tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104780366308197182024-02-07T15:18:59.992-08:00Open Education ResourcesA collection of OER stories & resources from eLearningScotlandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667211637698342304noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-25595678101789064942018-12-25T00:12:00.000-08:002018-12-25T00:19:00.418-08:00OER Cost Assessment Strategies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Open educational resources can provide access to high-quality resources while offsetting the costs of traditional textbooks, but there is an array of costs associated with the "free" approach.<br />
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In this <a href="https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/12/oer-cost-assessment-strategies">EDUCAUSE article</a>, Nichole Karpel and Bruce Schneider explore the issues involved in implementing OER and finds that although OER content is free or low-cost, the curation, management, and assessment are not, and the costs can be significant.<br />
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In their review of existing studies, Karpel and Schneider found that it is important to start with a plan that provides resources, systems, training, and quantitative and qualitative measures of success. In addition to the processes involved in OER implementation, there are also pedagogical considerations.<br />
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The conversion to OER should be integrated with course-level assessments and a broader "outcomes-assessment" plan at the institutional level.<br />
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There are many perceived benefits of OER, with low or no-cost resources that are openly licensed and available for distribution being the most obvious. This article suggests that those institutions who are successful with OER, understand that extensive planning, selection, management, and maintenance is required.<br />
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Read the <a href="https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/12/oer-cost-assessment-strategies">full article on EDUCAUSE</a>.<br />
pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-64648762023544740632018-09-25T03:14:00.001-07:002018-09-25T03:14:30.198-07:00OER planning 101Article from Bruce Schneider & Nichole Karpel, Ed.D. published in eCampus News noting that a good OER plan addresses resources, systems, training, assessment, and priorities.<br />
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Within their article they highlight three main areas of focus:<br />
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Planning for and managing OER will ensure that lowering or eliminating
textbook costs for students comes to fruition. What’s your plan?<br />
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Read the <a href="https://www.ecampusnews.com/2018/09/17/oer-planning-101/2/?all">full article</a>.<br />
pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-8872627924617147182018-08-01T12:47:00.000-07:002018-08-01T13:16:59.027-07:00The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success MetricsReport from University of Georgia on research that looks at how courses using OER impact student success and academic achievement.<br />
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The report is based around three questions:<br />
1) What is the impact of OER textbooks on student academic performance, quantified by evaluating final grades and DFW (D, F and withdrawal letter grades) rates?<br />
2) Does the use of OER textbooks affect students from a low socioeconomic background (quantified by Federal Pell Grant eligibility status) disproportionately compared to students who do not qualify for Federal Pell Grant status?<br />
3) Does student performance increase significantly for those from underserved populations when a free OER textbook is used instead of a traditional textbook?<br />
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The reports' conclusion "suggests" OER is an equity strategy for higher education though they do realise further work is required. But basically, by providing all students with access to course materials on the first day you help to level the academic playing field.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/pdf/IJTLHE3386.pdf">Report available here</a>. </b><br />
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<b><br /></b>pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-196379326826139082018-04-05T02:53:00.003-07:002018-04-05T02:53:42.917-07:00Open Educational Resources Could Finally Be On the HorizonAn article from <a href="https://news.elearninginside.com/open-educational-resources-could-finally-be-on-the-horizon/">eLearniningInside</a> giving some background to the Affordable College Textbook Act (H.R. 3840/S. 1864) in America and a recent commitment from Congress to fund a pilot project in the area.<br />
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You can read the "Open Educational Resources Could Finally Be On the Horizon" article at <a href="http://Affordable College Textbook Act">eLearningInside News</a>.<br />
<br />pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-13142025413851582662017-10-27T03:57:00.002-07:002017-10-27T03:57:25.432-07:00Blended Learning Essentials: Getting StartedA free course for the Vocational Education and Training sector to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning.<br />
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The course is running on Future Learn and is designed to help anyone teaching or supporting learning in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector understand the benefits of blended learning and how to use technology effectively to support learners.<br />
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<a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-getting-started">Sign up here</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-6653377832258152132017-10-15T10:04:00.001-07:002017-10-15T10:04:48.986-07:00Open Educational Resource 2017 Textbook ListA <a href="http://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/library_staff/48/">42 page OER textbook</a> list compiled by Zach Claybaugh and Chelsea of Stone Sacred Heart University, split by discipline specific for departments at the University.<br />
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Table of Contents:<br />
Accounting:<br />Anthropology:<br />Art & Design:<br />Biology:<br />Business:<br />Chemistry:<br />Chinese:<br />Communication Studies:<br />Computer Science:<br />Criminal Justice:<br />Digital Communication:<br />Economics:<br />English:<br />Film and Television:<br />Finance:<br />French:<br />Health Sciences:<br />History:<br />Japanese:<br />Journalism:<br />Marketing:<br />Math:<br />Media Arts:<br />Middle Eastern Studies:<br />Music:<br />Performing Arts:<br />Philosophy, Religion & Theology:<br />Physics:<br />Political Science:<br />Psychology:<br />Social Work:<br />Sociology:<br />Spanish:<br />Theater Arts:<br />Women’s Studies:<br /><br />
<a href="http://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/library_staff/48/">Link</a>pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-22174653033960378012017-08-21T01:53:00.003-07:002017-09-21T03:48:16.838-07:00Made with Creative CommonsTitled as a guide to sharing your knowledge and creativity with the world, and sustaining your operation while you do, the authors, Paul Stacey and Sarah Hinchliff have written a book showing the world how sharing can be good for business — but with a twist.<br />
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The initial intention was to explore how creators, organizations, and businesses make money to sustain what they do when they share their work using Creative Commons licenses by identifying for business models that use Creative Commons, however their initial way of framing the work did not match the stories they were gathering.<br />
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Those they interviewed were not typical businesses selling to consumers and seeking to maximize profts and the bottom line. Instead, they were sharing to make the world a better place, creating relationships and community around the works being shared, and generating revenue not for unlimited growth but to sustain the operation.<br />
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Tjhe endevours of the
businesses were something more than that. Something different. Something that generates not just economic value but social and cultural value. Something that involves human connection. Being Made with Creative Commons is not “business as usual.”<br />
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This book is published under a CC BY-SA license, which means that you can copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the content for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.<br />
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The book is available in various formats from the <a data-mce-href="https://creativecommons.org/use-remix/made-with-cc" href="https://creativecommons.org/use-remix/made-with-cc">Creative Commons website</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-28854029725555326592017-06-08T08:10:00.000-07:002017-06-08T08:10:33.232-07:00Open by Default?Third in a series of reports to emerge from the Jisc horizon scanning project.<br />
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Research data and publications, learning and teaching materials and
software are all increasingly 'open', but what does this really mean,
and where could it lead?<br />
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This report looks at the opportunities that working in the open
creates, summarises support from Jisc in this area, and suggests three
big ideas for what we could do the future.<br />
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The report look at the areas of research and education that are being
transformed by open practices, and explains key concepts around
licensing of publications, educational resources, data and software.<br />
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It looks examples of where open approaches have been particularly
successful, and considers the implications for institutions of moving to
a culture where open practices are the default mode of operation.<br />
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<a href="https://www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/open-by-default" rel="alternate">Read Open by Default?</a>pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-76488012107698831562017-06-06T12:11:00.003-07:002017-06-06T12:11:52.339-07:008 things educators need to know about copyright and open resources Article from Open Education Europa:<br />
Teachers and learners now have unprecedented access to online resources and materials from all over the world. The internet has no borders, but original content published on the internet is subject to national copyright laws.<br />
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Here are eight key points to keep in mind when using online content or other media in your classroom.<br />
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1. What is copyright?<br />2. Copyright laws differ from country to country<br />3. Just because it’s copyrighted doesn’t mean you can’t use it<br />4. Drawing from a copyrighted work to create something new is okay<br />5. Copyright doesn’t last forever<br />6. Authors can choose to give up some of their rights by publishing their work under a Creative Commons license.<br />7. Open Educational Resources (OER) are free for you to use and adapt to your needs<br />8. YOU, as an educator and a consumer, are responsible for maintaining content quality.<br />
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<a href="https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/8-things-educators-need-know-about-copyright-and-open-resources">Read the full article from Open Education Europa</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-6961731733468738922017-05-31T01:52:00.001-07:002017-05-31T01:52:24.386-07:00Building on Open Educational Resources – What’s Next?As we explore open educational resources (OER) during the year of open, we ask “what is next for OER and who will lead the next stage of development?” <br />
<a name='more'></a><br />Many are already starting to ask questions about the quality of OER resources, the sustainability of OER materials and processes and the development of communities associated with OER, such as the community which sustains the World Map of OER. Others are embracing OER and related open products and services and challenging their colleges and universities to embrace “open source” as a principle in their work in online learning and student support. <br /><br />Now is the time to reflect on where we are and where we are going.<br /><br /><a href="https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/making-most-open-educational-resources-oers/building-open-educational-resources-whats-next">Read the full post from TeachOnline & Contact North</a>.<br />pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-46518181231633270432017-02-08T00:06:00.000-08:002017-02-08T00:11:12.504-08:00The Metropolitan Museum of Art makes 375,000 images of public domain art freely available under Creative Commons ZeroOn 7th February, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced that as part of it new Open Access policy, it is placing more than 375,000 images of public-domain works in the museum’s collection under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) dedication.<br />
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The release, which covers images of the great majority of the museum’s holdings, will enable anyone, anywhere to freely access, use, and remix photos of some of the world’s most well-known works of art.<br />
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Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas P. Campbell concurs: “In making images of our public-domain artworks available to audiences under CC0, the Museum is adapting its practice to make our collection available in a way that best meets the needs of 21st-century, digital audiences. We are excited to share with the public new pathways to creativity, knowledge, and ideas as manifest in the greater utility of its collections spanning 5,000 years of art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art thanks Creative Commons, an international leader in collaboration, sharing, and copyright, for beings our partner in this effort.”<br />
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The <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection">Met Collection is available here</a>.<br />
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Via <a href="https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/02/07/the-met-public-art-creative-commons/">wikimedia</a> & <a href="https://creativecommons.org/2017/02/07/met-announcement/">Creative Commons</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-3732022765774546302016-11-28T03:42:00.001-08:002016-11-28T03:42:25.998-08:00Textbook - Open Research Open Research is an open textbook based on the award winning course of the same name.<br />
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The course ran two facilitated iterations during 2014 and 2015 on Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU).<br />
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Open Research was co-authored and delivered by the OER Hub team, leaders in open education research and open research practices. <span itemref="about copyrightHolder copyrightYear inLanguage publisher" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage"> </span><br />
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<span itemref="about copyrightHolder copyrightYear inLanguage publisher" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage">Pitt, R. de los Arcos, B. Farrow, R and Weller, M. (2016). Open Research. OER Hub.</span><br />
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<a href="https://openresearch.pressbooks.com/front-matter/open-research/">Open Research is available here</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-37313538456516767592016-11-21T10:41:00.001-08:002016-11-21T10:41:13.062-08:00The Future of OER<a href="http://www.futuoer.org/the-future-of-oer/">Article from TJ Bliss</a> looking at the impact that OER coming into the mainstream is having.<br />
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"While OER will continue to move into the mainstream, Open Educational
Practice is just being born. In 20 years from now, I predict that
students of all ages throughout the world will be engaging authentically
with open educational content, in ways that simultaneously improve
their learning and the content they are learning with."pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-83427511835931854132016-11-21T10:16:00.001-08:002016-11-21T10:16:24.551-08:00Open Educational Resources - Is the federal government overstepping its role? <a href="http://educationnext.org/open-educational-resources-digital-textbooks-federal-government/">Article and podcast</a> in EducationNext from Michael Q McShane looking at the background to OER, the #GoOpen campaign and what the future holds for OER.<br />
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pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-41650079932850085052016-11-14T01:48:00.000-08:002016-11-14T01:48:03.976-08:00Becoming an Open Educator<div class="page-header">
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Open course from Open Educational Practices in Scotland aimed at
anyone who is curious about how free and open might change our approach
to teaching and learning and has been designed for administrators,
educators and facilitators in all sectors.<br />
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Except for third party materials and where otherwise stated, when
individual resources included in this course have other licences, this
course content is made available under a CC BY 4.0 licence.<br />
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Course is <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearnworks/course/view.php?id=2274" target="_self">available here</a>.<br />
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pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-79536250663619228542016-10-17T10:30:00.004-07:002016-10-17T10:31:40.944-07:00Exploring more frameworks to understand OER/OEPA continuation of an earlier exploration from <a href="https://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/exploring-more-frameworks-to-understand-oeroep/">David Jones</a> of extant “frameworks” to understand OER/OEP.<br />
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His references will provide some follow-up reading<br />
Coughlan, T., & Perryman, L. (2015). <a href="http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/188">Learning from the innovative open practices of three international health projects : IACAPAP , VCPH and Physiopedia. </a><br />
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Stagg, A. (2014). <a href="http://doi.org/10.7238/rusc.v11i3.2102">OER adoption: a continuum for practice</a>. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 11(3), 151–164. <br />
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Vrieling, E., Beemt, A. Van Den, & Laat, M. De. (2016). <a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2015.1058588">What’s in a name: dimensions of social learning in teacher groups.</a><br />
pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-42089238402587326832016-10-17T10:24:00.000-07:002016-10-17T10:24:27.305-07:00New Directions in Open EducationTranscript of the <a href="https://hapgood.us/2016/10/10/new-directions-in-open-education/">keynote speech given by Mike Caulfield</a> at Metropolitan State’s TLTS conference in Denver.<br /><br />pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-19577902928524905452016-10-17T10:13:00.001-07:002016-10-17T10:13:22.237-07:00Open Educational Practices: A literature reviewA paper from Heather Ross which was written as part of her <a href="http://www.mctoonish.com/blog/?p=1699">PhD studies</a>. <br />
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"As costs to post-secondary students and institutions continue to rise, the idea of sharing knowledge and educational resources in an open form becomes a more attractive option. Textbook prices, journal subscription rates, and the cost of other education resources are creating budgetary problems for learners and institutions. For both of these groups of stakeholders, the adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER) would reduce some of these costs. The adoption and integration of open textbook and other types of OER, including greater use of open access journals, could save students and institutions money. This shift may also help to change the way instructors teach and students learn through open educational practices (OEP), defined by Conole and Ehlers (2010) as “the use of open educational resources with the aim to improve quality of educational processes and innovate educational environments” (p. 3-4).<br />
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Despite the benefits to the adoption of open textbooks, other OER, and open educational practices, there has not yet been widespread uptake of these materials and methods. (Paradis, 2014) This paper will serve as a review of existing literature, exploring:<br />
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<li>what open education means in current contexts</li>
<li>what problems the integration of open educational materials may help negate</li>
<li>what barriers may be impeding the adoption of such materials</li>
<li>who the stakeholders are and what their roles are in the integration of open materials and practices. </li>
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In addition, the author will propose a research study to examine faculty attitudes toward open materials and practices based on the diffusion of innovations framework."<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTJH3FU_s18cX_1kSDYAYqoV6ObEsh6BC1TYDF70TPo/edit">Full paper available here</a>. pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-56368343947194786432016-10-06T04:17:00.002-07:002016-10-06T04:18:11.798-07:00Awareness of OER and OEP in Scottish HE institutions – Survey ResultsThe Open Educational Practices in Scotland (OEPS) project conducted a
survey to find out about the level of awareness of open educational
resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) among Higher
Education (HE) institutions in Scotland.<br />
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<i><b>Key findings</b></i><br />
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<li> Awareness of OER among Scottish HE educators is generally low</li>
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Awareness of Creative Commons (CC) licenses is lower than public domain
or copyright (but awareness of all license types is higher than
awareness of OER in general)</li>
<li> Most educators share teaching
materials via their institution’s virtual learning environment (VLE) but
few share them openly online</li>
<li> Lack of awareness is perceived as the highest barrier to adoption of OER</li>
<li> Scottish HE educators use OER to broaden the range of materials available to their students</li>
<li> Staff who attend continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities are more likely to engage with OER and OEP</li>
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<i><b>Recommendations</b></i><br />
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<li> Efforts to raise awareness of OER and OEP among HE teaching staff in Scotland need to be scaled up</li>
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Opportunities for development around the use of OER in the curriculum,
and especially the affordances and limitations of open licenses, should
be provided</li>
<li> Institutions should consider the possibility of
‘opening up’ their VLEs, and establish how to best support and encourage
their teaching staff to share resources openly</li>
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The full interim report is available for <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.slideshare.net/OEPScotland/awareness-of-oer-and-oep-in-scottish-higher-education-institutions-survey-results" href="http://www.slideshare.net/OEPScotland/awareness-of-oer-and-oep-in-scottish-higher-education-institutions-survey-results" target="_self">download here</a>.pegjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698188709477472473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510478036630819718.post-48556990479817122712016-10-05T12:36:00.000-07:002016-10-05T12:36:07.170-07:00Open Education Research Hub SurveyThe <a href="http://oerhub.net/">OER Hub</a> have put together a short survey to collect information about research
priorities in open education.<br />
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