Course2OER

Robert SchuwerOpen Universiteit (Netherlands)

Agenda

• Roadmap

• Example: course HEM705

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Roadmap

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Activities

1. Determine which learning materials are to be published open

2. Determine which open license to use

3. Rework the learning materials

4. Clear copyrights

5. Add metadata to make learning materials retrievable

6. Publish the learning materials

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1. What to publish open

• Considerations– Policy– Context– Expected effort– Expected cooperation from stakeholders

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2. What open license

• Creative Commons

• Share-Alike or not?

• Commercial or Non-Commercial use allowed?– If so: what does commercial mean?

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3. Rework

• Selfcontained unit

• Instructions for use

• Inventory of copyright issues

• Testing

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4. Clearing copyrights

• Acquire permission from owner

• If not possible / not acquired for a component– Replace by open version or create one

yourself– Determine value of component within the

context: can it be done without the component?

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5. Add metadata

• Title

• Description

• Language

• Keywords

• Role librarian!

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6. Publish OER

• Website institution

• Platform maintained by community– MERLOT, OERCommons, Curriki

• ITunesU

• Youtube

• Provide adequate marketing

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Example: HEM705

Approach for this workshop

• Questions (general and specific)• Inspired by the roadmap, but not strictly followed

all steps• Goal: give you an idea of how to proceed in

these situations• Goal: do-it-yourself and gain some experience• Goal: provide input for plan “how to proceed

after this workshop?”

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Course HEM705

• Human Behaviour in Sickness

• Six modules, five units per module

• PDF-file, no images

• Structure unit: introduction, goals, content, conclusion, summary, Tutor Marked Assignment, References/Further Readings

• Each unit 7-9 pages of text

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General - 1

• Publish it as a whole or in parts?– Effect on the Table of Content– If in parts: add information about the rest of

the course to each part– Should the modules be studied in the order

shown or can a learner choose its own learning path?

• If in parts: should each part be selfcontained?

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General - 2

• Pedagogy: self-directed learning.

• Change this? Why (not)?

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General - 3

• Are there citations from others in the text? If so, how large?

• Images are not present? Add them? Why (not)?• Ideas to add more multimedia or other learning

objects (like you would also do with traditional textbooks)?

• Are there powerpoint sheets available from the current course? Add these? Why (not)?– Be aware: when added, these sheets should undergo

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General - 4

• Do you allow for learners to contact the author directly? Do you provide an alternative for students to ask questions?

• Is registration mandatory for a learner?

• How to proceed when the course is finished?

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Specific - 1

• Page iii: all rights reserved?

• Page iii: First printed 2006. How actual is the text? Should it be actualized?

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Specific - 2

• Page 5: Self Assessment. The answers are provided directly after the questions. Maybe better at the end of the unit?

• Page 5: explanation about the self assessment. This is generic for the whole course. Maybe better to add a study guide in the beginning of each part where the learner is told how to proceed?

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Specific - 3

• Page 8: Tutor marked assignment. How to proceed with this in the open context? (Where are the answers? Which feedback will you provide?)

• Page 8: References. Maybe also add some open sources.

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Specific - 4

• Page 40. At the end of the module: maybe add a self assessment for the whole module (especially adding assignments that cross the borders of each unit)?

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