mallinson
The purpose of this note is to stimulate reflections on the potential of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the Open Education movement at large for bridging the gender gap that exists in the STEM workforce.
The focus of this hands-on workshop is the OUT Digital Fluency course for Academic staff/faculty. This course is designed to build capacity for educators in relevant topics to support their work in the higher education sector via enhanced digital skills. The notion of ‘fluency’ implies more than literacy - it seeks to promote a state where pedagogical purpose takes centre stage and digital / online technologies are used as tools without providing an inhibiting obstruction to the educator.
eLU 2015 Mallinson - Moving from Literacy to FluencyBrenda Mallinson
It is recognised that more than ‘literacy’ is needed in today’s HE academic environment in order to take full advantage of the affordances of using ICTs for the full range of teaching and learning, research, and administrative duties and blended modes of provision. In order to address this issue, OUT, in collaboration with Saide’s OER Africa initiative, has conceptualised a course on ‘Digital Fluency’ to be provided as an Open Educational Resource (OER) and made available for OdeL provision.
Modelling openness: Developing the Digital Fluency course at OUTBrenda Mallinson
It is recognised that more than ‘literacy’ is needed in today’s academic environment in order to take full advantage of the affordances of using ICTs for the full range of teaching and learning, research, and administrative duties and blended modes of provision.
In order to address this issue, OUT, in collaboration with Saide’s OER Africa initiative, has conceptualised a course on ‘Digital Fluency’ to be provided as an Open Educational Resource (OER) and made available for ODeL provision.
The move from literacy to fluency encompasses effective and ethical online communication, critical interpretation, quality resource creation and curation, knowledge co-construction, and an understanding of using all of these abilities to open up education – with all of these becoming increasingly standard and effortless over time.
Moodle Moot Virtual Conference 2015 (MMVC15):
Remixing OERs - Adapting for Purpose and Context
Online WizIQ class on: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2877060-mmvc15-remixing-oers-adapting-for-purpose-and-context
Date: 11am (GMT+2) Saturday 8th August 2015
Full paper:
Mallinson and Krull (2015) "An OER Online Course Remixing Experience" Open Praxis Vol 7 (3)
http://www.openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/issue/view/13/showToc
E learning perspectives - Rhodes University, Dept of Information SystemsBrenda Mallinson
eLearning Perspectives
Invited presentation to the Virtual Collaboration Honours group
Dept of Information Systems, Rhodes University
Module convener: Chris Upfold
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
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Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
2. A few questions …
You find a useful resource on the web with no copyright or other
licencing markings displayed …
Can you re-use the resource? (YES/NO)
NO – legally you are required to treat it as copyrighted
How many of you know WHAT OER are?
Who has USED OER before?
Who has CREATED their own OER?
Who has LICENCED and PUBLISHED their own OER?
3. What are Open Educational Resources?
“… teaching, learning or research materials
that are in the public domain
or released with intellectual property licenses
that facilitate the free use, adaptation
and distribution of resources.”
(UNESCO, 2019)
7. Example: A Resource …
Citation: Tony Mays 2011
What is the name of the bird in the
foreground of the picture?
Can you name 3 other varieties of this
kind of bird?
Question: Can you re-use this resource?
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Citation: Tony Mays 2011
Example: An Educational Resource …Example: An Open Educational Resource (OER)
8. An adapted & remixed OER
The yellow hornbill shown left is one of
four varieties of hornbills common across
sub-Saharan Africa. The other varieties are
the grey- and red- hornbills and the much
larger ground hornbill.
As the name suggests, the large horny bill
is the key characteristic of the species.
What does this suggest about their typical
diet?
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Citation: John Doe 2012, Photo: Tony Mays 2011
9. OER has the Potential to …
Increase availability of high quality, relevant and need-targeted
learning materials
Reduce the cost of accessing educational materials
Allow adaptation of materials and possibly contribute to enabling
learners to be active participants in educational processes
Support collaborative partnership of people working in
communities of practice, across & within institutions
Build capacity in African higher education institutions by providing
educators with access, at low or no cost, to the tools and content
required to produce high quality educational materials.
14. Best Practices for Attribution:
✓ Title
✓ Author
✓ Source – Link to work
✓ License – Name + Link
House of Knowledge Variation1
by Adrien Sifre CC BY-NC-ND
Adapted from Glenda Cox (2017)
Using an OER:
Licensing my own OER:
Licensing your work is easy - no
registration is required.
You simply add a notice stating the
licence under which your work may
be reused: ( e.g. CC BY etc.)
Here’s how you do that →
Demonstration
16. OER Repositories & Open Platforms
Creative Commons Search
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Repositories)
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
OER Africa
Open UCT
Caution! You can only use Resources from these platforms if they show CC Licences
► YouTube (videos)
► SlideShare (presentations)
► Flickr (images)
18. What makes
a good OER?
Adapted from:
Open University UK,
Open Learn Creating OER
OER
Findable
Clearly
Described
Clearly
Licenced
Trusted
Source
Easily
modified
Free-
standing
Copyright-
free
Recommended
Imperfect?
No problem!
19. Quality? How to evaluate an OER
Criteria
Do they
meet the
criteria?
(YES, NO,
Partially)
Issues for adapting
Appropriate
content
How closely does the content match:
● your course objectives / activity learning outcomes
● the needs of your students * less close match = more adaptation
Local context ● What changes (if any) will be needed in order to reflect local concepts, terminology and
ways of doing things?
● Are there any topics that need to be included?
Up-to-date How up-to-date are the materials you want to adapt?
How long will it be before your materials needs updating?
Accurate and
authoritative
Too many inaccuracies means more adaptation.
Does the OER match subject matter expertise at the right level in your discipline?
Prior knowledge
or skills
If the prior knowledge assumed is more than your learners will have, then you may need to
produce a pre-course supplement to bring your learners up to the starting point of the course.
Appropriate
Language Level
For example, is the vocabulary appropriate and are the sentences not too long or complex? If you
will need to translate the text, will this present any special problems?
Learning Activity If the activities are few or of poor quality, you will have to create new ones.
20. Thank You
for your time and attention.
QUESTIONS?
BRENDA MALLINSON
brenda.mallinson@gmail.com
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/brenda6
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License