Institutional-issues-evidence


Strand evidence: release | cascade |  omac | collections

 

This cross-strand evidence supports the discussion on Phase2 Institutional Issues  and unless otherwise indicated is generally taken from project final reports, evaluation reports and discussions at the final programme meeting. Links to apporpriate strand evidence pages are included below and these provide links to project reports. Where questions are addressed by only one strand you are directed to strand evidence pages.

 

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Institutional/Organisational type

How do different institutions manifest OER readiness? How does this change through engagement with a UKOER project?

See also evidence around motivations and barriers 

Strand evidence: cascade |  release | omac

Strategic readiness

Recognition and reward - see also staff section below

open educational practice (recognised at institutional level)

institutional awareness needed

institution-wide initiatives

institutional processes and infrastructure

HE in FE (see also Phase2 Cross sector issues)

non educational institutions

 

See also Phase2 Impacts and Benefits more detail on how projects have advanced institutional readiness.

 

What issues arise for different types of institution in regard to OER release, adoption, and use?

Strand evidence:  release | cascade | omac

 

Wider contexts

Educational institutions

Otherl institutions

 

How do different types of institution ensure embedding and sustainability?

Strand evidence:  release | cascade | omac

See factors listed above - by addressing these factors at an institutional level mechanisms to support sustainability are developed. All strands engaged with these issues and adopted a range of measures to support sustainability and embedding. Strand evidence above points to project evidence of embedding and sustainability.

 

What new policies or strategies are required to support sustained release and use?

What existing policies and strategies require changing?

Strand evidence: release | omac

Existing strategies - revisions to include OER in some way

New strategies

 

What issues arise in collecting together and sharing disciplinary collections of OERs across institutional boundaries?

Strand evidence: collections

 

What issues arise in curation of discipline collections?

Strand evidence: collections


Institutional/organisational cultures

see also:  Cultural change evidence 

 

How do cultures of OER release, adoption and use differ between different subject disciplines?

Strand evidence: collections

 

How are existing academic/subject discipline cultures being challenged, strengthened, contested, changed etc through the availability of OERs?

Strand evidence: collections


Staff

What are the best ways of working with teachers?

Strand evidence: omac

 

In what roles do we find OER advocates and how are they affecting change within institutions?

What new capabilities and expertise do institutions require?

Strand evidence: cascade

 

How do institutions support staff to change practice/develop skills/knowledge?

Strand evidence: release | omac 

 

Events and workshops around OERs as a concept (O4B, TIGER, SCOOTER, DHOER)

Capacity building

Developing/supporting Communities of Practice (DELILA, O4B, Learning from WOeRK, DHOER)

Creating a culture of openness (O4B)

Staff