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Content Analysis of OpenCourseWare Initiatives within the Scope of Digital Literacy Skills Turkish OpenCourseWare Consortium Case. Tolga ÇAKMAK – Jan 04, 2012. BBY 608 - Electronic Information Services. Outline. Open Education Resources Digital Literacy Skills General Overview - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Content Analysis of OpenCourseWare Initiatives
within the Scope of Digital Literacy Skills
Turkish OpenCourseWare Consortium Case
Tolga ÇAKMAK – Jan 04, 2012
BBY 608 - Electronic Information Services
Outline
• Open Education Resources
• Digital Literacy Skills
• General Overview
• Methodology
• Findings
• Results and Recommendations
• Definition of Open Education Resources??− teaching, learning or research materials − in public domain − released with an intellectual property license that allows for
free use, adaptation and distribution (UNESCO, 2009).
OER
• Definition of Open Education Resources??− digitized materials − freely and openly for educators, students and self-
learners− Aim: use and reuse of the materials for teaching,
learning and research.
OER
Digital Literacy
• Web 2.0
• New technologies and new resources
• Controlled and uncontrolled contents
• Critical thinking
Digital Literacy
• The digital literacy skills required for OER include:
1. Evaluating the resource
1.1.Where does the resource come from?
1.2.Who produced it?
1.3. Does it have use appropriate sources?
1.4. How current is it?
Digital Literacy
• 2. What can I do with resource?
2.1. Are there any license restrictions?
2.2. Is the resource format suitable for adaptation?
• 3. Resources assumed to use the resource
3.1. Does it require access to particular digital resources (course readings)?
3.2. Does it require access to particular software
3.3. Does it require access to particular tools/ infrastructure?
Digital Literacy
• 4. Type of interaction assumed by the resource4.1. Does it assume any particular type of interaction (group work?)4.2. Does it assume any form of online interaction/ community?4.3. Does it assume expert assistance?4.4. How does it fit with my patterns of learning?
• OpenCourseWare (OCW) - by the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) in 2000. − Many projects and consortia which enable access to
course materials have been developed.
General Overview
• In Turkey, the first initiative as regards OER is “Turkish OpenCourseWare
Consortium” attempted by The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) in
2007.
• aimed to present course contents including curriculum, notes and
presentations (powerpoint, video, animations, etc.) of the course
• There were 65 universities attending the consortium in 2010, but merely
five of them had active participations (Çağıltay, 2010). − However, today this number has been made 13.
E R O
General Overview
• All OER projects and consortia can be regarded as a considerably
effective means of;− lifelong learning for each individual − connection between formal, non-formal and informal learning.
• «OER have not only been one of the significant ways to reach
information sources and course materials but also an efficient
tool to disseminate information among higher educational
institutions, particularly in the past decade.»
General Overview
• Aim: to demonstrate the current situation of first and main OER
initiative, conducted by Turkish Academy of Science in terms of
digital literacy skills that were determined under the scope of
Information Literacy.
• The focus group: Turkish OpenCourseWare Consortium.
http://www.acikders.org.tr/
• Findings were gathered and obtained through content analysis
and web based checklist.
• Related research data were assessed via Predictive Analytics
Software (PASW).
Methodology
Findings
Content Distribution
FindingsWho Produced it?
FindingsWho Produced it?
FindingsCourse Type?
FindingsCourse Level?
FindingsCourse Topics
FindingsHow current is it?
• Additional Resources− Courses that have additional resource list: 67.2%− Courses that have exams: 68.7%− 6 Courses have assignments or lab studies although they
don’t have any exam.
• 6 Courses require additional programs for effective learning− .jar− .c− PASW− .swf
Findings
FindingsContent Type?
FindingsHow to create a course?
FindingsWhat can i do with resource
Results & Recommendations
• Most of the courses are created by Turkish
scholars
• Content creation policies should be revised− Moodle functions can be promoted instead of
promoting PDF upload process.
• Almost the same content is produced in the
disciplines of social sciences, science −More content can be added in the discipline of
engineering.
• Other contributors or other content providers
should be encourged.
Results & Recommendations
• OCW, as new controlled information resources,
vitally significant and essential for individuals.
• Turkish OpenCourseWare Consortium can be a
crashing point of all organizational OCW
initiatives.
Thank you!
Questions & Comments??
Open is the Power!
Tolga ÇAKMAK – Jan 04, 2012
BBY 608 - Electronic Information Services