giving credit for oer-based learning? results of the oertest project

RESULTS OF THEPROJECT

GIVING CREDIT FOR OER-BASED LEARNING

EAIE Annual Conference, 2012, Dublin

Anne-Christin Tannhäuser, Scienter

THE «CONTEXT»

OER & OCW

very useful supplementary materials for existing students and informal learners

BUT

Needs of learners wishing to have formal, transferable recognition of their knowledge & skills not addressed

Full potential of OERs not reached

Our objective

To evaluate the feasibility

of assessment and certification

of learning based solely

on OER/OCW

by traditional and open

universities in Europe

University of Granada

Open University of Catalonia

University of Edinburgh

OERTEST – WHAT WERE OUR ACTIVITIES?

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Expert Pool Partner Universities

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

European Task Force

WHAT DID WE FIND OUT? – SELECTED RESULTS

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

European Task Force

What kind of OER?- Structured, entire set of

resources, stand-alone modules

- Suitable for independent study, with little-to-no tutor intervention

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

European Task Force

Shared Tool/Guidelines Use normal academic

and quality processes Change needs to be

incremental

What kind of OER?- Structured, entire set of

resources, stand-alone modules

- Suitable for independent study, with little-to-no tutor intervention

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

European Task Force

Shared Tool/Guidelines Use normal academic

and quality processes Change needs to be

incremental

What kind of OER?- Structured, entire set of

resources, stand-alone modules

- Suitable for independent study, with little-to-no tutor intervention

Assessment and Certification by who?

Provision Learning

ResourcesAssessment Certification

of LO

«Traditional» Educational Provision

Provision Learning

ResourcesAssessment Certification

of LO

OER-based Educational Provision

«Unbundled»

Factors of unbundled educational provision

Status of the learner

Registered HEI student vs

working professionals or other learners

Relation to the involved OER provider

HEI partners with existing agreement vs

without existing agreement/unknown organisations

OER «Traditional»

«Award credits to your own students»

OER «Erasmus»

«Use procedures as in your student exchange programmes»

«OER Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)»

«U1 assessment and/or recognition follows the procedure as awarding credits based on informal learning»

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Guidelines«Transparency

and Quality Tool for Recognizing

OER-based learning»

Feasibility Study

Expert Pool Partner Universities

European Task Force

Guidelines for Recognizing OER-based learningGOAL• For use by staff within HEIs• Create Transparency• Create Trust• Aid portability

• Based on existing tools and practices (ECTS, Diploma Supplement)

Information from OER provider

(HEI)

Information from learner

Information from assessing/certifying

institution

• Applied Quality Procedures• Estimated Hours of Workload• Learning Outcomes described (Knowledge, Skills,

Competences)• Learning activities required by the learner• Certification options

Information from OER provider

(HEI)

Information from learner

Information from assessing/certifying

institution

• General personal information• Period in which study occurred• Information about the learning activities + evidence

source (e.g. PORTFOLIO)

Information from OER provider

(HEI)

Information from learner

Information from assessing/certifying

institution

• Assessment Components (form)• Which LO were verified?• Quality Control Procedures for Assessment

• Equivalence of certification to ? within institution• Position of certification within qualification framework• Grading scheme (pass/fail, numerical)

Information from OER provider

(HEI)

Information from learner

Information from assessing/certifying

institution

Is this approach towards assessment/certification of OER-based learning considered feasible?

Is this approach towards assessment/certification of OER-based learning considered feasible?

Focus groups Interviews

• Senior management• Administration• Student registration offices• Financial experts

1University senior staff generally open & positive to the concept of assessing & accrediting OER-based learning

• Aware of the current value of OER/OCW

1University senior staff generally open & positive to the concept of assessing & accrediting OER-based learning

• Aware of the current value of OER/OCW

Philanthropic missionNew learning pathwaysInnovationMarketing, Increased visibility

2Three scenarios are considered feasible

• OER traditional

• OER ERASMUS

• OER prior learning

Different universities preferred different scenarios

2Three scenarios were generally considered feasible

• OER traditional

• OER ERASMUS

• OER prior learning

Interviewees from different universities different preferences

Collaborative agreements between universities likely to be the most productive approach = TASK FORCE

3OER are not systematically offered as requested by the learning passport

• Loosely structured – OER but not Open Course Ware

• Information on assessment methods or learning outcomes typically not included

4Prior learning assessment is expensive (credentialisation less)

Simple automated assessments as cheaper solution?

• Recent approaches to assessment

• Reduced role of HEIs to „resource providers“ & „assessment delivery“

5European Task Force

• Trialling the assessment of OER-based learning outcomes

• Trialling awarding credit for OER-based learning outcomes

• And not less importantly: share experiences on the two

Learn more: http://www.oer-europe.net/

Share your thoughts: #OERtest

Join the task force: http://www.oer-europe.net/eoi/form

Thank you!

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Credits to

-team