Roadmap OER

Robert SchuwerFontys University of Applied Sciences

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

2Logan Ingalls http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scrum_task_board.jpg

Tip

• Look for expert support for specific tasks (e.g.

educational technology or copyright clearing).

• Look for collaboration with colleagues to profit of each

other strengths.

• Several collections of background materials are

available

– http://oerafrica.org/understanding-oer/resources-oer

– http://www.oeconsortium.org/resources/toolkits/ (will get a make-over very soon!)

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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Tip

• The website of Creative Commons

(http://creativecommons.org/choose/?lang=en) provides

a neat tool to decide which license is the best use in your

context.

• Useful background documents:

– http://media.lanecc.edu/users/keene-wilsonm/oer/

– http://lanecc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=568436&sid=4686816

3. Rework

• Selfcontained unit

• Instructions for use

• Inventory of copyright issues

• Testing

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Instructions for use

• When: the position in the curriculum

• Who: the characteristics of the target group

• Vision: the educational viewpoint and pedagogical approach

• Topics: what topics are discussed in the learning materials.

• Learning activities: which types of learning activities are expected from the learner.

• Role of the teacher: the role of the teacher using the learning materials

• Time: the study load of the learning materials.

• Assessment: type of assessment assumed for the learning materials.

Tip

• Search engines for OER– http://search.creativecommons.org/

– http://bit.ly/searchOER

• Overview of directories with free images– http://bit.ly/searchImage

– My favorite: http://pixabay.com/

• Lessons from project TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa)– http://oerafrica.org/resource/oer-adaptation-and-reuse-across-

cultural-contexts-sub-saharan-africa-lessons-tessa-teacher

Exercise

• Search for some OER or images using the search

engines

• Discuss the experiences you gained (good or bad)

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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Tip

• OER Copyright and Licensing Toolkit

– http://oerafrica.org/resource/oer-copyright-and-licensing-toolkit

• Checklist for Fair Use

– http://www.lanecc.edu/library/don/checklist.pdf

5. Add metadata

• Improves retrievability

• Elements:

– Title

– Description

– Language

– Keywords

• Role librarian!

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Tip

• The following standards for metadata are commonly

used:

– Dublin Core: http://dublincore.org/

– Learning Object Metadata (LOM): http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/mdv1p3/imsmd_bestv1p3.html

6. Publish OER

• Website institution

• Platform maintained by community

– MERLOT, OERCommons, Curriki

• ITunesU

• Youtube

• Provide adequate marketing

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