Teacher perceptions and use of open educational resources

Teacher perceptions and use of OER

Dr. Beatriz de los Arcos @celTatisThe Open University, UK

http://oro.open.ac.uk/46145/

What are Open Educational Resources?

“Open Educational Resources (OER) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OER range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments,

tests, projects, audio, video and animation.” (UNESCO)

(http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-are-open-educational-resources-oers/)

Keyword Hypothesis

Performance OER improve student performance/satisfaction

Openness People use OER differently from other online materials

Access OER widen participation in education

Retention OER can help at-risk learners to finish their studies

Reflection OER use leads educators to reflect on their practice

Finance OER adoption brings financial benefits for students/institutions

Indicators Informal learners use a variety of indicators when selecting OER

Support Informal learners develop their own forms of study support

Transition OER support informal learners in moving to formal study

Policy OER use encourages institutions to change their policies

Assessment Informal assessments motivate learners using OER

Survey Data: 7,700 responses from 175 countries

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Sample


657 responses from K-12 educators in 72 countries

52.3% female, 47.5% male 39.9% USA, 12.5% UK, 11.6% South Africa 47.4% hold a postgraduate qualification 53.9% >10 years teaching experience 65.5% full-time 68.2% English native speakers 52.2% Math, 25.9% Education Studies 85.3% face-to-face

Types of OER

videos

audio

podca

sts

image

s

infog

raphic

s

games

lectur

es

quizz

es

full cour

se

elemen

ts of a

cour

se

open

textb

ooks

data

sets

73.0%

30.2%

65.3%

24.8%

39.8%34.8%

41.3%

18.1%

36.3%

50.9%

12.1%

Use of repositories I

70%

59%

46% 46%

20% 18%12%

5% 3%

Use of repositories II

I have added a resource to a repository 28.1% I have added a comment regarding the quality of a resource 24% I have added a comment suggesting ways of using a resource 16.7%


Use of OER

I have adapted OER to fit my needs 85.5% I have created OER for teaching 38.2% I have created resources and published them under an open license 10.7%

Purpose of OER use

To get new ideas and inspiration 80.5% To prepare for my teaching 70.8% To supplement existing lessons/coursework 67.5%

Impact of OER use on teaching

OER allow me to better accommodate diverse learners’ needs 72.4% Using OER broadens the range of my teaching methods 69.4% OER have broadened my coverage of the curriculum 65.5% I reflect more on the way that I teach 64.9% I use a wider range of multimedia 63.9% I have a more up-to-date knowledge of my subject area 61.1%

Impact of OER use on teaching

“It used to be that when I thought about preparing for a lesson, I’d look at a book and see what they did and then I’d teach a lesson similar to it. Now I can go online, watch a video or look at somebody else’s material, see what they’re doing and either modify [this] and bring it into my classroom, or just get a totally different perspective on it and allow my students to get multiple perspectives on a topic. I guess everything that’s out there online allows me to be a better teacher.”

Impact of OER use on learning

OER help develop learners’ independence and self-reliance 71.7% OER increase learners’ satisfaction with the learning experience 68.2% OER boost learners’ interest in the subject 68.1%


“This course has been fully developed from scratch without [copyright restrictions] and is released free on the web for any teacher or student to use or remix. As a result, I do not treat this curriculum as mine –it belongs to the class and to the world.”


“I have kids asking questions and thinking critically about their learning and how the curriculum works and then in class I’m asking them to actually show me some evidence that their concerns are valid, so they are doing some surveying and asking peers and they’re trying to understand what would make this class better and justify that. They’re doing critical thinking about their course content, which is something that the kids are almost never asked to do.”

Challenges of using OER

Finding resources of sufficiently high quality 57.3% Finding suitable resources in my subject area 56.1% Not having enough time to look for suitable resources 54.4% Knowing where to find resources 50.1% Overcoming technology problems when downloading resources 40.2%

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