Sarita Kumar, Charu K Gupta and Savithri Singh

1. Sarita Kumar, Charu K Gupta and Savithri Singh
Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi)
New Delhi, India
saritakumar@andc.du.ac.in
OER Adoption by University of Delhi,
India: Student’s Readiness and
Acceptance
OEGlobalConference2017
Cape Town, March 8-10, 2017

2. My Journey …Key Milestones
 2006 - Introduced to OER Philosophy (Wiki)
 Workshops & Conference
 2008 - Organized First OER Workshop at our Institute
 Till date - Multiple Workshops to Build Awareness
 2012 – Organized International Conference on ‘Open
Paradigms in Education’
 Publications
 Two research papers
 Four conference publications on Open Education
 Published 15 e-chapters under CC license
 Two Chapters in e-books
 Projects
 Local Coordinator in ROER4D Sub project-2 (2015-16)
 Developing e-Museum for students of Biological Sciences

3. National Programme on
Technology Enhanced Learning
National Science Digital
Library (NSDL)
National Mission on Education through
Information and Communication
Technology (NME-ICT)
Current Status - India
●
Content development efforts by Government and
various Universities

4.  A centralized University located in the
Capital of India
 One of the premiere Universities -
comprising 82 Colleges and Departments
 Approximately 3,00,000 students pursue
their career
 Caters to students from diverse cultural and
economic backgrounds
 Ventured into developing OER in 2012
University of Delhi

5.  Content published on the Virtual Learning
Environment (http://vle.du.ac.in/)
 Lessons/materials developed by highly qualified
and competent faculty
 Contents regularly edited and reviewed,
primarily by discipline-expert Fellows
 Several levels of rigorous peer reviewing and
academic vetting to ensure quality and
standardization
 Also contains multimedia repository in form of
audio, video/short films to expose students to new
technologies in pedagogy
Virtual Learning Environment - DU

6. OERonUniversityofDelhiWebsite

7. OER on University of Delhi Website

8. Exemplar shift in curriculum with augmented
tenure of study
Combining knowledge with interactive
learning
Provides link to other websites for extended
learning
Cultivate taste for opening up and sharing
thoughts and ideas
Develop qualities for autonomous learning
Why OER?

9.  Is it just there? … very low assess !!!
 Why? We need to…
 Gauge the awareness of Contents existence
 Recognize reasons of low access of content
 Understand Student concerns
 Address issues being faced by learners
 So what did we do:
Student Interviews across University
Usability and Accessibility of OER?

11. Students unaware of the content uploaded
Hesitant of the new technology and
concept of blended learning
Limited infrastructure in undergraduate
colleges of the University of Delhi
Student’s Interview….

12. Need for Detailed
Survey
Understanding and
addressing issues &
Concerns
Awareness of Created
Content
Logical Next Step….

13. • Transition/
Transformation
in Indian
education
system
Impact
• Student’s
perception,
readiness and
acceptance
Usability
• Challenges
involved in
implementatio
n and adoption
Policies
The Study….Survey
OER adoption by University of Delhi

14. Sent to students of different streams, region and religion
Data collected, compiled & analysed to comprehend/evaluate
views, issues, readiness / acceptance
PreparedinGoogledoc
https://docs.google.com/a/andc.du.ac.in/forms/d/1hNa7F6kvi1MWc3
Discussionsintheclass
Online survey through structured questionnaire
Methodology…

15. Two
sections
Section A –
11 Questions
Profile,
background,
willingness
Facilities at
institute,
digital
proficiency
Section B –
16 Questions
Awareness,
extent of
use
Issues,
challenges
to adopt
Questionnaire..
OER adoption by University of Delhi

16. Gender
Stream of Study
Respondents’ Profile

17. Infrastructure in Institutes

18. Student’s Perception: Preference of Faculty
Traditional Methods
Blended Learning

19. Student’s Perception
Motivation of teachers towards putting efforts
into e-learning

20. Prefer Traditional
mode of teaching
Reservations for
e-learning
Highly motivated
to adopt e-
learning
Putting efforts
Blended
learning as
inclusive &
Effective
learning
Student’s Perception
Preferred Mode of Teaching

21. Digital Proficiency
Web Access by Students
Preferred Device

22. Refer to educational
content on web
Advised by Faculty
Access of Educational Content
Majority answered
Wikipedia
Lack of teacher’s
mentoring & motivation

23. Licenses
OER
Awareness Among Students

24. 31.3% No idea 16.7% - Register 8.3% - Part access
Only 39.6% - aware about philosophy of OER
Awareness about OER among Students

25. Difficulties in OER adoption
Survey Tool
Strongly
agree (%)
Agree
(%)
Somewhat
agree (%)
Disagree
(%)
Can’t Say
(%)
Lack of computer literacy 1.0 11.5 6.3 74.0 7.3
Lack/Low Bandwidth of Wi-
Fi facility
11.5 13.5 30.2 38.5 6.3
Poor accessibility to facilities 7.3 15.6 18.8 50.0 8.3
Lack of f2f interaction with
teachers
7.0 16.7 17.7 45.8 12.5
Distraction of time 11.5 20.8 21.9 36.5 9.4
Lack of motivation to learn
new technologies
7.3 9.4 15.6 58.3 9.4
Non-availability of technical
help
7.3 12.5 20.8 51.0 8.3
Involvement of high cost 7.3 13.5 24.0 43.8 11.5
Increasing competitiveness
among peers
6.3 16.7 21.9 38.5 16.7
Lack of faith on technology 2.1 7.3 14.6 62.5 13.5

26. OER - tool for enhancing learning outcomes
Acceptance of the students towards modules
developed by University of Delhi

27. OER – Means of learning through Joy
Acceptance of the students towards modules
developed by University of Delhi

28. Tool
Strongly
agree (%)
Agree
(%)
Somewhat
agree (%)
Disagree
(%)
Can’t
Say (%)
Easy access to facilities
at institution
42.7 35.4 15.6 2.1 4.2
Accessibility to facilities
at home
43.8 38.5 14.6 1.0 2.1
Saves cost 43.8 39.6 10.4 2.1 4.2
Enhances autonomy and
quality of learning
41.7 38.5 17.7 0.0 2.1
Increases accessibility to
education
40.6 46.9 9.4 2.1 1.0
Easy to learn 37.5 40.6 16.7 3.1 2.1
Makes self-sufficient to
learn
38.5 36.5 13.5 6.3 5.2
Willingness in OER adoption by Students

29. Students’ perception about OERs uploaded
on University of Delhi Website
Feature
Strongly
agree (%)
Agree
(%)
Somewhat
agree (%)
Disagree
(%)
Can’t
Say (%)
Extremely useful & authentic source
of information
22.9 42.7 25.0 2.1 7.3
Easy to access & download 25.0 46.9 17.7 1.0 8.3
Impressively presented 19.8 53.1 17.7 2.1 7.3
Lucid language, easy to comprehend 24.0 50.0 18.8 0.0 7.3
Texts of high academic quality 13.5 53.1 25.0 1.0 7.3
Attractive layout and good graphics 17.7 50.0 19.8 5.2 7.3
Supplemented with Multimedia 16.7 49.0 22.9 4.2 7.3
Adequate Assessment questions 15.6 41.7 28.1 5.2 9.4
Additional information adequate 18.8 44.8 26.0 1.0 9.4
Links to other websites provided for
extra information
17.7 52.1 21.9 2.1 6.3
Accessible on a variety of devices 24.0 47.9 19.8 2.1 6.3

30.  Useful one-stop resource - includes all information
 Enables to learn at a place & time of choice
 Enhances knowledge & understanding
 Provides useful links to other web-based learning
resources
 Assessments & tests posted useful way of checking
understanding
 Can download presentations/ notes related to lectures
for better understanding
 Can easily prepare assignments by copying material
available online
Students Opinion: OER Learning Tool

31. Students’ Recommendations:
Enhance OER effectiveness
Effective implementation of E-learning to achieve its objective
as - qualitative & effective learning method
Awareness of students about existence of these resources for
effective use
Address issues & design effective online programme for
students and faculty
Adequate infrastructure with high bandwidth to make the
resources accessible
Concise, crisp resources covering complete curriculum;
supplemented with easy to understand text & interactive
videos
Virtual lectures on all Curriculum topics with possibility of
interaction with faculty

32. Outcome of the study…
Need to recognize the importance of assessing readiness of
organizations, teachers and learners to adopt e-learning style -
continued survey
Effective implementation demands more groundwork – facilities
and infrastructure
Students may not be completely prepared and need enough time
to adopt new technologies – awareness programs
E-learning should be seen as supplement and not replacement to
the traditional learning methods - blending learning

33. Future study…
 Collection of more data from different
Universities and Institutes throughout India
 Analysis using statistical tools
 Understand the obstacles in policy
implementation
 Address the issues in adopting OER by
organizing awareness programs for students
as well as faculty

34. Suggestions &
Inputs