Evaluating OERs

We list some resources that may be useful

when planning and carrying out the evaluation of your OER project

Which evidence

What we mean by 'evidence' in the context of our programme-level evaluation.

anything that helps to confirm or illustrate or exemplify a message.

Evaluation buddies

What we think you can gain by having an evaluation buddy or buddies.

Key focus areas

Culture & Practice

Releasing & Using OERs

Processes for Sustainability

Impact & Benefits

Some concepts emerge throughout each of the focus areas - examples of these are CHANGE and STAKEHOLDERS.

We have looked at your evaluation questions and have mapped them on to our key focus areas but if you think you have questions which don't fit these then add the questions, your findings and links to your evidence in this form

Key themes

download pdf guide to using UKOER3 spicynodes

go to interactive spicynodes map

Sample outputs from other UKOER projects

Evaluation frameworks

Surveys and focus group questions

Evaluation reports

Pilot phase

Evaluation framework mapping (Unicycle Project, Leeds Metropolitan University)

OpenSpires Project Evaluation Framework - University of Oxford

Phase 2

Included in PORSCHE Evaluation Report (appendix in final report) (MEDEV)

Included in OSIER Final Report

Pilot phase

Baseline and change survey results (Humbox Project)

The BERLiN staff survey report BERLiN Project)

The BERLiN experience - academic focus group feedback report: BERLiN Project)

Phase 2

Semi-structured interview guides to identify user needs for curriculum heads  and learners (SPACE project)
Interview questions for pedagogy steering group and Interview questions for user group (SPACE project)
Evaluation framework (SPACE project)
20 evaluation ‘talking heads’ video clips recorded at the eLearning in Health 2011 conference (PORSCHE project) 

Pilot phase

OER evaluation report (OpenExeter project)

C-SAP evaluation web page and link to report (C-SAP project)

Phase 2

Interim Evaluation report (Learning from WOeRK project)

Evaluation blog post - lessons learnt (Learning from WOeRK project)

External evaluation report (PORSCHE project)