Download - ORIC Introduction to OER
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Introduction to OERORIC – Open Educational Resources for the
Inclusive Curriculum http://www.oric.brad.ac.uk
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Who needs me?
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutOpenE/205913
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Another USA example: Connexions
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Resources for learning and teaching limited by library budget;
Limited range of resources available; Focus on print/text materials; Lecturer seen as ‘guru’/expert; Lecturers see themselves as ‘responsible for
my module’ (consider the psychological and emotional implications of ‘ownership’).
An argument for OER:Traditional University teaching is based on:
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Lecture is seen as the main vehicle for introducing and ‘overviewing’ each topic or section of the module;
Workshops and seminars follow the lecture; Lectures are ‘personally crafted’ and owned
(and may take up significant amounts of time);
Students depend on ‘good lecture notes’.
And so …
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Thanks to OER and Web 2.0, resources are no longer limited!
And What about different roles for the lecturer,
such as:◦ ‘Guide on the side’◦ ‘Meddler in the middle’
But …
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Old teaching And now?
Library texts Library texts
Film and video/off-air
YouTube and BOB
Web searches (note C-Link later)
Wikipedia
iTunesU
Collections, e.g. TED
Specific University websites
Resource banks: JORUM, Merlot etc.
Unlimited resources?
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Are we making use of the variety of resources now available?
Are we taking advantage of this availability in our curriculum design?
And so what …
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An old way
Lecture
leads to
reading
which takes you into
seminar discussion
The more important consequence:potential for new flexibilities …
Sounds familiar?Is this the pattern in your establishment?
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An old way Issues
Lecture Any preparation?
leads to
reading Can everyone get hold of it?
which takes you into
seminar discussion
Does everyone participate?
The more important consequence:new flexibilities …
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An old way A new possibility
Lecture Key question
leads to points at
reading resources
which takes you into
which (individually or collectively) take you into
seminar discussion
online posting or discussion, which then leads into
class session (may be mix of lecture and seminar activity)
which generates
the next questions …
New flexibilities … one possibility
Can we adopt more flexible patternslike this in every subject area?
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Jorum is the major UK site (supported by JISC)
Merlot is an American equivalent OpenLearn is the OU initiative with both
information and tools (e.g. their own concept mapping tool - Compendium)
See slide 9 for some further links.
And finally: more useful sources