{"id":107,"date":"2014-12-04T22:59:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T22:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/ruminations-on-research-on-oer\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:33:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:33:26","slug":"ruminations-on-research-on-oer","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/ruminations-on-research-on-oer\/","title":{"raw":"Marshall Smith, &#8220;Ruminations on Research on OER&#8221;","rendered":"Marshall Smith, &#8220;Ruminations on Research on OER&#8221;"},"content":{"raw":"Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/THMylq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/THMylq<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"\/\/www.hewlett.org\/sites\/default\/files\/OER%20Research%20paper%20December%2015%202013%20Marshall%20Smith_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><strong>Key Points:<\/strong>\n\nThe characteristics that define OER potentially add value above or different from those achieved by a similar non-OER pieces. OER could be widely disruptive, but institutional barriers will need to be overcome. There are nine areas of Research that can help OER become more widely adopted.\n<ul>\n\t<li>Policy\n<ul>\n\t<li>Positive and negative factors in the political environment<\/li>\n\t<li>Characteristics of current educational policies that constrain or enable the use of OER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Access\/use\n<ul>\n\t<li>What added value does OER have?<\/li>\n\t<li>What distinguishes OER from other products?<\/li>\n\t<li>The local conditions that make it possible to easily and fruitfully exercise the 4Rs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Effectiveness\n<ul>\n\t<li>\u201cAs the educational landscape changes, the nature and content that we expect of student learning might change as well\u201d \u2013 also as the job market changes, as society shifts.<\/li>\n\t<li>Do OER that are adapted to fit local needs improve achievement and attainment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Innovation\n<ul>\n\t<li>OER are less bound, and therefore might be more \u201cgenuinely innovative\u201d<\/li>\n\t<li>Innovation is by definition unexpected \u2013 we should be open to it, especially since we don\u2019t know what could come of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Beyond Formal Education\n<ul>\n\t<li>It would be interesting to organize OER by outcomes rather than sectors (e.g. water scarcity, global warming). This is similar to the learning outcome idea we had.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Sustainability\n<ul>\n\t<li>It isn't necessary for any particular OER to be sustained forever.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Development and Improvement\n<ul>\n\t<li>\u201cStudies to understand and improve the process of creating, altering, and using OER\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Implementation\n<ul>\n\t<li>What is the process for introducing OER into classrooms, schools, districts and countries and how can that process be improved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>Infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Additional Resources<\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"\/\/www.hewlett.org\/sites\/default\/files\/OER%20Research%20paper%20December%2015%202013%20Marshall%20Smith_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.hewlett.org\/sites\/default\/files\/OER%20Research%20paper%20December%2015%202013%20Marshall%20Smith_1.pdf<\/a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/THMylq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/THMylq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.hewlett.org\/sites\/default\/files\/OER%20Research%20paper%20December%2015%202013%20Marshall%20Smith_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The characteristics that define OER potentially add value above or different from those achieved by a similar non-OER pieces. OER could be widely disruptive, but institutional barriers will need to be overcome. There are nine areas of Research that can help OER become more widely adopted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Policy\n<ul>\n<li>Positive and negative factors in the political environment<\/li>\n<li>Characteristics of current educational policies that constrain or enable the use of OER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Access\/use\n<ul>\n<li>What added value does OER have?<\/li>\n<li>What distinguishes OER from other products?<\/li>\n<li>The local conditions that make it possible to easily and fruitfully exercise the 4Rs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Effectiveness\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAs the educational landscape changes, the nature and content that we expect of student learning might change as well\u201d \u2013 also as the job market changes, as society shifts.<\/li>\n<li>Do OER that are adapted to fit local needs improve achievement and attainment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Innovation\n<ul>\n<li>OER are less bound, and therefore might be more \u201cgenuinely innovative\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Innovation is by definition unexpected \u2013 we should be open to it, especially since we don\u2019t know what could come of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Beyond Formal Education\n<ul>\n<li>It would be interesting to organize OER by outcomes rather than sectors (e.g. water scarcity, global warming). 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