OER Research Hub: Understanding the impact of open educational resources

Beatriz de los Arcos @celTatis Patrick McAndrew, Martin Weller, Leigh-Ann Perryman, Rob Farrow,

Beck Pitt, Claire Walker & Simone Arthur

http://oerresearchhub.org@OER_Hub

• Open Courseware Library

• CCCOER

• School of Open• Bridge to Success

• Flipped classroom• Gulf of Maine

Research Institute

• Connexions/Open Learn

• TESS India

Higher Education

Schools (K-12)

Community Colleges

Informal learning

11 HYPOTHESES:

a. OER improve student performance/satisfaction b. Open licensing is important in educational reuse c. OER widen participation in education d. OER can help at-risk learners to finish their studies e. OER use leads educators to reflect on their practicef. OER adoption brings financial benefits for

students/institutions g. Quality indicators are the most important factor for learners

when selecting OERsh. Informal learners develop their own forms of study supporti. OER support informal learners in moving to formal study j. OER use encourages institutions to change their policies k. Informal assessments motivate learners using OER

OER improve student performance and satisfaction

Open licensing is important in educational reuse

OER improve student performance and satisfaction: OpenLearn survey

OER improve student performance and satisfaction: OpenLearn survey

OER improve student performance and satisfaction: FLN & B2S

29.9 % in 2006 to 73.8 % in 2011 in Math mastery

Succeed with Math: pass rate (A-C grades) increase from 50.6% to 68.6%

Adoption of open textbooks ≠ change in student scores (Wiley et al., 2012)

OER improve student performance and satisfaction: OpenStax

June 2013:

• 120K downloads• 17 million unique visitors• 200 institutions formally adopting OpenStax

materials• $3 million in savings to students

Does open licensing make a difference? FLN Survey (n=117)

• 47% K12 teachers are familiar with CC logo• 70% K12 teachers report that open licensing is important

when using OER for teaching• 43% K12 teachers publish materials freely online• 5% K12 teachers publish materials freely online with a CC

license

Does open licensing make a difference? OpenLearn Survey (n=94)

• 16% educators report that open licensing is important when searching for open educational content

• 15% educators report that open licensing allowing for adaptation is important when searching for resources

• 86% have adapted resources for teaching

CC BY B. de los Arcos

Instructions to play OER-chery:

Blue School (K12)

Purple Further Education (College)

Orange Higher Education (University)

Green Informal Learning

Pink Other

1. Take a post-it for the sector that you most closely associate yourself with:

Red Educator

Yellow Learner

Green Policy maker

Blue Librarian/curator

White Administrator/Manager

No dot Other

2. Stick a dot on your marker indicating which group you most closely associate yourself with:

3. Place your marker on the poster

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