OER workshop for academics and students at Kabul University, Feb 2011, hosted by British Council in Kabul.

1. Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OERs) Gabi Witthaus (Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester) With Dr Dave Humphreys (Open University) European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning UNIQUe Award Learning Technologist of the Year 2009: Team Award Beyond Distance RESEARCH ALLIANCE

2. Where I am coming from… 2 www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance Beyond Distance Research Alliance

3. Where do you get your teaching/learning materials from? STUDENTS My teacher writes them I buy a text book I find materials myself on the Internet Other TEACHERS I write them myself My students buy a text book I find materials on the Internet for my students Other 3

4. 0= Not at all 1= A little 2= Enough 3= Very well Answer on a scale of 0-3 How well do your existing materials cover the syllabus? How suitable are your materials for you/ your students? Do your materials encourage you/ your students to think critically? Do your materials help you/ your students to develop good study skills? 4

5. What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research.’ (OECD) 5

6. Openness

8. Open University (UK): http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

9. MIT (USA): http://ocw.mit.edu

10. JorumOpen (UK universities): http://open.jorum.ac.uk

11. MERLOT (mainly USA institutions): www.merlot.org

12. OER Commons (global): www.oercommons.org

13. iTunes U (global multimedia repository): www.apple.com/education/itunes-u

14. University of Cape Town (for Geology OER sites) http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=64392&sid=5464527 … and many others…

15. University of Leicester Repository 8 www.le.ac.uk/oer

16. Open University Repository 9 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

17. MIT Repository (USA) 10 http://ocw.mit.edu

18. JorumOpen: for all UK OERs 11 http://open.jorum.ac.uk

19. OER Commons: for OERs from global sources 12 www.oercommons.org

20. iTunes U for multimedia OERs from global sources 13 www.apple.com/education/itunes-u

21. Where did the money come from for these repositories? Some institutions pay for OERs themselves – good marketing Large foundations (e.g. Hewlett Foundation) Government-funded: many UK OER projects funded by JISC and Higher Education Academy 14

22. 15 www.le.ac.uk/otter www.le.ac.uk/ostrich

23. Questions? 16 Photo by Corrie on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33370236@N06/3845669785/

25. Author’s profile and expertise in a given subject area

26. Also see if there are any ratings available on the OER site

27. Check date of publication – not too long ago17

28. Reuse/ Repurposing

29. What am I allowed to do with OERs? 19 www.creativecommons.org

30. OER Search: Some tips Try different OER repositories & aggregators. Identify your search terms. Note that some smaller repositories do not have search box – you can only browse. Try out ‘advanced search’ where offered. You may be able to search using “…” Modify your search terms if necessary. Scan the list of results from your search before opening items. 20

31. Browsing potentially useful OERs: Some tips Check OER format – is it text (MS Word, RTF, PDF), audio (MP3, WAV), video (MP4) or flash animation? Make sure it’s what you want. See if you have the option to ‘view OER’ before downloading. This can save time. To see the whole OER, see if there is a ‘print version’. Check the OER licence. What are you allowed to do with this OER? 21

32. OER Search Workshop 22 Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/94483995@N00/3759591702/

33. OER Review: Some tips How well does the resource align with the content, skills and outcomes of your course? What changes do you need to make to the OER (e.g. Translation? Simplifying? Removing sections? Adding your own sections?) Do you have the time and the resources to make those changes? How can you collaborate with colleagues on OERs? 23

34. 0= No. 1= Maybe. 2= Yes. 3= Yes, definitely! Answer on a scale of 0-3 Did you find any OERs that you can use in your teaching/ learning? Will you spend further time searching for OERs? Would you like to make OERs yourself? Do you think students could benefit from OERs without the help of their teachers? Will you change anything in your teaching/ learning as a result of this workshop? 24

35. What kinds of problems do you think OERs might create for you? 25 Photo by SebastianoPitruzzello on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25196025@N00/494169708

36. What kinds of problems do you think OERs might solve for you? 26 Photo by loungerie on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97041449@N00/3415698043/

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38. Evaluation Today I learned… Today I liked… Today’s session could have been improved by… Other comments: 28

39. Contact Gabi Witthaus Beyond Distance Research Alliance www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance E-mail: Gabi.Witthaus@le.ac.uk Tel: +44-116-252-5745 29

40. Follow the Sun: Online Learning Futures Festival 13–15 April 2011 Three countries, three time zones: this non-stop, global, online conference will begin in Leicester(UK) on Wed 13 April, continue in Seattle (USA), and conclude in Toowoomba (Australia) 48 hours later. 30 www.tinyurl.com/followthesun