Developing workflow models for the creation of sustainable Open Educational Resources: OER11 presentationGabi Witthaus, University of Leicester, Julian Prior, University of Bath, Sam O’Neill, University of Derby, Alejandro Armellini, University of Leicester

Presentation overview

1. Early OER workflow models (Gabi)2. Brief intro to CORRE/ OTTER (Ale)3. CORRE model for converting existing

materials into OERs - Derby (Sam)4. CORRE model – developing OERs from

scratch (Julian)5. Next steps (Ale)

MIT Open CourseWare

MIT OCW workflow

Carchidi, D. & Weeramuni, L. 2008. MIT OpenCourseWare:Copyright in an Open Coursewarehttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NCP08067.pdf

OpenLearn, OU, UK

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

Open University OER Transformation Models

Lane, A., (2006). From Pillar to Post: exploring the issues involved in repurposing distance learning materials for use as Open Educational Resources. Found at: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=9724

• Integrity model: OER is very similar to the original material

• Essence model: Material is transformed by cutting back to essential features and new activities added for interactivity.

• Remix model: Material is used as a starting point but the unit is redesigned for ideal web based delivery.

Open, Transferable and Technology-enabled Educational Resources: the OTTER project

• Funded by JISC and the HE Academy

• May 2009 to April 2010 as pilot institutional OER project

• Enabled evaluation of systems and processes to support the release of high-quality OERs at Leicester

• Made use of JorumOpen and the Plone CMS.

OTTER achievements

• 360+ credits’ worth of OERs

• Promoted Leicester and the UK HE sector globally

• Research evidence on satisfaction and attitudes to OERs

• Put-up take-down guidelines for OERs

• Leicester OER toolkit

• The CORRE framework for turning teaching materials into OERs

• Much increased awareness of OERs at Leicester and elsewhere

CORRE roles and responsibilities at Leicester

KeyAcademicOER project managerCopyright administrator/ librarianLearning TechnologistOER evaluator, editorial board or HoD

Institution Area New/existing

CORRE or Adapted CORRE?

Bath

Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office

Existing CORRE

Division for Lifelong Learning

New Adapted CORRE

Derby

Law Existing CORRE

Hairdressing New Adapted CORRE

When is CORRE used? Examples from Derby and Bath:

Derby - background• University owns the materials.• Centralised team – CORRE very suitable.• A range of subject areas from quarrying to education...• Mainly transformed existing materials.

Derby case study – CORRE for Law

Key (Derby)

Academic

OER project manager

Copyright administrator/ librarian

Learning Technologist

Developer

Bath - background• Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office, Engineering,

Division for Lifelong Learning, Education (100 credits total)• No central OER team at University of Bath• Development of a framework for creating OER ‘from scratch’

Bath – IP PolicyIPR at Bath is complex:

- University owns IP of all work undertaken by staff;- Academics own materials produced for campus-based teaching. BUT …- … the University owns materials produced for distance education.

This leads to DORRE…

http://wikieducator.org/OER_university/About

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/Gabi.Witthaus@le.ac.uk

Alejandro.Armellini@le.ac.uk S.ONeill@derby.ac.ukJ.Prior2@bath.ac.uk

Acknowledgements• Banner derived from Flickr image ‘ostriches closeup’ by matstornberg

licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2.0 generic license.

• Slide 14 contains an image of the University of Bath library which is copyright IDPS University of Bath.

• Slide 15 contains the image ‘Come Friendly Patents’ by psd (Paul Downey) on Flickr, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 generic license.

• Slide 19 (“Thank you”): http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks