by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Not every recommendation from every project is included in this list as some addressed very specific issues which were not replicated in other projects. Similar recommendations have been amalgamated, leading to an inevitable...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Summary Sustainability was not originally a topic in our synthesis framework but it has proved an important issue for projects because of their short timescale. As several pointed out, the real benefits would only start to...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Summary In general, projects expressed frustration that they neither had access to, nor were funded to research, what stakeholders actually want from open educational materials. This was particularly true of learners as...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Summary As discussed, evidence of demand and use is lacking and is seen as a major gap in understanding. There is a reasonable amount of evidence that academics like disaggregated resources so that they can pick up on separate...
by Lou McGill | Jun 6, 2018 | Synthesis and evaluation project, UKOER pilot phase
Subject Strand synthesis – Helen Beetham Summary Academic quality checks were largely provided by existing institutional processes – typically ‘all materials had passed through institutional and professional quality measures’ (OERP) before being offered...
