Seven institutions were funded to openly (free for use and repurposing) release their existing learning resources. Resources included - but was not limited to - course materials, reading lists, student generated content, images and other multimedia, learning objects, electronic learning activities, and recordings and supporting materials from lectures, workshops, and presentations. Projects were expected to release at least the equivalent of one undergraduate course (360 credits).
- Open Content Employability Project (Coventry University)
- Open Exeter (Exeter University)
- Unicycle (Leeds Metropolitan University)
- OTTER (Leicester University)
- BERLiN (Nottingham University)
- Open Spires (Oxford University)
- OpenStaffs (Staffordshire University)
Institutional Strand synthesis - Lou McGill
Visual mapping
As there are only seven projects in this strand it is 'just' possible to attempt to represent the strand synthesis visually... right click on the image to view and then zoom in to see the detail. This large map has been broken down in the appropriate sections of the institutional synthesis pages...
OER Synthesis and Evaluation framework
A separate version of the generic framework was developed to share with the Institutional Strand Projects. This went through several iterations throughout the year and projects were asked to engage with it at approrpiate intervals.
The versions are available here:
- Ist version shared with projects in August 2009 - institutionalstrandframeworkAug.doc
- 2nd revised version shared with projects in December 2009 - institutionalstrandframeworkDec.doc
- Final version collated at the end of the programme August 2010 - institutionalstrandframeworkJune.doc
Some projects utilised the framework to support their evaluation activities and some included a project specific version in their final reporting.
Unicycle Project evaluation framework (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Appendix G of OTTER Project final report (University of Leicester)
OpenSpires own evaluation framework University of Oxford
These pages are taken from the final version of the strand synthesis framework. Each page includes a mixture of summary paragraphs and actual excerpts from project documentation.
Institutional Strand - OER release
Institutional Strand - Developing, managing and sharing OERs
Institutional Strand - Guidance and support mechanisms
Institutional Strand - Business cases and benefits realisation
Institutional Strand - Cultural issues
Institutional Strand - Institutional issues - strategy, policy and practice
Institutional Strand - Legal issues
Institutional Strand - Technical and hosting issues
Institutional Strand - Quality issues
Institutional Strand - Pedagogy and end use issues
Institutional Strand - Learners and other stakeholders
Institutional Strand - Programme issues
Institutional Strand Project Recommendations