Framework to Assess the Quality of Open Education Resources (OER)
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The document discusses the assessment of Open Educational Resources (OER) quality, emphasizing their role in democratizing education by enhancing access and learning experiences. It outlines various phases of OER development, barriers to utilization, and quality indicators including factors related to teaching and learning processes, content accuracy, and presentation format. The document advocates for institutional support, capacity building, and continuous improvement in OER practices to enhance educational outcomes.
Framework to Assess the Quality of Open Education Resources (OER)
- 1. Frameworks to Assess the Quality of OER Ashish Kumar Awadhiya Assistant Director- Training & Development Inter University Consortium (IUC) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) New Delhi - 110068 1 Presented as Discussant during National Consultation Meeting on OER, Organized by UNESCO, CEMCA and JNU on 1–2 December 2015,
- 2. Open Education Resource (OER) characterized & distinct by the Open License allows the community to use/ reuse/ adopt/ & repurpose democratization of education by providing equity & access to quality educational opportunities 2
- 3. Stakeholders of OER International/ national bodies QA bodies Technology providers Institutions Teachers & learners 3
- 4. Phase of OER Phase I: focused on availability & access to the OER. Phase II: using OER to improve learning experiences. OER is currently in an intermediate phase. ‘opening up access & availability’ ‘improving learning quality’ ’ Phase I Phase II 4
- 5. Barriers to Use OER lack of institutional support lack of technological tools for sharing & adapting resources lack of skills & time of users lack of Quality or Fitness of OER lack of trust & time. 5
- 6. Quality of OER In terms of Efficacy, Impact, Availability, Accuracy & Excellence of the OER. Key dimension for quality of OER is thus Fitness for Purpose. 6
- 7. TIPS Framework by CEMCA Quality indicators of OER based on learning domains ◦ Cognitive ◦ Affective ◦ Meta-cognitive ◦ Environment & ◦ Management Domain. 7
- 8. TIPS Framework by CEMCA T: Teaching & Learning Processes I: Information & Material Content P: Presentation, Product & Format & S: System Technical & Technology 8
- 9. Teaching & learning processes Provide Study guide on how to use OER, navigational aids, learner-centered, authentic pedagogy reason & purpose , relevance & importance of the OER aligned to local wants & needs, current & future needs of the student gender-free & user-friendly, conversational & simple language Add tasks, activities, SAQs Links to before & afterwards OER Monitor progress, add feedback & offer learning support 9
- 10. Information & material content Up-to-date, accurate & reliable, relevant & appropriate to purpose support equality & equity, promoting social harmony, & socially inclusive, law abiding & non-discriminatory authentic, internally consistent & localized Encourage student input to create localized content compact in size, with added links to other relevant resources Include a date of production, & date of next revision 10
- 11. Presentation product & format Be sure the open license is clearly visible easy to access & engage clear, concise, & pleasing attractive design Provision for feedback from students Printable, off-line, mobile compatible Use open formats for maximum reuse & remix 11
- 12. System technical & technology add metadata tags about the content to find your OER, add metadata tags about duration, level of difficulty, format, & size of the OER use freeware source/ software, compatible across platforms OER is easily adaptable, portable & transmissible Your OER & the student’s work should be easily transmitted to the student’s own e- portfolio 12
- 13. Quality of Quality Assurance Tools Transparency of procedures used to assess quality, Independence of bodies assessing quality, Reproducibility of QA procedures, Auditability of QA processes, Comprehensiveness of quality audits. 13
- 14. Implementation Framework Institutions should be encouraged to adopt these guidelines Capacity building of the teachers Do It Yourself (DIY) modules on technical aspects of OERs DIY modules on Mobile-OERs (M-OERs) Promote use of freeware Learners should be encouraged to publish their re-purposed OERs Repository of OERs meeting these standards 14
- 15. The Future…. Continuous improvement 15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA#/media/File:PDCA_Cycle.svg Phase I: Access & availability Phase II: Improve Quality Phase III: ??
- 16. References Calimmeri, A., Ehlers, U. D., & Pawlowski, J. (2014). State of the Art Review of Quality Issues related to Open Educational Resources (OER) (No. JRC88304). Institute for Prospective & Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre. Kawachi, P. (2014). Quality Assurance Guidelines for Open Educational Resources: TIPS Framework. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA#/media/File:PDCA_Cycle.svg 16
- 17. Thank You.. 17