scholarly journals Open Educational Resources in History: A State-of-the Field Essay

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Katherine Foshko Tsan
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Modules ◽  
State Of The Field

History practitioners are making steady progress adopting, adapting and creating open educational resources. However, most historians do not have a holistic view of the materials that exist in the open sphere due to poor discoverability and professional standards that still hamper their uptake. This state-of-the-field article discusses the challenges and opportunities of engaging with history OERs as divided into three categories: 1) textbooks and teaching modules, 2) informational websites and interactive experiences, and 3) digital tools for collaborative research. The flexibility and adaptability of these resources, afforded by their open licenses, are key points in their prospects for longevity and enduring benefit for the practice of history. The author concludes that, while more work remains to be done by administrators, librarians and pedagogy specialists around building awareness of open history, the digital revolution and changing attitudes towards collaborative scholarship lead to greater possibilities for this field.

Sharing higher education learning and teaching resources in art, design and media

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Stephen Mallinder ◽  
Debbie Flint
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Art Design ◽  
The Uk

Wider social, cultural and technological changes are precipitating transformations in higher education. There is increasing need for universities and specialist colleges to operate effectively in a global online environment. The development of accessible and re-usable online teaching and learning materials has provided challenges to staff and institutions. This article explores aspects of the UK Open Educational Resources Programme and, in particular, the Art Design and Media Open Educational Resources (ADM-OER) Project which has sought to examine the processes, challenges and opportunities open educational resources (OERs) present to these ‘creative’ disciplines. Part of the project has explored art, design and media tutors’ perceptions of the shift to ‘teaching in public’ and we share some preliminary findings.

scholarly journals How to create Open Educational Resources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Molepo
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

A practical step by step guide on how to create Open Educational Resources from the perspective of the librarian. Presentation was given to staff members on 20 November 2020 at 11:00am via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Explore different strategies and examples of creating your OERs in four steps. Notice the challenges and opportunities.

Wikis as Open Educational Resources in Higher Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Benjamin Kehrwald ◽  
P. A. Danaher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Wiki Technology ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Points Of View

Open wikis such as WikiEducator (WE) (http://www.wikieducator.org/Main_Page) lie at the intersection of two significant applications of learning technology: open educational resources (OERs), which are freely available materials that can be shared, modified, adapted, and reused in diverse learning contexts; and collaborative authoring environments. This chapter presents a case study of the use of open wikis in a single online postgraduate course in the College of Education at Massey University (New Zealand). The case discussion includes an illustration of the use of open wiki technology at WikiEducator within the course from two different points of view: the use of wikis as a presentation tool by the course teaching staff; and as a production tool by learners seeking to create OERs as part of an instructional design project. The chapter also links the challenges and opportunities associated with these points of view to wider possibilities and pressures attending the terrain in which contemporary higher education is situated.

Challenges and Opportunities in International Partnerships in Rehabilitation Counselling: An Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Na Lor ◽  
Wei-Mo Tu ◽  
David Rosenthal ◽  
Chen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
International Partnerships ◽  
Linguistic Differences ◽  
Faculty Mobility ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Common ◽  
Faculty And Administrators

We provide a comparative case study of rehabilitation counselling across the U.S., Japan and Taiwan focusing on the common challenges facing international constituents in the field. Through interviews with students, faculty and administrators from each of the respective countries, we use thematic coding analysis to identify key points of tension. Emergent themes comprise (a) systemic challenges, (b) student and faculty mobility, (c) cultural and linguistic differences and (d) lack of sustainable international leadership. We further discuss mitigation of these recurrent challenges and conclude collaborative research, student exchange and institutional partnerships may advance teaching, research and service scholarship of rehabilitation counselling programs, and, in turn, enhance the lives of people with chronic illness and disability worldwide.

scholarly journals Open Educational Resources: Challenges and Opportunities in Indian Primary Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janani Ganapathi
Keyword(s):  
Developing Nations ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Higher Education Outcomes ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Education is a fundamental human right, yet one fifth of the world’s population lives with poor literacy. India is home to the largest number of illiterate people, with infrastructural, cultural, and socio-economic factors hindering equitable access to quality education. Due to the rapidly growing technology and Internet usage in the country, open educational resources (OER) are increasingly being used as a vital tool to help transcend barriers to child literacy, also aiding in educational attainment. While an array of scholarly works provides evidence of the potential in OER to influence higher education outcomes in developing nations, academic analysis of their impact on primary level education attainment has been minimal. This paper retrieve lessons from three children’s content providing organizations to understand the opportunities and challenges of OER in primary-level education in developing nations with similar cultural, infrastructural, and socio-economic issues. While the findings of this study suggest that the use of OER allows for greater distribution and scale across different cultural and linguistic settings, particularly in rural and remote regions, they also warn against the adaptation and pedagogical barriers of OER into societies where traditional modes of education are established and trusted.

scholarly journals How to create Open Educational Resources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Molepo
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

A practical step by step guide on how to create Open Educational Resources from the perspective of the librarian. Presentation was given to staff members on 20 November 2020 at 11:00am via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Explore different strategies and examples of creating your OERs in four steps. Notice the challenges and opportunities.

scholarly journals Mainstreaming Open Textbooks: Educator Perspectives on the Impact of OpenStax College open textbooks

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Educator Perspectives ◽  
Open Textbooks ◽  
The Impact

<p>This paper presents the results of collaborative research between OpenStax College, who have published 16 open textbooks to date, and the OER Research Hub, a Hewlett funded open research project examining the impact of open educational resources (OER) on learning and teaching.  The paper focuses primarily on the results of two surveys that were conducted with educators during 2013 and 2014/2015. These surveys focused on use and perceptions of OER and OpenStax College materials, financial savings and perceptions of impact on both educators and students.  This paper reports on the research findings related to the impact of OER on educator practice and make a series of specific recommendations based on these findings. </p>

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