#332 Poster/Demo

Monday 16 April 16:00 - 16:15 Armitage Room

Card Tricks and Cartoons - how to converse about OER with people who know nothing about it

Chris Pegler, The Open University, UK

Conference Theme: Innovation

Summary: Can cartoons, card games and screenplays help educators engage with underlying OER issues? Ideas from the ORIOLE project.

Abstract: How do we bridge the gap between the promise of OER and the practice of OER, moving from engaging the enthusiasm few to informing the suspicious majority? How can educational technologists talk to other educators about OER and get them to understand the potential, while allowing them to talk through their concerns? This session will show how OER were used to develop open resources aimed at sparking discussion and promoting understanding of OER reuse. Aimed at educators and educational managers who have no prior knowledge of OER, the 36 cards use plain language to cover technical, quality and motivational issues identified through a longitudinal multi-case study of reuse facilitation in practice. Other resources reflect outcomes from a retreat involving 33 HE practitioners and experts from 18 institutions, including six UK national teaching fellows.
The ORIOLE Project (Open Resources: Influence on Learners and Educators) has brought together a special interest group of practitioners and researchers within UK higher education to share ideas on reuse of Open Resources. Card tricks and takeaways will be included!
The project is part of OLnet (http://olnet.org) activity and an outcome of Chris Pegler’s National Teaching Fellowship project.
Cards available at http://www.slideshare.net/orioleproject/chris-pegler-reusable-card-game