The tree of openness
Below is a Prezi I made to depict the relationship between creativity and openness in open educational resources (OERs) as described by Weller (2012).
http://prezi.com/3gggnm7c757l/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
On our course we were asked to come up with a list of evaluation criteria for OERs. After discussing suitable criteria in our Moodle forum we came up with the following:
OER Evaluation Criteria
Clarity/comprehensibility of content, Opportunities for deeper learning, Accessibility, Usability, Alignment to standards, Adaptability of content, Relevance of content, Interactivity, Connectivity/linkage, Coherence, Originality, Content quality, Up-to-date content, Opportunities to contribute, Opportunities for peer critique/correction, Communication, Ease of navigation
In the end I came to the conclusion that any tools that allow you to aggregate resources related to the specific field you are interested in could be used as an OER. One example is Pinterest.
Pinterest as an OER
Clarity/comprehensibility of content
Content is clearly displayed, often as info graphics
Opportunities for deeper learning
You can learn about anything and find suggested connected ideas, as content can come from anywhere you can collect and mix up ideas.
Accessibility/usability
You need to create an account if you want to save your searches, but this is free.
Alignment to standards, Adaptability of content, Relevance of content
You can search for the levels and age groups you want by adding key words. So you can align to the standards you want and find relevant content.
Interactivity
You can create your own boards and remix content, add your own…
Connectivity/linkage
You can connect with others by inviting collaborators to your boards via a social network.
Coherence
Coherence is created by the way you group ideas
Originality, Content quality
Quality and originality is mixed but you can add or delete as you wish
up-to-date content
Content is always being updated
Opportunity to contribute, Opportunity for peer critique/correction, Communication
Anyone can contribute as content is sourced from the web.
When each pin is selected a comments feed pops up at the bottom, after this you can chosse to visit the original site
Ease of navigation
Very easy to use and navigate.
References
Weller, M. (2012) The openness-creativity cycle in education-A Perspective JIME
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