3. Self-assessment questions to position your organisation or yourself as teacher and trainer with respect to OER and Open Education This table aims to serve as a “self-positioning tool”, to allow an understanding on where the organisation or you as teacher and trainer stand with relation to four different stages of “open education readiness”, reflected in the columns. Question for the organisation Organisations with no experience in OER/OEP Organisations taking steps in OER/OEP Organisations with some experience in OER/OEP Organisations with established experience in OER/OEP Q1. How much do you know about Open Educational Resources and Open Education? We/I know nothing it. There are some staff with knowledge about these issues within the organisation. Many staff in the organisation know about OER and Open Education. We make sure the majority of staff is up to date on OER and Open Education. Q2. To what extend are you using and OER in your organisation? Nobody uses OER at all. Some staff are experimenting with using and re-purposing OER. Using and re-purposing OER is common in the organisation/ in my daily work. We recommend and support our staff in using and OER, including quality assurance. Concrete supportive mechanisms are in place. 3. Do you or your organisation have experience in using open teaching methods and tools (e.g. blogs, wikis, social networks, …)? No, typically traditional teaching methods are being used Some staff are experimenting with open learning and teaching methods and tools. Some staff are regularly using open learning and teaching methods and tools. Our organisation promotes and trains our staff in order to apply open learning and teaching methods and tools. New methods and tools are being developed and shared.
Q4. Do you/ does your organisation facilitate idea/practices sharing and collaboration in teaching and learning? No, sharing and collaborating is not facilitated. We are aware of some internal sharing among our teaching staff. But individuals only share within their well-known surroundings (friends and colleagues), and on their own initiative. Our share ideas and collaborate both within the organisation and with the external world (through social media, for example). The organisation requires staff to regularly share their ideas and practices both internally and externally. The organisation/ individuals have established efficient communication routines and frameworks supporting this. Q5. Does your organisation use open assessment methods (e.g. open badges, peer assessment, etc.)? No, traditional assessment methods are mostly in use. We are/ I am experimenting with open assessment practices. In some courses, open assessment practices are being used. The organisation makes/ I make sure that open assessment is considered and used for appropriate courses and resources. Q6. Do you or your organisation have a vision/ on OER and Open Education? Is this vision incorporated in your strategy? No, there is no vision on this topic. Yes, different visions are emerging among management, staff, and learners in the organisation. Management, staff and learners are starting to communicate about a shared vision within the organisation. Individuals have developed a vision for themselves. Yes, openness is part of the organisations/my mission statement. This statement is communicated openly to the outside and is part of a strategic plan. Q7. Are you involved in any partnerships or networks in relation to OER and Open Education? No we are not/I am not. At least we don’t know whether individual staff are involved in OER, OEP initiatives, or partnerships. Some staff are involved in some OER/OEP-related partnerships, based on individual initiative. The organisation is starting to set up partnerships and joins networks on these issues. The organization has been initiating, leading and participating in partnerships and networks on these issues.
4. Recommendations to implement OER and Open Education in your organisation The next table contains recommendations and guidelines to create a favourable environment for OER within your context, or to increase your capacity in using open approach in your training activities. We suggest you focus on the category that corresponds to your organisation, following your “score” in the previous table. Each recommendation is linked either to a resource that will increase your openness capacity or to a good practice that shows how other institutions are actually embedding OER and OEP in their daily work. Organisations with no experience in OER/OEP striving to take first steps Organisations taking first steps in OER/OEP striving to gain some experience Organisations with some experience in OER/OEP striving to establish a sustainable OER strategy OPEN LICENSES Guidelines on adopting open licenses for your training materials (Q1) Get familiar with the terms in use in the Open Education domain: Understand the basics of copyright in education. Get familiar with Creative Commons licenses: Establish a responsible for open licensing within the organisation. Develop an open licensing policy for your institution: Organize regular trainings for your staff/yourself to stay updated on developments in the OER world. OER Guidelines to increase the use of OER (Q2) Explore where to find OER on the web. . Learn about how to create, search and evaluate OER: Motivate individual staff to develop and (re)-use OER. Develop an OER policy for your institution, dealing also with metadata () and with quality assurance (, )