Meeting the needs of disabled students through OER and OEP: insights from the OERH dataset
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Meeting the needs of disabled students through OER and OEP: insights from the OERH dataset
Leigh-Anne Perryman @laperrymanBeatriz de los Arcos @celTatisThe Open University, UK Photo: CC BY Mark Morgan, https://flic.kr/p/eyggPf
Artwork: Rest in Pieces – South Carolina State Library CC-BY-NC
“To promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.”
‘Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others’.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 1.
Photo: Exclusion - Sandphin CC-BY
“… very few nations today have acted to ensure that persons with disabilities are part of [the] technology revolution.”
OERH Survey Data: 7,000+ responses from 175 countries
11.3% of respondents declared a disability
N=6966 Disabled 11.3% Non-Disabled 88.7%
Gender 58% female40.4% male
50% female49% male
Age 21.7% 45-54 years-old 24.5% 25-34 years-old
Educational Qualification 17.9% postgraduate24.7% undergraduate
33.4% postgraduate29.1% undergraduate
Employment status 27.8% full-time15.8% part-time
49.9% full-time16.8% part-time
Sample
Type of disability
Blind/Partially sighted
Deaf / hard of hearing
Speech impediment
Mobility/dexterity impairments
Learning difficulties/disabilities
Neuro-diverse impairments
Mental health problems
Long term illness/ chronic medical condition
4.2%
7.3%
2.3%
18.8%
13.5%
5.4%
22.4%
22.3%
DS Non-DSI have adapted open educational resources to fit my needs 78.6% 79%
I have created open educational resources for study or teaching 26.5% 23.3%
I have created resources myself and published them on an open license 6.6% 7.5%
I have added a resource to a repository 15.8% 15.3%
I have added comments to a repository regarding the quality of a resource 14.3% 14.2%
I have added comments to a repository suggesting ways of using a resource 13.3% 9.5%
Engagement with OER
Photo: Leigh-Anne Perryman CC-BY
Challenges of using OER
Overcoming technology problems when downloading resources*
Knowing where to find resources
Finding resources of sufficiently high quality
Finding resources that are relevant to my local context
Not being skilled enough to edit resources*
Not knowing whether I have permission to use or change a resource
Missing/needing the support of a tutor/teacher to help me
33.7%
48.6%
39.4%
22.7%
16.7%
19.6%
22.7%
27.9%
49.1%
42.5%
26.0%
12.3%
15.8%
18.5%
Non-Disabled Disabled
Disabled Non-Disabled
Increased satisfaction with the learning experience 63.5% 60.5%
Gained confidence 56% 51.2%
Increased independence and self reliance 46.5% 52.1%
Improved grades 30.8% 40.6%
More likely to complete studies 47.5% 47.3%
Increased enthusiasm for future study 64.6% 60.2%
Perceived impact of OER on learning
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• 35.9% of students with a disability report having tried out OER before enrolling to study formally compared with 28.9% of non-disabled students.
• 34.9% of students with a disability say they are more likely to take a paid-for course after using OER compared with 24.9% of non-disabled students.
Next steps…• Look at resource
types being used and any links with specific disabilities
• Involve disabled people in our research through case studies
• Compare experiences of people with different disabilities
• Compare formal students, non-formal learners and educators
Photo: Sign Language – arte.callajero CC-BY-NC-SA
Leigh-Anne Perryman @laperryman [email protected]
Beatriz de los Arcos @celTatis [email protected]
Thank you, CC BY-SA 2.0 by Michael Mandiberg https://flic.kr/p/62NbiE