scholarly journals Web Strategies for the Curation and Discovery of Open Educational Resources

Open Praxis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivien Rolfe
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
The Uk

For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009–2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life science open educational resources (OER) was based on the utilisation of the WordPress.org blogging platform and search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to curate content and widen discovery.This paper outlines the approaches taken and tools used at the time, and reflects upon the effectiveness of web strategies several years post-funding. The paper concludes that using WordPress.org as a platform for sharing and curating OER, and the adoption of a pragmatic approach to SEO, offers cheap and simple ways for small-scale open education projects to be effective and sustainable.

scholarly journals Open Educational Resources in Canada 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory McGreal ◽  
Terry Anderson ◽  
Dianne Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Paris Declaration ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Council Of Ministers ◽  
Education Initiatives

<p class="Abstract">Canada’s important areas of expertise in open educational resources (OER) are beginning to be built upon or replicated more broadly in all education and training sectors. This paper provides an overview of the state of the art in OER initiatives and open higher education in general in Canada, providing insights into what is happening nationally and provincially. There are growing examples of OER initiatives from several Canadian institutions offering free courses to Canadians and international learners. National open education initiatives include the federal government's Open Data pilot project and the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada (CMEC) support for the Open Educational Resource Paris Declaration, as well as Creative Commons Canada. Regionally, the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta are supporting OER as part of major open education initiatives.</p>

Barriers, incentives, and benefits of the open educational resources (OER) movement: An exploration into instructor perspectives

First Monday ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena Henderson ◽  
Nathaniel Ostashewski
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Replication Study ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Institutional Policy ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Major Benefit

Open educational resource (OER) barriers, incentives, and benefits are at the forefront of educator and institution interests as global use of OER evolves. Research into OER use, perceptions, costs, and outcomes is becoming more prevalent; however, it is still in its infancy. Understanding barriers to full adoption, administration, and acceptance of OER is paramount to fully supporting its growth and success in education worldwide. The purpose of this research was to replicate and extend Kursun, Cagiltay, and Can’s (2014) Turkish study to include international participants. Kursun, et al. surveyed OpenCourseWare (OCW) faculty on their perceptions of OER barriers, incentives, and benefits. Through replication, these findings provide a glimpse into the reality of the international educators’ perceptions of barriers, incentives, and benefits of OER use to assist in the creation of practical solutions and actions for both policy makers and educators alike. The results of this replication study indicate that barriers to OER include institutional policy, lack of incentives, and a need for more support and education in the creating, using, and sharing of instructional materials. A major benefit to OER identified by educators is the continued collegial atmosphere of sharing and lifelong learning.

scholarly journals The overview of open education development tendencies in Russia and Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
N. G. Sosnina
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Canadian Council ◽  
The Government ◽  
Education Initiatives

The aim of research is to describe the foreign experience of open educational resources implementation in higher education on the example of Canada. The concept of open education in this country requires federal and regional support from the government. Currently, there is a number of initiatives, aimed at maximizing the development of open educational resources. An increasing number of open educational resource initiatives in Canadian universities offer free courses to both Canadians and international students. National open education initiatives include the following projects: “Open Data”, the federal government “pilot” project; support of Canadian Council of Ministers of Education within 2012 Paris Open Educational Resources Declaration; and the Creative Society of Canada. British Columbia and Alberta support open educational resources as a part of the most important open education initiatives at the regional level. However, a number of problems prevent the full development of the open education system.Materials and methods of research include discourse-analysis of domestic and foreign scientific sources, devoted to the problems of open education. The methodological basis is the study of the legal framework of open education, a retrospective analysis of the open education development process in Canadian universities and the analysis of existing open educational projects.The results of the study show that the need to implement the policy of open education imposes new requirements to the process of determining the level of educational programs development and the formation of a unified system of formal credits.Conclusion. The Canadian examination of open educational resources regulates all sectors of education and training in the country. This examination is a review of the results of open education principles implementation at the national and regional levels. The article discusses the features of both regional and foreign projects functioning. The advantages of open educational policy for different segments of the population are described.

scholarly journals Open Educational Resources in E-Learning

Organizacija ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Dinevski ◽  
Samo Fošnarič ◽  
Tanja Arh
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
The Future ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Source Of Information

Open Educational Resources in E-LearningOpen educational resources in e-learning are the future source of information for lifelong learners. Open source and open standards are defined as the basis of the "Open educational resource movement" that is beginning to form on a global level in the last decade. The characteristics of the OS are investigated in the relation to e-Learning, existing and new pedagogical principles and copyright issues. Several good practices, ideas and existing initiatives are presented and the vision of the future of open educational resources is introduced.

scholarly journals How to Fight Fair Use Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: The Experience of One Open Educational Resource

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Weeramuni
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Course Content ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University

At the launch of one of the early online open educational resources (OER) in 2002, the approach to addressing copyright was uncertain. Did the university or the faculty own their material? How would the third-party material be handled? Was all of its use considered fair use under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17, United States Code) because of its educational purpose? Or was permission-seeking necessary for this project to succeed and protect the integrity of faculty and university? For many years, this OER was conservative in its approach to third-party material, avoiding making fair use claims on the theory that it was too risky and difficult to prove in the face of an infringement claim. Additionally, being one of the early projects of its kind, there was fear of becoming a target for ambitious copyright holders wanting to make headlines (and perhaps win lawsuits). It was not until 2009 that the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OpenCourseWare was written by a community of practitioners who believed that if fair use worked for documentary film makers, video creators, and others (including big media), it worked in open education as well. Once this Code was adopted, universities and institutions were able to offer more rich and complete course content to their users than before. This paper explains how it happened at this early open educational resource offering.

scholarly journals Freeing CP: GIS&T and NACIS in the Open Educational Resources Movement

2009 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
David DiBiase
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Geographic Information Science ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Special Case

This article positions higher education in geographic information science and technology (GIS&T), including cartography, in relation to the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. After defining OER and the movement it denotes I compare several initiatives designed to promote free sharing of GIS&T-related educational resources and, in one special case, free provision of graduate education. Finally I consider a justification for conceiving Cartographic Perspectives as an open educational resource, and for freeing it from its current exclusive distribution to NACIS members, subscribers and their patrons.

scholarly journals Eine Frage der Qualität – Qualitätsforderungen an Open Educational Resources in Schule und Hochschule

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (Offenheit in Lehre und Forschung) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Jane Brückner
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Education

Die Nutzung und Bereitstellung von Open Educational Resources (OER) sind mit vergleichsweise hohen Unsicherheiten und Herausforderungen verbunden, die in der deutschen Bildungslandschaft zu einem erhöhten Bedarf an Qualitätsausweis für freie Bildungsmaterialien führen. Die Debatte um diese vermeintlich geringer-wertigen Unterrichtsmaterialien reisst nicht ab und qualitätssuggerierende Entwicklungen begleiten die Nutzung von OER in der Schulpraxis: Verlage und Hochschulen geben cc-lizenziertes Material an die Lehrkräfte in allen Bildungsbereichen, Plattformen für OER versuchen Qualitätsnachweise über Nutzerbewertungen, Bildungsinstitutionen entwerfen Qualitätskriterienmodelle für OER. Bei allen Unternehmungen dem Bedarf an Qualitätssicherung und Qualitätsausweisen nachzukommen, wird vernachlässigt, dass gerade OER und die konsequente Praxis von Open Education die Nutzer als autonome, kreative und kompetente Lehrenden und Lernenden versteht. Vor diesem Hintergrund steht ein kritisches Hinterfragen der aktuellen Implikationen des verwendeten Qualitätsbegriffes aus, sowie des Beteiligtenkreises für den Aushandlungsprozess von OER-Qualität.

scholarly journals Open Education for a Better World: A Mentoring Programme Fostering Design and Reuse of Open Educational Resources for Sustainable Development Goals

Open Praxis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Urbančič ◽  
Anja Polajnar ◽  
Mitja Jermol
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Development Goals

An international online mentoring programme Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) has been developed to unlock the potential of open education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The programme provides an innovative approach to building Open Educational Resources, connecting developers of educational materials with experts volunteering as mentors. The model of the programme has been carefully designed and tested in two subsequent implementations in years 2018 and 2019. Results have proved the model to be useful for building capacities in open education, while producing concrete educational materials with great potential for social impact. Analysis of results has been used to suggest further improvements needed for enabling the program to be used on an even larger scale. The paper presents the development of the OE4BW model, its main characteristics, implementation results and guidelines for the future.

scholarly journals Caring for students in postsecondary open educational resource (OER) and open education initiatives: inviting student participation and voice

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-487
Author(s):  
Merinda McLure ◽  
Caroline Sinkinson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Voice ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Education Movement ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Open Education Movement

Purpose This paper aims to examine librarians’ professional motivations and theoretical perspectives to attend to care and student voice, as they pursue open educational resource (OER) initiatives in higher education. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine OER initiatives that serve as models for their work at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), describe how they have attended to care and student voice in their work to date and reflect on how they hope to continue to do so in their future OER initiatives. Findings The authors find connections between theoretical perspectives for care in education and the values and ethics of both the open education movement and librarianship. They propose that these connections provide a foundation for librarians to align their professional motivations and practices in support of learning. The authors provide examples of OER programming that attend to care and student voice and offer related strategies for practitioners to consider. Originality/value Librarians at many post-secondary institutions provide critical advocacy and support the adoption, adaptation and creation of OER in higher education. Theories of care, values and ethics in the open education movement and librarianship provide a foundation for librarians to attend to care and elevate student voice as they undertake OER advocacy and initiatives.

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