Creating and Sharing Information Literacy OERs

Philip Russell

Deputy Librarian, ITT Dublin

CoPILOT, Glasgow, February 12th 2014

Creating and Sharing Information Literacy OERs

Overview

Background / Context

OER Development

Sharing OERS

Future Directions

Institutional context

•Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT Dublin), South Dublin, founded 1992

•Range of courses - higher certificate to doctorate level

•Research & innovation focus

•Approx. 4500 FTEs

•ITT Dublin 3 level IL framework

•Student centered model

•IL development - ongoing strategic focus:

- ITT Strategic Plan (2009-2014)- ITT Teaching & Learning Plan (2010)

Information literacy context

•Rationale

- Address student IL deficiencies- Enhance face to face approach- Embed IL into academic modules

•Secured HE funding

•Project plan - work commenced May 2010

•OERs needed to be created from scratch

Planning for OERs

How To tutorials:

•Interactive online learning tutorials

• Self-directed learning / 24x7

•Research, referencing plagiarism, academic skills

•Audience / intended use

•Reusable under Creative Commons

•OERs created with Articulate Studio 9

- Generates engaging content / quizzes- Non technical / easy to use functionality- Publishes files to flash format- SCORM compliant

•Leeds University tutorials

•Input from learning technologists

Development tools

•Pedagogical training

- learning styles / methodologies / assessment- online instructional design

•ICT training

- eLearning software- Image editing – Photoshop- Web editing – HTML,Dreamweaver, CSS

Training

•Generic learning outcomes

•Constructivist approach

-higher order cognitive skills-active learning-interactive activities / quizzes

•Assessment tasks – summative / formative

Instructional design

•Detailed storyboarding

•Sequenced learning structure / self-paced

•Use of visuals / logo

•Language / consistent font / bullet points

•Accessible

Content design

•First batch of tutorials live in September 2010

•Extensive usability testing / feedback / piloting

•SCORM (sharable content object reference model) 1.2 compliant

•W3C AAA (Web Content Accessibility) Guidelines 1.0

•Available via multiple delivery platforms

OERs live

•Tutorials integrated into Institute VLE

•Quizzes facilitate grading / assessment

•Reusability of tutorials facilitate collaborative course development

VLE - Moodle

•OERs - integrate IL into academic courses

•Blended approach – face to face and online

•Learning to Learn module

•December 2013 – OERs embedded into over 42 modules

Implementation

IL for year 1 marketing

ContextIL for first year marketing students

- delivered as part of a 5 credit module

‘Business Communications’.

Library contact hours: 2 (lecture/workshop).

Learning outcomesIdentify different sources of informationCreate an effective search strategy.Be aware of plagiarism and how to avoidKnow how to cite sources correctly

Learning activitiesLecture, in-class practical work, interactive

class discussion, group work, online library tutorials.

AssessmentQuizzes in online library tutorials via Moodle

worth 10% of total module mark.

Moodle – grader reportMoodle – grader report

•Range of evaluative techniques

Evaluation

SurveyGizmo

Google Analytics

Moodle

NDLR

Focus Groups

Informal

Feedback

OERs – usage statistics

Student:

•Greater knowledge of information resources

•Independent learning

•Facilitates transition into third level education

Feedback

Staff:

•Value of OERs to academic modules on VLE

•Accessibility of resources

•“Tutorial should be given to 1st years before a first assignment is given. I am a 3rd year and this is the first time I have undertaken this resource on plagiarism” 3rd yr business student

•“Tutorial was engaging - a great way to find out how to organize and apply the skills necessary to complete a literature review” 4th yr science student

•“Innovative resource, have added to my courses on Moodle & will mention to colleagues” humanities lecturer

Some comments

•Staffing / time

•Limited training - pedagogy / instructional design

•Technical / functionality / accessibility issues

•Regular updating

•Diversity of student body

Challenges

•Staff - training/workshops

•Library Committee / Academic Council

•Department meetings / programme boards

Internal promotion of OERs

•Student - induction / registration/ IL events

•Web – dedicated IL home page

•Social Media / Moodle

External promotion of OERs

•Conferences, seminars, workshops, professional networks

•Online repositories – national / international

•Publications

Sharing OERs

•Enriched student learning experience

•More consistent approach to IL delivery

•Skills development / expertise / software provision

•Greater collaboration / community of practice

•Share best practice

Value of OERs

•Apply for funding

•Design, evaluate, improve

•Promote, share, reuse

•Lead by example

- Build on existing librarian skills

- OER advocates

Lessons learned

Develop

Audio / video

Translate

Mobile

Integrate

Share

Future Directions

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Check out the ITT Dublin library OERs at:

http://library.ittdublin.ie/screens/tut.html

philip.russell@ittdublin.ie