Kabul OER presentation 2

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Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OERs) Gabi Witthaus (Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester) www.tinyurl.com/kabul-oer2 European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning UNIQUe Award Learning Technologist of the Year 2009: Team Award Beyond Distance RESEARCH ALLIANCE

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OER presentation for Kabul academics, hosted by the British Council in Kabul, 24 Feb 2011

Transcript of Kabul OER presentation 2

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Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OERs)

Gabi Witthaus (Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester)

www.tinyurl.com/kabul-oer2

European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning UNIQUe Award

Learning Technologist ofthe Year 2009: Team Award

Beyond Distance RESEARCH ALLIANCE

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Where I am coming from…

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Beyond Distance Research Alliance

www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance

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Where do you get your teaching materials from?

A.I write them myselfB.My students buy a text bookC.I find materials on the Internet for my studentsD.Other

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Answer on a scale of 0-3

A. How well do your existing materials cover the syllabus?

B. How suitable are your materials for your students?

C. Do your materials encourage your students to think critically?

D. Do your materials help your students to develop good study skills?

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0= Not at all1= A little2= Enough3= Very well

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What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)?

Digitised materials offered freely

and openly for educators,

students and self-learners to use

and reuse for teaching, learning

and research.’ (OECD) 5

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OER Search Workshop

7Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/94483995@N00/3759591702/

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Where can I get OERs?• University of Leicester (UK): www.le.ac.uk/oer • Open University (UK): http://openlearn.open.ac.uk • MIT (USA): http://ocw.mit.edu • JorumOpen (UK universities): http://open.jorum.ac.uk• MERLOT (mainly USA institutions): www.merlot.org • OER Commons (global): www.oercommons.org • iTunes U (global multimedia repository):

www.apple.com/education/itunes-u• University of Cape Town (for Geology OER sites) http://

libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=64392&sid=546452

8… and many others…

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University of Leicester Repository

9www.le.ac.uk/oer

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Open University Repository

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http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

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MIT Repository (USA)

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http://ocw.mit.edu

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JorumOpen: for all UK OERs

12http://open.jorum.ac.uk

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OER Commons: for OERs from global sources

13www.oercommons.org

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iTunes U for multimedia OERs from global sources

14www.apple.com/education/itunes-u

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OER Search: Some tips1. Try different OER repositories & aggregators.2. Identify your search terms. 3. Note that some smaller repositories do not

have search box – you can only browse.4. Try out ‘advanced search’ where offered. You

may be able to search using “…”5. Modify your search terms if necessary.6. Scan the list of results from your search

before opening items.

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Browsing potentially useful OERs: Some tips

1. Check OER format – is it text (MS Word, RTF, PDF), audio (MP3, WAV), video (MP4) or flash animation? Make sure it’s what you want.

2. See if you have the option to ‘view OER’ before downloading. This can save time.

3. To see the whole OER, see if there is a ‘print version’.

4. Check the OER licence. What are you allowed to do with this OER?

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How can I be sure about the quality of OERs?

Think about:• Institutional reputation and expertise in a

given discipline or subject• Author’s profile and expertise in a given

subject area • Also see if there are any ratings available on

the OER site• Check date of publication – not too long ago

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OER Review: Some tips1. How well does the resource align with the

content, skills and outcomes of your course?2. What changes do you need to make to the

OER (e.g. Translation? Simplifying? Removing sections? Adding your own sections?)

3. Do you have the time and the resources to make those changes?

4. How can you collaborate with colleagues on OERs?

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Where did the money come from for these repositories?

• Some institutions pay for OERs themselves – good marketing

• Large foundations (e.g. Hewlett Foundation)• Government-funded: many UK OER projects

funded by JISC and Higher Education Academy

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20www.le.ac.uk/otter www.le.ac.uk/ostrich

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What am I allowed to do with OERs?

22www.creativecommons.org

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Answer on a scale of 0-3

A. Did you find any OERs that you can use in your teaching?

B. Will you spend further time searching for OERs?C. Would you like to make OERs yourself?D. Do you think students could benefit from OERs

without the help of their teachers?E. Will you change anything in your teaching as a

result of this workshop?

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0= No.1= Maybe.2= Yes.3= Yes, definitely!

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What kinds of problems do you think OERs might create for you?

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What kinds of problems do you think OERs might solve for you?

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Evaluation

1. Today I learned…2. Today I liked…3. Today’s session could have been

improved by…4. Other comments:

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Contact

Gabi Witthaus

Beyond Distance Research Alliance

www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +44-116-252-5745

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Questions?

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