Jisc11_4_Open Content Stories Steven Stapleton
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steven.stapleton@nottingha m.ac.uk
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Transcript of Jisc11_4_Open Content Stories Steven Stapleton
Practical Re-use
• Dr Richard Field (School of Geography – Nottingham)
• Handout for SPSS
• 200 students
• Had limited time to put it together
• Open Nottingham team advised – try OER
www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert
Context:
Preference:
Accessibility:
Saved time:
Student handout:
Changed some of the instructions Changed some of the English
Changed font
From 1 day (without screen shoots) to 30 minutes
To provide support on the use of spss
What did he do with it?
Was it useful?
Surveyed 51 students who were given the handout:
• Quality/Usefulness
• OER specific – briefed on OER but not validated
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where
what
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Free Text Analysis
The clear and concise nature of the textComments in this area (27 positive and 1 negative)
The use of screenshotsComments in this area (8 positive and 0 negative) included
Demonstrates:
Benefits to the building block approach
Further Study
• Focus Groups with the 51 students
• University wide student survey on use of web-based resources/OER
The original handout created by Dr Trevor Bryant (University of Southampton) and found using the Xpert repository is available at http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/5135/
The adapted handout re-purposed by Dr Richard Field (University of Nottingham) is available at http://resources.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/11915
……………..with a request for others to add to the case
Key Points
Practical re-use (anyone can do this)
OER’s can save time without compromising quality and students are using them
Economies of scale
Understanding how students use web based educational resources will help inform OER
