Developing workflow models
for the creation of sustainable
Open Educational Resources:
OER11 presentation
Gabi 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 Courseware
http://net.educause.
edu/ir/library/pdf/NC
P08067.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/d
ocument.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
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May 2009 to April 2010 as pilot institutional OER project
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Enabled evaluation of systems and processes to support the
release of high-quality OERs at Leicester
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Made use of JorumOpen and the Plone CMS.
OTTER achievements
•
360+ credits’ worth of OERs
•
Promoted Leicester and the UK HE sector globally
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Research evidence on satisfaction and attitudes to OERs
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Put-up take-down guidelines for OERs
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Leicester OER toolkit
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The CORRE framework for turning teaching materials into OERs
•
Much increased awareness of OERs at Leicester and elsewhere
CORRE roles and responsibilities at Leicester
Key
Academic
OER project manager
Copyright administrator/ librarian
Learning Technologist
OER evaluator, editorial board or HoD
When is CORRE used? Examples from Derby and Bath:
Institution
Bath
Derby
Area
New/
existing
CORRE or Adapted
CORRE?
Learning & Teaching
Enhancement Office
Existing
CORRE
Division for Lifelong
Learning
New
Adapted CORRE
Law
Existing
CORRE
Hairdressing
New
Adapted CORRE
Derby - background
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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 Policy
IPR at Bath is complex:
- University owns IP of all
work undertaken by staff;
- Academics own materials
produced for campusbased teaching. BUT …
- … the University owns
materials produced for
distance education.
This leads to DORRE…
The OER University
concept
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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