Presentation of eQNet to LRE subcommittee october 11, 2011

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Learning Resource Exchange-eQNet

Project Update

Recent Tasks for eQNet

• Applying TW criteria to evaluate LRE resources– Voting on TW or non-TW– Indicating which criteria apply

• Gathering feedback on criteria from a variety of teachers (expert and non-expert) using questionnaires

• Gathering feedback from eQNet teachers on their experiences with digital resources in discussion forums

• Addressing the need for clear information on copyright and IPR issues for educators

• Following Achieve, Inc. – U.S. Common Core Standards/Quality rubrics

• http://www.achieve.org/files/AchieveOERRubrics.pdf

http://www.achieve.org/files/AchieveOERRubrics.pdf

http://www.achieve.org/files/AchieveOERRubrics.pdf

eQNet Task Results from Summer 2011

• Teachers recommended TW collections• LRE reviewed the collections• LRE Harvested collections when possible• TW resources recommended by teachers in

LRE: http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/travelwell-all

• Resulting in high quality collections in the LRE

http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/travelwell-all

http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/travelwell-all

New Collection # Type of Resources

Animovaná Fyzika, Czech Rep.

26 Animations – Physics- Everyday Machine

Arcademic Skill Builders, USA

41 Animated multi-player math games for primary and lower secondary

DNA Learning Center, USA

84 Animations on various aspects of genetics and history of genetics (in 5 languages)

Freesound, Multi-national

115,879

Sound samples with open licenses – music, animals, city sounds free to remix and share

GeoGebra, Austria 256 Algebra/Geometry applets created by teachers. Swedish, Finnish, English, etc. Many more available.


Khan Academy, USA 1921 Popular video tutorials on math and other subjects with practice sets

Learn English Kids, British Council, UK

463 Animations, worksheets, songs, for younger children learning English – instructions in 4 languages

NeoK12, USA 18 Videos, worksheets and games reviewed by teachers and organized by teaching subject – more on the way.

NLVM, USA 382 interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction. Available in 4 languages

Nobel Prize Games, Sweden 30 Interactive games on topics awarded Nobel Prizes


PhET, USA 100 Physics simulations in more than 20 languages

Physics Animations 55 Animations in 4 languages demonstrating concepts in physics.

Physics and Chemistry Videos, U. of Nottingham, UK)

288 Videos demonstrating physics and chemistry topics. Some are available with Portuguese subtitles.

School History, UK 105 Teacher created animated assessments on various aspects of history taught in school. Software to make the quiz yourself also freely available.

Wolfram, Multi-national 2972 Open-code user submitted resources using dynamic computation to illuminate complex concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, etc.

Criteria and examples of resources that Travel Well

1. Trans-national topicsThe resource addresses curriculum topics that could be considered trans-national. For

example, teaching 'geometric shapes' or 'the parts of the cell' are usually covered in every national curriculum, but teaching the folklore of a very specific region is not. It can also be a resource well suited for use in multi-disciplinary or cross-curricular contexts.

Example from evaluation task (multiple votes): http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/resource-details?resourceId=144272

2. Knowledge of a specific language is not needed (language independence)The resource is not text heavy and does not require translation to be understood and/or

the resource may be available in various language versions. For example, this might be a video where the narrative can be turned off, or it employs icons, images, animations, maps, etc. making its contents understandable for everyone.


http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/resource-details?resourceId=144272


Criteria and examples of resources that Travel Well

3. Stored as a file type that is usable with generally available softwareThe resource can be used in any environment (online and off-line) and

runs on multiple platforms (also hand-held, IWB).Example from evaluation task (multiple votes):


4. Methodological support for teachers is not neededSubject teachers can easily recognize how this resource meets their

curriculum requirements or how this resource could be used in a teaching scenario without further instructions.






Criteria for Digital Learning Object Quality

5. Intuitive and easy to useThe resource is intuitive to use in the sense that it has a user-friendly

interface and is easy to navigate for both teachers and students without having to read or translate complex operating instructions.

Example: http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/resource-details?resourceId=226799

6. Interactivity with no possibility of feedbackInteractive, sometimes customisable, learning activities that do not provide

evaluative feedback in response to user actions. This kind of resource invites or requires a significant degree of user input or engagement, other than just reading something on a page and responding to it. An example would be a geometric 3D shape that can be moved and turned.






Criteria for Digital Learning Object Quality

7. Interactivity with possibility of immediate feedbackInteractive, sometimes customisable, learning activities, that provide evaluative

feedback. Forms of feedback can be simple or complex. Simple forms can be feedback on correct or incorrect answers in a drill/practice scenario. Complex forms can be lab activities that produce different results depending on user actions or hints to help learners complete tasks successfully.


8. Clear license statusThe user can easily find information about the rights to use this resource. The license

information is understandable for a typical user.Example: http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/resource-details?resourceId=20072Most problematic criteria. Most teachers were unable to apply this criteria in a

consistent way.



LRE Content Providers

APERTUS; 140

BMUKK; 73

DGIDC; 111

Educatio; 42

FNBE; 241

FWU; 147

INDIRE; 186

ITC; 49

RVP; 95

SKOLVERKET; 64 TLF; 103

Number of Resources Evaluated per Provider = 1251 22 eQnet Teachers

Total of 1545 Votes from Teachers on LRE Resources

Travels Well41%

Does not Travel59%

Voting Results

LRE Reporting to Providers

• Current task has generated data • Each provider evaluated will receive reports

– Total Travel Well– Which criteria

• Discussion of future plans for content quality

Number of Votes Per Criteria

Criteria 1: Trans-Na-tional Topic; 270

Criteria 2: Language Neutral; 126

Criteria 3: Software Neutral; 131

Criteria 4: Methodological Support Un-necessary; 373

Criteria 5: Intuititive and Easy to use; 227

Criteria 6: Interactive without Feedback; 51

Criteria 7: Interactive with Feedback; 87

Criteria 8: Clear License Status; 63

Number of Votes without Image Dominated Collections (INDIRE and FNBE)

Criteria 1: Trans-Na-tional Topic; 250

Criteria 2: Language Neutral; 120

Criteria 3: Software Neutral; 125Criteria 4: Methodological Support Un-

necessary; 146

Criteria 5: Intuititive and Easy to use; 214

Criteria 6: Interactive without Feedback; 40

Criteria 7: Interactive with Feedback; 61

Criteria 8: Clear License Status; 58

Presentation of eQNet to LRE subcommittee october 11, 2011

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