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Collaborating across borders: OER use
and open educational practices within
the Virtual University for Small States
of the Commonwealth
Leigh-Anne Perryman, The Open University, UK
[email protected] @laperryman
John Lesperance, VUSSC/Commonwealth of Learning
[email protected] @COL4D
Presented at OE Global 2015 Conference
Banff, Canada, 21-25 April 2015
Intro to VUSSC
● Network of 32 small developing states
committed to collaboratively developing OER
● Co-ordinated by Commonwealth of Learning
Intro to VUSSC
● Use of OERRH questions
● Comparison with OERRH
global dataset
● 20 follow-up Skype
interviews
Meth
od
s
The
sample72% of
respondents
identified
English as
their first
spoken
language
Educators’ use of OER (1)
88%
66%
72%
90%
94%
56%
89%
77% 77%
97% 98%
74%
60%
42%
36%
66% 65%
37%
47%
22% 23%
51%53%
20%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
OER used forpedagogicaldevelopment
OER used to increaseeducational inclusion
OER used as materialsfor learners
OER used for subject-related development
To enhance myprofessionaldevelopment
To connect withteachers with similar
interests
VUSSC Indian educators OpenLearn Saylor.org
Educators’ use of OER (2)
80%
86%
52%
87%
80%
41%
54%56%
80%
76%
63%
78% 77%
57%
73%
51%
66%
61%
44%
63%
58%
41%
51%
30%
55% 56%
41%
60%
53%
39%
44%
36%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Broadenedcoverage of the
curriculum
Use a broaderrange of teaching
and learningmethods
More use ofculturally diverse
resources
More up-to-dateknowledge ofsubject area
Reflecting moreon teaching
More frequentlycomparing
teaching with thatof others
Using OER studyto develop my
teaching
Collaborate morewith colleagues
VUSSC Indian educators OpenLearn Saylor.org
Impact of OER on formal learners100%
90% 91% 92%90%
80%
91%
80%
46%
85%
79%
86%
62%64%
72%
36%
65%
56%
67%
29%
58%58%
32%
50%48% 48%
19%
41%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Increasedinterest in the
subjects taught
Gradesimproving
Gainingconfidence
Increasedindependence
and self-reliance
Increasedexperimentationwith new ways of
learning
Increasedcollaboration with
peers
Being more likelyto complete mycourse of study
VUSSC formal learners Indian formal learners OpenLearn-using formal learners Saylor.org-using formal learners
The BOCODOL case study
Challenges to OER use
Educators Formal
learners
Finding OER relevant to my context 87% 80%
Knowing where to find OER 77% 82%
Finding OER in my subject area 76% 82%
Technical problems 71% 80%
Insufficient time to find OER 73% 67%
Finding quality OER 70% 82%
No connections with OER-using
peers
62% 57%
Finding up-to-date OER 56% 73%
What next?
● Future development of VUSSC
● Future research: case studies; more analysis
against new model (Perryman & Seal, 2015)
A new model of OER engagement in
development contexts
Thank you for listening
Leigh-Anne Perryman, The Open University, UK
[email protected] @laperryman
John Lesperance, VUSSC/Commonwealth of Learning
[email protected] @COL4D
