open educational resources: involvement of libraries and lis professionals
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INVOLVEMENT OF LIBRARIES AND LIS PROFESSIONALS Presented by
Presented by
Arabinda Kumar Seth Jr. Librarian The Prameya, Summa Real Media Pvt. Ltd. &Bhubaneswar arbind.seth@gmail
Alekha karadia,
Library Trainee Biju Patnaik
Central Library National Institute of
Technology Rourkela
What is an Open Education Resource (OER)?
The resource is shared under an open license or resides in the public domain
OER: Definition teaching, learning and research materials in any medium,
digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. Open licensing is built within the existing framework of intellectual property rights as defined by relevant international conventions and respects the authorship of the work.
“Educational Resources” can include
full courses curriculum course materials learning objects content modules textbooks
simulations labs collections journals tools and more!
“OPEN” meansA resource can be considered “open” if it is licensed in a way that allows you to…
Reuse
Use the work verbatim (unaltered), without having to ask permission
Revise
Alter or transform the work to meet your needs
Remix
Combine the (verbatim or altered) work with other works for enhanced effect
Redistribute
Share the verbatim, reworked, or remixed work with others. (Wiley, 2007)
What are Open Educational Resources? Shared content and resources
Full courses Textbooks Modules Lessons/lesson plans Tests Videos Supplemental study materials Software
Why OER? Improves access to learning opportunities
Save time, cut costs
Alternative to the rising cost of education
Contributions to a pool of learning resources can circumvent barriers to access and improve education as a social good
New way of teaching and learning that is more collaborative and participatory
Move from content creation to content co-creation
Become part of a growing community
Materials can be adapted and localized to fit the specific audience need
OER Process OER is not just content, it is also a process of engaging with the materials
and with others.
This process involves sharing materials that you have created, either individually or in groups with other
teachers and/or learners using and adapting others’ materials for your own use
sharing back modifications to or comments about others’ materials so that future users can benefit.
OER is much more than a collection of resources. It is more than a thing. It is also a process that is dependent upon teachers and learners who continuously improve the resources, and share their use scenarios so that others can also benefit. It is also about collaborating to create materials.
(From the OER Commons Wiki)
Conditions
Attribution
• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request.
Share Alike
• You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.
Noncommercial
• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only.
No Derivative Works
• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.
Creators choose a set of conditions they wish to apply to their work…
www.creativecommons.org
Different between open access and open educational resourcesDifferent between open access and open educational resourcesOpen Access Open Educational Resources
Open access publishing is typically referring to research publications of some kind released under an open licence.Open access is used to refer to any content that can be access online for free. Full open access content is Easily accessible online Available to anyone free of charge Available for re-use without
restriction except that attribution be given to the source.
No one of these alone qualifies content for an open access label.
OER refers to teaching and learning materials released under such a licence. In its simplest form, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) describes any educational resources (including curriculum maps, course materials, textbooks, streaming videos, multimedia applications, podcasts, and any other materials that have been designed for use in teaching and learning) that are openly available for use by educators and students, without an accompanying need to pay royalties or licence fees.
How could libraries support OERs?
libraries can offer advice to institutions, academic staff, and students as they engage with OERs in the following areas:
Metadata and resource description Information management and resource dissemination Digital or Information literacy (finding and evaluating
OERs) Subject-based guides to finding resources Managing Intellectual Property Rights and promoting
appropriate open licensing
Role of Librarians in OER Projects
Copyright and Licensing
Evaluate and select OER
Management of OER repositories
Discovery of OER sources
Preservation of OER
Tagging, Description and classification
Creation of OER
Source: http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/2012/492
How Librarians can Promote OER?
Collect OER for the library users
Curate OER materials
Include OER in the OPAC
Create OER Repositories
Educate users about OER
Create OER in different disciplines
BENEFITS OF OER Cost savings on Textbooks
Levels the field for disadvantaged students
Promotes sustainability
Resource Rich
Access to leading experts worldwide
Experience/incorporate diversity of views
Flexibility
Customize curriculum and instructional design
Quickly incorporate important updates (STEM)
BENEFITS OF OER(Cont.)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Accommodate disabilities
Address learning styles
Foster engagement
Integrate current, relevant, authentic content
ISSUE and CHALLENGES OF OER
Complications in Curriculum Development
Volume of material to evaluate/validate
Lack of funds/compensation
No responsibility to update original materials
No process to notify users of updates/changes to foundation materials
Attribution Issues
Lack of knowledge on open licensing process
Materials improperly cited
Inadvertent copyright violation
ISSUE and CHALLENGES OF OER (cont.)
Slow/limited Conversion to OER Participation
Resistance to Change
Fear of loss of right-to-benefit
No mechanism to revoke permission
Discomfort with technology
Student Access to Technology
Disadvantaged student population
Digital down-and-out
Technology and Platforms Wikipedia, WikiEducator, Wikivarsity
Wikispaces, etc.
Connexions
MIT OpenCourseware
OLI-CMU
OpenLearn
OER Commons
Directory of OER
OER Links OER Sources, Searches, and Repositories (just a few!)
www.oercommons.org
www.wikieducator.org
www.ocwconsortium.org
www.cnx.org
www.curriki.org
www.merlot.org
www.wikiversity.org
OER Handbook
www.wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook
OER Reports www.olcos.org/english/roadmap
www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/7/38654317.pdf
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND NEED OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIANS IN OER INITIATIVES
Learning content management tools (LMS, LCMS), Learning content authoring tools (e.g.: eLearning), Learning content vocabularies and classification, Learning content metadata (e.g.: IEEE LOM, DC-Ed) Learning content package standards (e.g.: IMS CP) Introduction to OER concepts, goals, and history Communication protocols (any of: RSS/Atom, OAI) Repository technology and management Licensing options and technologies IPR and copyright Information literacy Préservation techniques, technologies and standards SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Information retrieval techniques Indexing and classification techniques