by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Developing, managing and sharing OERs Awareness raising As anticipated, raising awareness of the benefits of releasing OER was a significant early step for project teams and there are some excellent examples of resources to support the ‘winning of hearts and...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
subject strand synthesis: Helen Beetham Summary Projects made different choices about how to develop, manage and share OERs depending on several factors. Two important variables can be represented as axes, with different projects finding themselves at different points...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Summary An important and consensual finding is that the OER release process must be seen as part of a larger lifecycle of open content, in which (ideally) materials are produced with open sharing in mind. The nature of...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Authors: Isobel Falconer and Karen Smith Summary The models of OER apparent in the individual strand may be mapped onto three different axes: Who does the initial development? Two models are evident – development by academics, and development by students, often...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Individual Strand synthesis – Isobel Falconer and Karen Smith Individual strand projects found OER release to be time consuming in two senses: the time taken to produce and deposit OERs, and the time involved in community building around the OERs. While they...
