Teaching resources
Teaching resources are being developed by educational institutes all over the world for the development of information literacy. Digitising makes sharing easier. Where institutes offer their resources with an open licence (for reuse), this is referred to as Open Educational Resources (OER). There is an enormous variety of OER. They range from a single instruction video to complete series of modules.
Various OER repositories have been set up: this means there is a clear overview of what is available, and it makes searching and quality management easier. In the Netherlands, a national repository, SURFsharekit, and a search portal, Edusources, have been set up in cooperation with the SURF foundation.
The Open Information Literacy Education project has resulted in the availability of almost 400 learning resources. We have devised an IL quality model, for the inclusion of resources. The Edusources search portal is still being developed, although it is already possible to use it to look for resources. Click on the image below.
The search portal also offers community pages, where you can find teaching resources that are temporarily displayed. For direct access to each collection, click on the buttons below.
Open Educational Practices (OEP)
Open Educational Practices (OEP) are inspiring practical examples for using OER. The term can be interpreted in different ways and involves a huge range of practices. In its most basic form, it refers to the reuse of existing teaching resources, such as an instruction film. In its most detailed form, it is about students determining and co-creating their own learning trajectories by using OER. This is sometimes known as ‘open pedagogy’.
Here are a few real-life examples from the Netherlands:
How are OER used?
This LibGuide, which is in Dutch and English, and has been made by Radboud University, is used by Wageningen University & Research for teaching information literacy. Whenever the APA style has to be used with an assignment, then we always refer to the Radboud University LibGuide.
What benefits does using OER bring?
Benefits are:
- Saving time
- The quality of resources benefits if they are shared openly and therefore can be used by others.
Best tip about using OER
- Always check the licence to see how up to date the resources that you are reusing are.
- Never take anything at face value
Organisation: Wageningen University & Research
Contact person: Merel Middelman
Link to OER and OEP: https://libguides.ru.nl/apa/contact
How are OER used?
The Hanze Library had already been planning to develop a literature research LibGuide, but the coronavirus situation gave the matter added urgency. We have decided to use the HBO Groen Information Literacy module as the basis and to adapt it for students and teachers at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. This includes such aspects as our own catalogue, databases, e-books, etc.
What benefits does using OER bring?
Benefits are:
- Inspiration through a good example.
- Saving time: we have been able to produce a complete LibGuide in a relative short period of time.
- Improvement in quality: building on what is already a good example makes the material even better.
Best tip about using OER
- Use resources with a CC licence and take careful note of the conditions.
- If you do not wish to reuse/copy existing material, be inspired to develop new material.
Organisation: Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Contact person: Yvonne Schuling and Monika Sieron
Link to OER and OEP: https://libguides.hanze.nl/literatuuronderzoek
How are OER used?
To improve the transition of MBO students going to HBO, a linking module has been devised for the ‘doing research’ component. Use was made of most of an excellent module created by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for secondary education students, Profile Paper. The content has been adapted, added to, and made suitable for MBO students. Some interactive elements, like videos and quizzes, have been added as well.
What benefits does using OER bring?
Benefits are:
- Saving time
- Inspiration through a good example
- Using an existing good-quality example means you have more time for modifications that are tailored to your own group, and that helps improve the quality.
Best tip about using OER
- Always use your learning objectives and own group as your starting point, and then look at the degree to which existing resources lend themselves to any modifications that may be needed for reuse.
- Always be careful to note the conditions for reusing photographs, for example; use your own material if necessary or material with a CC licence.
Organisation: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Contact person: Harrie van der Meer and Frans Westgeest
Link to OER and OEP: https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/160704/Onderzoeken#!page-5980600
How are OER used?
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Zoeklicht Naslag was modified in 2019 for use by the University of Amsterdam. That involved some differences of emphasis, such as greater prominence for academic information.
What benefits does using OER bring?
Reusing existing material has led to time being saved in the library. It also meant it was possible to meet demand from one of the faculties for an information literacy module in a short time.
Best tip about using OER
- Always use your learning objectives and own group as your starting point, and then look at the degree to which existing resources lend themselves to any modifications that may be needed for reuse.
- Always be careful to note the conditions for reusing photographs, for example; use your own material if necessary or material with a CC licence.
Organisation: University of Amsterdam
Contact person: Janneke Staaks
Link to OER and OEP: http://diensten.uba.uva.nl/zoeklichtnaslag/index.html
How are OER used?
The information literacy toolbox contains a large number of sources from other institutes. This involves other course components and videos, for example. Fontys has also subtitled various knowledge clips by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, with mutual benefits for both institutes.
What benefits does using OER bring?
To follow
Best tip about using OER
To follow
Organisation: Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Contact person: to follow
Link to OER and OEP: http://toolbox.fontysdienstoeno.nl/
How are OER used?
The information literacy toolbox has been created by using existing teaching resources from the libraries of the University of Groningen, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and Hanze University of Applied Sciences and additional contributions of our own. The information literacy toolbox is used for teaching at Breda University of Applied Sciences as a supplement, as a work of reference, and as a replacement for traditional teaching.
What benefits does using OER bring?
Sharing content with colleagues and reusing content by colleagues (with modifications to suit your own situation, if necessary) is more efficient. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. Also, reusing and modifying each other’s resources can result in improved quality.
Best tip about using OER
Don’t just use other people’s resources, but share your own content too, so that we can all help each other.
Check the Creative Commons licence. How may you use or reuse resources?
Organisation: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Contact person: Linda Hurkmans
Link to OER and OEP: https://buas.libguides.com/c.php?g=672077&p=4795400
How are OER used?
Through informal contact at a GO course, Eline van Vliet (InHolland) heard from a colleague at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences about the existence of a PubMed training course in the form of a “Wikiwijs maken” arrangement. Because this is easy to copy and adapt, they adapted it to the InHolland situation.
All paramedical courses use it as teaching material.
What does the use of OER bring?
Sharing content with colleagues and reusing content from colleagues (with possible adjustments to your own sitiuation) produces efficiency.
Best tip about using OER
- Make use of Wikiwijs to develop your teaching materials. This online tool is simple to use and easy to reuse, with automatic reference always being made to the source file.
- Material developed via Wikiwijs maken is automatically retrievable via Edusources after open publication.
Organization: InHolland
Contact person: Eline van Vliet (InHolland Eline.vanVliet@inholland.nl) - Brenda Lems (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences B.Y.Lems@hr.nl)
Link to OER and OEP:
Original material: https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/157678/PubMed_training
Adapted materials: https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/165061/Training_PubMed