Finding and evaluating Open Educational Resources

SCORE Fellows Workshop 11th July 2011

Nicola DowsonThe Open University Library Services

Licensed for reuse under:Creative Commons Share Alike

Finding and evaluating OER

Presentation (20 mins)• How can you find relevant OER?• What criteria could you use to evaluate OER?• “Hands on” activity (40 mins)

-find a OER on a topic of our own choosing by querying two OER specific search engines-use the checklist supplied to evaluate your OER Debate- (30 mins) share the evaluation and how easy it would be to adapt for your own learning and teaching purposes

Example of how The Open University Library Services are promoting use of OER in developing learning materials

Example of how The Open University Library Services are promoting use of OER in developing learning materials

Finding and evaluating OER

Key evaluation criteria:

• Accuracy

• Reputation of author/institution

• Standard of technical production

• Accessibility

• Fitness for purpose

• Clear rights declarations e.g. Creative Commons

Finding and evaluating OER“Hands on” activity:

1) Divide in to groups of 3 or 4 and look at one at the OER search engines listed on the JISC OER Infokit and use it to locate an OER on a subject or topic of your groups choice.

2) Apply the checklist in your handout and record your group evaluation of your chosen OER?

3) We will then discuss as a group:• the experience of using the OER search engine to locate OERs• how easy and pragmatic your chosen OER would be to adapt and reuse

for your own teaching and learning contexts• How we can keep up-to-date with OER developments

How will you take the learning back to your

organisation?

Thank you for your time!

Finding and evaluating OER