Harnessing OER researchIdeas for a new network of producers, users and researchers

Gráinne Conoleg.c.conole@open.ac.uk

13th International IAU conferenceUtrecht University

17th May 2008

Multiple-forms of media representation

Variety of opportunities for interaction

Community build

What has the research told use about the creation and use of

OERs?

How can we harness this to develop better tools and more supportive environments for

OER use?

Focusing on the learner:Learner experience research

Focusing on the tools:Web 2.0 research

Focusing on the learner:Learner experience research

Focusing on the pedagogy:OER and Learning design research

Evidence baseSurveys

OER resources, use of tools

InterviewsDesign process,

perception of OERs

WorkshopsTools and

resources in use

Automatic dataand web stats

Patterns of online user behaviour

Audio/video logsUser perspectives

and reflections

The challengeMechanism for

fostering communities

Tools to guide OER design and use

Design

Guidelines on selection

OER repository

Learning environment

Monitoringtools

OER cycle Use

Select

Evaluate

Design tools

Design repository

Data representation tools

Data analysis tools

Researching OERs

Representing & visualizing

Aggregating & meaning making

Finding & sharing

New specialised tools

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CompendiumLD

CLouDworks

Cohere

“Learnanaytics”

CompendiumLD

Main workspace for creating visual maps and designs

Standard Compendium

icon set

Customised Learning Design

icon set

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

ActivityList of countries

Internet

StudentResources

Wiki

ForumGroup nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

DONE: What if theyneed more help?

Time

What else couldtutor be doing?

StudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

and agree dispute process

Forum

Internet

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

DONE: What if theyneed more help?

Library key skills supportpack: internet

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

DONE: Couldnominated personhave greater role?

Tutor reads comments andgives feedback to group

Reflect on tutor feedback

TutorTasks

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum about experience

of achieving learning outcomes

StudentResources

Rest of groupCheck summary and

post comment

Check resource okfor Level 1 students

What methodused to post?

Written / audio etc.

Creative

Effective

Learner navigation and sense-making

CloudworksFind and share designs

Web 2.0 principles: tagging, profiles, user generated

Cloudlets

Designs

Resources

Tools

Descriptive titles

Cloudlets

Simple tags

Short & sweet

Web 2.0 principlesUser profiles with dynamic

input updatesSimple tagging

Function Specialised tools Generic tools

Design CompendiumLD Mindmaps, authoring tools

Select OpenLearn Cloudworks

Google, Library catalogues, User generated content

(Slideshare, Flickr, Youtube)

Use

Institutional Learning Environments (e.g. Moodle),

Knowledge forum

Personal learning environments

(blogs, wikis, social bookmarking,

to do lists, social networks)

Evaluate “Learnanalytics” tool Generic research tools(SPSS, NVIVO)

A vision for a participatory network of producers, users and

researchers of OERs...

OER network

People/networks

Tools, methods, approaches

Meta-analysis/synthesis

Designs, evaluations, case studies

References• McAndrew, P., Godwin, S. and Santos, A. (2008), Identifying web2.0 learning in open

educational resoruces, JCAL special issue

• Godwin, S. and McAndrew, P. (2008) Exploring user types nad what users seek in an Open Content Based educational resource, Edmedia Conference, Vienna

• Conole, G. (accepted), Research methodological issues with researching the learner voice, in Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: issues and challenges, L. T. W. Hin and R. Subramaniam (Eds), IGI Global: Hershey, PA

• Conole, G., Brasher, A., Cross, S., Weller, M., Clark, P. and White, J. (forthcoming), Visualising learning design to foster and support good practice and creativity, Educational Media International

• Conole, G. and Weller, M. (2008), Using learning design as a framework for supporting the design and reuse of OER, Special issue of JIME on Open Education Resources, available online at http://jime.open.ac.uk/2008/05/jime-2008-05.pdf

• Okada, A. and Buckingham Shum, S. (2008), Using knowledge mapping to fster open sensemaking communities, Edmedia Conference, Vienna, July 200

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