[WSIS Edu] OECD study: Questions to OER initiatives

Tue May 6 18:14:29 BST 2008

Dear OER supporters

Forwarding this message from OECD

Best

Francis
Contributor to the report mentioned below

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In 2006 OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation carried 
out a study on Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. The 
report from the study was published in May 2007 by the OECD under the 
title "Giving Knowledge for Free -- The Emergence of Open Educational 
Resources". It can be freely downloaded from 
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html 

The purpose of the study was to analyse and map scale and scope of OER 
initiatives worldwide. We are now conducting a follow-up study. *One 
important element of this follow-up study is to ask OER initiatives and 
projects about the development of their activities since two years 
ago.*  A report with the findings will be published on the OECD website 
www.oecd.org/edu/oer <http://www.oecd.org/edu/oer>.

*Definition*

In this study we use the following definition of open educational 
resources: Open educational resources are digitised materials offered 
freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and 
re-use for teaching, learning and research. According to our 
understanding, open educational resources include:
1. Open courseware and content.
2. Open software tools (e.g. learning management systems).
3. Open material for e-learning capacity building of faculty staff.
4. Repositories of learning objects.
5. Free educational courses. 

*Questions*

1.     Compared with two years ago, do you experience a growing interest 
for using open educational resources (OER)? (If your OER  initiative was 
launched later than two years ago, please compare with that point in time.)

a.     Do you have more visitors to the website where your OER are 
freely downloadable? If possible, please send statistics.

b.    Among your visitors, do you know which proportion are students, 
self-learners, teachers and researchers?

c.     Do you have more downloads of OERs? If possible, please send 
statistics.

2.     Do you think that students, teachers and researchers at your 
institution are using increasingly OER? Which percentage do you estimate 
of user of OER produced elsewhere and not in your particular institution?

3.     Have your institution developed a particular policy regarding 
OER? If so, could you attach a copy of the documents or indicate the url 
where they can be downloaded?

4.     Compared with two years ago, do you experience a growing interest 
for producing OER?

a.     Do you have more people willing to contribute with OER to your 
website? If possible, please send statistics.

b.    Do you have more OER available for use? If possible, please send 
statistics.

5.     Compared with two years ago, would you say that OER users and 
producers are more aware of Intellectual Property Rights issues?

a.     Yes / No

6.     What is the biggest challenge for your OER initiative at the 
moment? Is this challenge in any way different from the situation two 
years ago?

7.     Compared with two years ago, do you experience a growing 
awareness of the OER on the management level at higher educational 
institutions?

Please send your answers to: jan.hylen at metamatrix.se 
<mailto:jan.hylen at metamatrix.se>

Thank you for your co-operation.

PS. If you have not yet filled out our web based questionnaire, please 
do so: 
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html

_________________________________________________________
*Jan Hylén, *PH.D.
jan.hylen at metamatrix.se <mailto:jan.hylen at metamatrix.se>
Mobile: +46 (0)734-41 40 44
Phone: +46 (0)8-506 533 01

Metamatrix

Sveavägen 31, 3 tr SE-111 34 Stockholm
T: 08-50 65 33 00 F: 08-50 65 33 99
www.metamatrix.se <http://www.metamatrix.se>

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