11. CONVENIENCE

Access to resources online is now so convenient

it can replace using your own HEI’s resources. Is

there a downside?

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Resource Reuse Card Game(v2)

Chris Pegler27. APPEARANCE

Presentation can be part of

the appeal. The resource

looks better than ones we

made. Overall, how important is

appearance?

PurposeConcernsQualityTechnologyResources

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24. REPURPOSEABLE

Repurposing a

resource can

just be about

making the

resource look

how you want

it to look. Is

this facility

important to

you?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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MEET ORIOLE

Phase 1 will

explore reuse of

resources via

survey and a

retreat.

Chris Pegler:

National

Teaching

Fellowship

Community

Practice

Research

Sharing

Using

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InstructionsThis set of cards is based on factors identified in Chris Pegler’s research into reuse of digital online resources and her National Teaching Fellowship project activity. This resource, as part of the ORIOLE project and was funded through Chris’s NTF award. It has been further developed as OLNET activity.

• blue cards relate to MOTIVATION factors – what is the purpose/driver• grey cards relate to TECHNICAL factors – how this may affect reuse• pink cards relate to QUALITY factors – level and how determined

A variety of ‘games’ can be played one-on-one or as a group sorting activity to inform teaching or research. Lots of debate/discussion potential. Examples of use and link to editable cards: http://orioleproject.blogspot.co.uk/p/shop_16.html

The images used in these cards are released under creative commons licenses. Please preserve their attributions. You are free to adapt within those licenses. Please let Chris know if anything comes from your particular reuse or if you have comments on this particular resource. c.a.pegler@open.ac.uk

NOTE: These cards are formatted to print as Moo.com Business Cards.

1. EXCLUSIVITYIs it popular or exclusive? Are ‘top ten downloads’ resources to focus on or avoid? Do we need to know where else it is being used?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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13. METADATAMachine readable description to help identify resources. But human-generated metadata is a chore to generate.

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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25. BRANDIs it offered by a trusted provider, e.g. MIT? From a well-known collection? Is ‘brand’ a sufficient indication of quality?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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2. CUSTOM/HABIT

An automatic habit for all requiring no special thought. Is this what we need for reuse to happen on a large scale?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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14. MOVING ONLINEUse of existing online resources helps to move institutions online rapidly. But is that really a desirable solution?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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26. STYLE/TONE

Reuse offers a diversity of tone and style to create variety and freshness. Or does this just confuse our students?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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3. SHARING IS GOODThe ethos of education is to share learning. Can open content be a sound investment as well as the right thing to do?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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15. DISCOVERABILITYSearching for a resource to use needs to be easy. But is Google really the place to start? Do we need to develop our search skills?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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27. APPEARANCEPresentation can be part of the appeal. The resource looks better than ones we made. Overall, how important is appearance?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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4. PERSONALISATIONReuse allows use of more resources, which equates with more choice for students. Is there a downside to this?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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16. GRANULARITYDoes size matter? Is it easier to reuse small bits of content (assets), or is it preferable to search for big, significant resources?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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28. MY COMMUNITYIf I belong to a community already, then is this the best place to look for great reusable resources? Or would I miss something?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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5. FUNDINGIf funding is available to get involved in using, making or sharing resources, then perhaps that is reason enough to get involved?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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17. RELIABILITYLinking to an external site to use its resources is convenient. But will the links always work when you need them to?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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29. QUALITY CHECKS

Some collections/ repositories offer quality assurance. Others leave it to users to decide. Is QA necessary?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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6. POLICYThere has been support for reuse and ‘sustainable elearning’ in various policy documents so far. Does this go far enough?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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18. CONTEXT-FREEOne theory is that stripping out context-specific information makes resources more easy to reuse. What do you think?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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30. PERSISTENCE

Learning to use a new repository takes time. Is knowing it will be around and maintained far into the future important?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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7. LEARN NEW STUFFDoes working with other people’s stuff offer effective development?Or would you miss the creative thrill of making your own?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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19. LICENSE TO USEOpen licenses (e.g. Creative Commons) let resources be used without need for rights clearance. Is content you need open licensed?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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31. RATINGSReviews and ratings are popular in e-commerce. How far can you rely on these when choosing between resources?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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8. CUTTING COSTSReusing resources or assets made elsewhere should cut costs. Does it? Or are there ‘hidden’ costs in reusing resources?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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20. ADAPTABLELego allows reuse of one component with others to make new ones. It’s based on a standard. Is this important to reusability?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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32. KNOWN CREATORIs knowing who made the resource important in selection? Are there lots of brilliant resources by unknowns out there to find?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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9. RARITY

Sometimes it’s the ‘only one’ available. If this is the case would you reuse and be prepared to compromise? If so, on what?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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21. INNOVATION

Resources which make innovative use of technology can be difficult to produce. Is this is a good reason to reuse them?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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33. RESEARCH-BASISIs it necessary to have links to relevant research? Or even proper referencing? Do resources used need to evidence scholarship?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

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10. UP TO DATE?Is it important to have the most up-to-date version? Do you expect the creator to keep it up to date? Or once shared is their job done?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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22. INTER-OPERABLEDo you expect resources to ‘plug and play’ into your own VLE? Would having to reformat it be a significant turn-off and deter reuse?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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34. PROVED IN USE

Some reusable resources are new creations. Others adapt resources already used with students. Does this matter?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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11. CONVENIENCEAccess to resources online is now so convenient it can replace using your own HEI’s resources. Is there a downside?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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23. ACCESSIBLEMaking accessible resources requires skill. Do collections of resources help improve support for disabled students?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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35. DESCRIPTIONCan the description provide all the information you ever need to decide to use it? Would a poor description put you off?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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12. SPEED/TIMEDo you need a resource fast? Don’t have the time to make one? Do you search and reuse? If so, does time searching really pay off?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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24. REPURPOSEABLERepurposing a resource can just be about making the resource look how you want it to look. Is this facility important to you?

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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36. NEW/IMPROVED

Is reuse a way to update and improve your teaching? If so are you attracted to easy means of updating? E.g. RSS:

Purpose

Concerns

Quality

Technology

Resources

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