oer research results
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What are Open Educational Resources?
• Open Textbooks
• Videos
• Course materials
• Lesson plans
• Software
• Games
• Simulations
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Adaptive tests
The Hewlett Foundation defines OER as
“teaching, learning and research
resources that reside in the
public domain or have been
released under an intellectual
property license that permits their
free use and re-purposing by
others. OER include …..used to support access to knowledge”.
The 5 R’s of Open
• Make and own a copy, even digitalRetain
• Use in a wide range of ways, your choiceReuse
• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
Redistribute
http://lumenlearning.com/announcement-5r-open-course-design-framework/
• Share with others
Faculty have full legal rights to
customize & contextualize Open
Textbooks to fit their pedagogical
needs
When you think about quality of
educational resources, there is only
one criterion that matters….
To what degree do those materials
support learning?
OER and Student Achievement
11 peer reviewed studies48k students
http://openedgroup.org/
I would not have bought the text book for this course because it's an elective. I would have possibly walked away with a C, now I might actually get an A-
It is easily accessible and convenient. Material is easy to understand and follow
I personally really like the convenience of having the complete set of chapters on my computer and even accessible from my phone if I need it. I like that I don't have to lug around another text book
It's free and it's a great money saver
54% Not purchase the required textbook
30% Earn a poor grade
27% Take fewer courses
26% Not register for a specific course
17% Drop or withdraw from a course
Jhangiani & Jhangiani (in press)
Survey of post-secondary students in BC
Face to Face Online/Hybrid
Outcome
Drop rate % Control: 2.3Treatment: 1.8
Control: 4Treatment: 1.4
Withdrawal % Control: 9.9Treatment: 8.1
Control: 13.7Treatment: 13.1
Grade > C % Control: 68Treatment: 73.7
Control: 65.5Treatment: 69.8
Throughput (combo of above) %
Control: 59.8Treatment 66.4
Control: 54.2Treatment: 59.8
Treatment group used OER
Articulation and transfer
There is not a single case of a BC student being unable to get transfer credit due to OER use.
We believe educators should be able to select
whatever resources they feel are best for the
students they are teaching.
Characteristics of OER
• Written by content experts
• Peer-reviewed
• Go through a strict editorial process
• Include ancillaries (PowerPoints, test banks, solution
manuals, etc.)
• Audio files
• Videos
• PowerPoint slides
• Solution Manuals
• Test banks
• Online homework (from partners)
• 3D Images
2000+ additional resources in BC’s collection