Open educational practices and attitudes to openness across

India: reporting the findings of the OER Research Hub pan-India

survey

Leigh-Anne Perryman, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University UKleigh.a.perryman@open.ac.uk, @laperryman

Tim Seal, TESS-India, The Open University UKtim.seal@open.ac.uk, @tim10101

Presented at OER15 conference, Cardiff, 14-15 April 2015All photos: Leigh-Anne Perryman CC-BY

The research

Phase 1: Online survey pilot leading to initial findings and survey fine-tuning (reported here);

Phase 2: Disseminating the fine-tuned online survey to a wider audience across India;

Phase 3 (conducted simultaneously with Phase 2): Distributing hard copies of the Phase 2 survey across India;

Phase 4: Data analysis and follow-up interviews.

Educators

Formal learners

Everyone else

EducatorsFormal learners Others

School-leaving qualification (16-18 years) 0% 26% 0%

Vocational qualification (i.e. practical, trade-based) 0% 2% 0%

College diploma or certificate 3% 7% 2%

Undergraduate/ Bachelors University degree 5% 43% 27%

Postgraduate/ Graduate School University degree 92% 22% 68%

No formal qualification 0% 0% 2%

Sample

Sources

Open educational practices

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Educators’ outcomes

Engagement

Wild’s OER Engagement Ladder (2010)

“By using OERs...educators and institutions can avoid postal delay, errors in printing of material, problems due to quality of paper etc.”

“It reduces the weight of the books we carry! We just send files through internet to those who are needy of this.”

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A new model

General survey

Educators

General survey

Formal students

Educators

General survey

Thank you for listening

Leigh-Anne Perryman, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University UKleigh.a.perryman@open.ac.uk, @laperryman

Tim Seal, TESS-India, The Open University UKtim.seal@open.ac.uk, @tim10101

Thank you for listening

Leigh-Anne Perryman, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University UKleigh.a.perryman@open.ac.uk, @laperryman

Tim Seal, TESS-India, The Open University UKtim.seal@open.ac.uk, @tim10101