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Presentation with Alison Mackenzie at LILAC 2011. Discusses the results and trends from two academic staff surveys at Edge Hill University looking at academic staff awareness, use and expectations of open educational resources. Building upon the open content literacy framework by mapping it onto the SCONUL 7 Pillars model of Information Literacy - looking at IL through a ‘lens’ of open content creation. Asks What is the role of librarians in the developing OER/open content agenda? How confident do librarians feel about supporting academics in locating, reusing or remixing content? and How useful are literacy models in supporting understanding and decision-making of colleagues wishing to explore, create, reuse or repurpose open digital teaching and learning content
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Alison Mackenzie and Lindsey Martin
Information Literacy in an Open content world: developing guidance for academic colleagues
LILAC conference 19th April 2011
Open Educational Resources: a definition
Open Educational Resources (OER) are “digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research.”
Centre for educational research and innovation, 2007
Why are we interested?
• Sparked as a result of our JISC funded ReForm project testing assumptions of reuse/repurposing teaching content
• Rapid growth of e-learning requires sustainable model of content creation
• Perception that sharing content is complex is a barrier to cultural change
• We found many colleagues lack skills to identify, acquire and adapt existing digital content
• Also skills gaps in evaluating material and Intellectual Property Rights of found and own content
Snapshot of OER awareness & practices
Snapshot of OER awareness & practices
• A sample of EHU teaching staff surveyed 2009 and 2011 using BOS
• Representation from all 3 faculties• Participants largely ‘early adopters’ of
educational technologies• Where possible 2011 questions mirrored
those asked in 2009 to enable trend analysis• Opportunities for free comment
Testing awareness of Open Content
Jorum awareness
Experiences of sharing and reuse (1)
Where content is typically found
Seeking permission for reuse
Testing awareness (1)
2009 2011
2009 20110
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Awareness of Creative Commons licenses
Testing awareness (2)
2009 2011
2009 20110
20
40
60
80
100
42.9
60
Have you ever used CC licenced content?
2009 20110
20
40
60
80
100
14.326.7
Have you ever applied a CC license to your
content/work?
Sharing one’s own content
For educational purposes
Not for profit0
10
20
30
40
Attitudes to sharing own content beyond
EHU: 2011
Not for profit With anybody0
10
20
30
40
Attitudes to sharing own content bey-
ond EHU: 2009
Open Content Literacy
Guidance and support
Where or to whom would you look for skills, support & guidance in this area?
Snapshot of OER awareness & practices
Open Content Literacy Framework
• Open Content Literacy Framework developed to support colleagues engagement with open content, the acquisition of new skills and strategies and to manage the ‘messiness’ and iterative nature of digital content creation
• Review of SCONUL 7 Pillars model is providing an opportunity to map framework onto IL model – looking at IL through a ‘lens’ of open content creation
7 Pillars through an Open Content ‘lens’
Identify
Understands:• Concept of ‘openness’ in
relation to educational resources and practices
• That new open content is constantly being produced
• The benefits which can be gained from creating, sharing and reusing content
• Impact of local policy, infrastructure and support in creating a culture of sharing and openness
• How to assess whether using open content or making your own content open will meet your needs
Is able to:• Recognise decision to
make one’s content open may involve others as well as self
• Recognise a need for new skills in locating, creating, reusing, sharing content and identify the skills gap
• Assess how open content could enhance the learner experience
Scope
Understands:• What material can and
should be shared• The issues of IPR/copyright
status and Creative Commons licenses in relation to re-use
• The characteristics of different types of open content and how these may affect where they are published or aggregated
• Who else must be involved in locating and/or developing content
• Where specialist services and support can be found
Is able to:• Identify material suitable
for intended audience• Articulate reasons for
using and making content open
• Articulate when content should not be made open
• Identify platforms and search tools for locating good quality digital content
Snapshot of OER awareness & practices
Some questions remain …
• What is the role of librarians in the developing OER/open content agenda?
• How confident do librarians feel about supporting academics in locating, reusing or remixing content?
• How useful are literacy models in supporting understanding and decision-making of colleagues wishing to explore, create, reuse or repurpose open digital teaching and learning content?
Snapshot of OER awareness & practices
Contact:
• Alison Mackenzie [email protected]
• Lindsey Martin [email protected]
