Developing workflow models for the creation of sustainable

Developing workflow models for the creation of sustainable Open Educational Resources: OER 11 presentation Gabi Witthaus, University of Leicester, Julian Prior, University of Bath, Sam O’Neill, University of Derby, Alejandro Armellini, University of Leicester

Presentation overview 1. Early OER workflow models (Gabi) 2. Brief intro to CORRE/ OTTER (Ale) 3. CORRE model for converting existing materials into OERs - Derby (Sam) 4. CORRE model – developing OERs from scratch (Julian) 5. Next steps (Ale)

MIT Open Course. Ware

MIT OCW workflow Carchidi, D. & Weeramuni, L. 2008. MIT Open. Course. Ware: Copyright in an Open Courseware http: //net. educause. edu/ir/library/pdf/NC P 08067. pdf

Open. Learn, OU, UK http: //openlearn. open. ac. uk

Open University OER Transformation Models Lane, A. , (2006). From Pillar to Post: exploring the issues involved in repurposing distance learning materials for use as Open Educational Resources. Found at: http: //kn. open. ac. uk/public/d ocument. cfm? docid=9724 • Integrity model: OER is very similar to the original material • Essence model: Material is transformed by cutting back to essential features and new activities added for interactivity. • Remix model: Material is used as a starting point but the unit is redesigned for ideal web based delivery.

Open, Transferable and Technology-enabled Educational Resources: the OTTER project • Funded by JISC and the HE Academy • May 2009 to April 2010 as pilot institutional OER project • Enabled evaluation of systems and processes to support the release of high-quality OERs at Leicester • Made use of Jorum. Open and the Plone CMS.

OTTER achievements • 360+ credits’ worth of OERs • Promoted Leicester and the UK HE sector globally • Research evidence on satisfaction and attitudes to OERs • Put-up take-down guidelines for OERs • Leicester OER toolkit • The CORRE framework for turning teaching materials into OERs • Much increased awareness of OERs at Leicester and elsewhere

CORRE roles and responsibilities at Leicester Key Academic OER project manager Copyright administrator/ librarian Learning Technologist OER evaluator, editorial board or Ho. D

When is CORRE used? Examples from Derby and Bath: Institution Bath Derby Area New/ existing CORRE or Adapted CORRE? Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office Existing CORRE Division for Lifelong Learning New Adapted CORRE Law Existing CORRE Hairdressing New Adapted CORRE

Derby - background • • University owns the materials. Centralised team – CORRE very suitable. A range of subject areas from quarrying to education. . . Mainly transformed existing materials.

Derby case study – CORRE for Law Key (Derby) Academic OER project manager Copyright administrator/ librarian Learning Technologist Developer

Bath - background • Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office, Engineering, Division for Lifelong Learning, Education (100 credits total) • No central OER team at University of Bath • Development of a framework for creating OER ‘from scratch’

Bath – IP Policy IPR at Bath is complex: - University owns IP of all work undertaken by staff; - Academics own materials produced for campusbased teaching. BUT … - … the University owns materials produced for distance education.

This leads to DORRE…

The OER University concept http: //wikieducator. org/OER_university/About

http: //www. flickr. com/photos/wwworks/ Gabi. Witthaus@le. ac. uk Alejandro. Armellini@le. ac. uk S. ONeill@derby. ac. uk J. Prior 2@bath. ac. uk

Acknowledgements • Banner derived from Flickr image ‘ostriches closeup’ by matstornberg licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2. 0 generic license. • Slide 14 contains an image of the University of Bath library which is copyright IDPS University of Bath. • Slide 15 contains the image ‘Come Friendly Patents’ by psd (Paul Downey) on Flickr, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2. 0 generic license. • Slide 19 (“Thank you”): http: //www. flickr. com/photos/wwworks