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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