INVOLVEMENT OF LIBRARIES AND LIS PROFESSIONALS Presented by

Presented by

Arabinda Kumar Seth Jr. Librarian The Prameya, Summa Real Media Pvt. Ltd. &Bhubaneswar arbind.seth@gmail

Alekha karadia,

Library Trainee Biju Patnaik

Central Library National Institute of

Technology Rourkela

alekh98@gmail.com

What is an Open Education Resource (OER)?

The resource is shared under an open license or resides in the public domain

OER: Definition teaching, learning and research materials in any medium,

digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. Open licensing is built within the existing framework of intellectual property rights as defined by relevant international conventions and respects the authorship of the work.

“Educational Resources” can include

full courses curriculum course materials learning objects content modules textbooks

simulations labs collections journals tools and more!

“OPEN” meansA resource can be considered “open” if it is licensed in a way that allows you to…

Reuse

Use the work verbatim (unaltered), without having to ask permission

Revise

Alter or transform the work to meet your needs

Remix

Combine the (verbatim or altered) work with other works for enhanced effect

Redistribute

Share the verbatim, reworked, or remixed work with others. (Wiley, 2007)

What are Open Educational Resources? Shared content and resources

Full courses Textbooks Modules Lessons/lesson plans Tests Videos Supplemental study materials Software

Why OER? Improves access to learning opportunities

Save time, cut costs

Alternative to the rising cost of education

Contributions to a pool of learning resources can circumvent barriers to access and improve education as a social good

New way of teaching and learning that is more collaborative and participatory

Move from content creation to content co-creation

Become part of a growing community

Materials can be adapted and localized to fit the specific audience need

OER Process OER is not just content, it is also a process of engaging with the materials

and with others.

This process involves sharing materials that you have created, either individually or in groups with other

teachers and/or learners using and adapting others’ materials for your own use

sharing back modifications to or comments about others’ materials so that future users can benefit.

OER is much more than a collection of resources. It is more than a thing. It is also a process that is dependent upon teachers and learners who continuously improve the resources, and share their use scenarios so that others can also benefit. It is also about collaborating to create materials.

(From the OER Commons Wiki)

Conditions

Attribution

• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request.

Share Alike

• You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

Noncommercial

• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only.

No Derivative Works

• You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.

Creators choose a set of conditions they wish to apply to their work…

www.creativecommons.org

Different between open access and open educational resourcesDifferent between open access and open educational resourcesOpen Access Open Educational Resources

Open access publishing is typically referring to research publications of some kind released under an open licence.Open access is used to refer to any content that can be access online for free. Full open access content is Easily accessible online Available to anyone free of charge Available for re-use without

restriction except that attribution be given to the source.

No one of these alone qualifies content for an open access label.

OER refers to teaching and learning materials released under such a licence. In its simplest form, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) describes any educational resources (including curriculum maps, course materials, textbooks, streaming videos, multimedia applications, podcasts, and any other materials that have been designed for use in teaching and learning) that are openly available for use by educators and students, without an accompanying need to pay royalties or licence fees.

How could libraries support OERs?

libraries can offer advice to institutions, academic staff, and students as they engage with OERs in the following areas:

Metadata and resource description Information management and resource dissemination Digital or Information literacy (finding and evaluating

OERs) Subject-based guides to finding resources Managing Intellectual Property Rights and promoting

appropriate open licensing

Role of Librarians in OER Projects

Copyright and Licensing

Evaluate and select OER

Management of OER repositories

Discovery of OER sources

Preservation of OER

Tagging, Description and classification

Creation of OER

Source: http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/2012/492

How Librarians can Promote OER?

Collect OER for the library users

Curate OER materials

Include OER in the OPAC

Create OER Repositories

Educate users about OER

Create OER in different disciplines

Open educational initiatives in India

BENEFITS OF OER Cost savings on Textbooks

Levels the field for disadvantaged students

Promotes sustainability

Resource Rich

Access to leading experts worldwide

Experience/incorporate diversity of views

Flexibility

Customize curriculum and instructional design

Quickly incorporate important updates (STEM)

BENEFITS OF OER(Cont.)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Accommodate disabilities

Address learning styles

Foster engagement

Integrate current, relevant, authentic content

ISSUE and CHALLENGES OF OER

Complications in Curriculum Development

Volume of material to evaluate/validate

Lack of funds/compensation

No responsibility to update original materials

No process to notify users of updates/changes to foundation materials

Attribution Issues

Lack of knowledge on open licensing process

Materials improperly cited

Inadvertent copyright violation

ISSUE and CHALLENGES OF OER (cont.)

Slow/limited Conversion to OER Participation

Resistance to Change

Fear of loss of right-to-benefit

No mechanism to revoke permission

Discomfort with technology

Student Access to Technology

Disadvantaged student population

Digital down-and-out

Technology and Platforms Wikipedia, WikiEducator, Wikivarsity

Wikispaces, etc.

Connexions

MIT OpenCourseware

OLI-CMU

OpenLearn

OER Commons

Directory of OER

OER Links OER Sources, Searches, and Repositories (just a few!)

www.oercommons.org

www.wikieducator.org

www.ocwconsortium.org

www.cnx.org

www.curriki.org

www.merlot.org

www.wikiversity.org

OER Handbook

www.wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook

OER Reports www.olcos.org/english/roadmap

www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/7/38654317.pdf

LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND NEED OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIANS IN OER INITIATIVES

Learning content management tools (LMS, LCMS), Learning content authoring tools (e.g.: eLearning), Learning content vocabularies and classification, Learning content metadata (e.g.: IEEE LOM, DC-Ed) Learning content package standards (e.g.: IMS CP) Introduction to OER concepts, goals, and history Communication protocols (any of: RSS/Atom, OAI) Repository technology and management Licensing options and technologies IPR and copyright Information literacy Préservation techniques, technologies and standards SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Information retrieval techniques Indexing and classification techniques

conclusion