How can tutors in Community Learning settings work most effectively to

source, adapt and adopt existing Open Educational Resources to enrich their

own delivery?

Working with Community Educators to find the OEP 'light bulb' moments.

Alastair Clark

Making More of Open Educational Resources

MMOER

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MMOER

Aim

• To undertake a collaborative action research with adult tutors to explore the most effective ways of making use of open educational resources.

Context

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MMOER

Map Copyright Open Street Map CC – BY- SA

City of Derby

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1923.

The research question

How can tutors in Community Learning settings work most

effectively to source, adapt and adopt existing Open Educational Resources

to enrich their own delivery?

Sub questions:

How can collaboration aid content search?

How far do tutors currently have skills required for adaptation?

Which platforms are most effective for aggregation and presentation of resources?

The project

Email invitation

F2F

17 February

TASK Collect two

OERs

XTLearnPartner

OER4USForum

F2F

17 March

How much time will I have to commit?

• 1) initial half day meeting (17 Feb)

• 2) online research in your own time (minimum 2 hours but you may wish to do more)

• 3) participation in online forum

• 4) face-to-face review meeting (17 March)

2.5 hrs

2.5 hrs

2 hrs

?

February – March 2015

• 11 initial volunteer participants • 8 completed the initial survey• 7 completed the final survey

• 9 completed collections

Meet the participants

Mutual support

Not a competition

We want to build understanding

Our way of working

Respect / Anonymity

Task in 2 hours

Create a collection of 2 resources:

at least one resource that you will use as it is

at least one resource that you amend.

A short description of what you did and how you did it.

Rod Paley

ResourcesCollected and used

unchangedAdapted New resources created

48 6 5

Motivation

Motivation for taking part (before)

Develop knowledge to cascade to others in the

service

Raise profile of mobile learning

and use it it more in teaching

Because my Curriculum

Manager asked me to :-)

Part of CPD

I didn't tick the "I am just curious" at all because there's no just about it - I AM curious and want to be a

part in moving this forward. I think that OERs are a positive way forward for education, empowering

tutors/teachers, other professions, and learners to work collaboratively and for the common good.

Motivation for taking part (after)

Educate myself on using OERS

Consolidate and enhance existing skills/knowledge.

Deepen understanding. Work collaboratively

with likeminded peers.

I like the idea of sharing.

We should share more

Engagement with OERs

before and after project

I had never heard of OERs

I have heard of OER but never used them

I have looked at few OERs but used them very little.

I used OERs quite a lot but have never tried changing anything.

I have used and adapted OERs

I have licensed material I have made myself as OER

0 1 2 3 4 5

Before

Which of these statements best describes your knowledge and experience of Open Educational Resources (OER) ?

Before MMOER

I had never heard of OERs

I have heard of OER but never used them

I have looked at few OERs but used them very little.

I used OERs quite a lot but have never tried changing anything.

I have used and adapted OERs

I have licensed material I have made myself as OER

0 1 2 3 4 5

After

Before

Which of these statements best describes your knowledge and experience of Open Educational Resources (OER) ?

Compare before and after MMOER

I understand what is meant by an Open Educational Resource. 7

I understand the meaning of the elements of a Creative Commons Licence. 4I know how to search specifically for Open Educational Resources 6

I am able to make simple adaptations to openly licensed resources that I have found. 5

I know how to add a Creative Commons licence to a resource that I create. 2

N=7

Self assessed competence, after MMOER

The wider picture

Findings• It was clear that understanding of the distinction between free and

open is very patchy.• Many (but not all) participants had heard of OERs prior to the project

but self-reported levels of engagement rose after the intervention. • The project evidenced enthusiasm for identification of quality

stimulating materials to inspire learners• Primary focus is on collection for use with their learners rather than

adaptation or sharing of content created. • A minority of participants create or adapt materials to share with

others• There was initially a lack of understanding of the operation of Creative

Commons licences and distinction between IPR and usage rights.

Sub Question 1 How can collaboration aid content search?

Sub Question 2

How far do tutors currently have skills required for adaptation?

Sub Question 3

Which platforms are most effective for aggregation and presentation of resources?

How can tutors in Community Learning settings work most effectively to source adapt and adopt existing

Open Educational Resources to enrich their own delivery?

• The recurring answer to this question in questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussion was to use subject networks at Derby to introduce the concept and offer support in practice through the E Learning support team.

The challenge

• Stronger appetite for free than open• Limited time• Patchy online connectivity

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