1. Reusing OERs for Curriculum Enhancement Dr Ming Nie Research Associate University of Leicester

2. Background EVOL-OER (http://www.le.ac.uk/evoloer)http://www.le.ac.uk/evoloer Funded by SCORE (October 2011 - March 2012) Develop deep understanding of OER reuse – Reuse patterns – Drivers – Barriers

3. Reuse in Higher Education The JISC OER Impact StudyOER Impact Study JISC OER Impact Study

4. The landscape of reuse JISC OER Impact Study

5. Methods Qualitative methods 12 interviews Analysis of online examples and case studies

6. Design Low-cost Enhancement Strategic Enhancement Delivery Rapid Enhancement Planned Enhancement Used as is (Just-in-time) Repurposed (Structured) OER Curriculum OER-enhanced curriculum

7. Strategic Enhancement Low-cost Enhancement Rapid Enhancement Planned Enhancement OER-enhanced curriculum OER Used as is (Just-in-time) Repurposed (Structured) Delivery Design Curriculum Develop open courses, open textbooks, open resources Provide links to YouTube videos, TV programmes Localisation Add “wrapping” information Use sections taken from open research papers

8. Resource Audit  Content (under the appropriate licences) Format Text & graphics AudioVideo Slides (e.g. PowerPoint) Other (e.g. Adobe Presenter) What I find and reuse as is What I find, tweak and use What I find, repurpose and use What I create for this module

9. Drivers for reuse Benefits of sharing Improving quality Increasing reputation New pedagogies Access to resources Saving time?

10. Barriers for reuse A culture of sharing Technical skills Accessibility issues Copyright and licensing Availability of OERs Discovery of OERs Lack of support

11. Institutional strategy Reuse as a default option Support and training – Digital literacy skills – Copyright and licensing – Good practice, guidance Top-down approach Bottom-up approach

12. Differences in challenges Scarcity of resources Lack of infrastructure Provision and use Localisation

13. Thank you ! Any questions? Email: ming.nie@le.ac.uk