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Risk Management Calculator
Overview This Risk Management Calculator can be used to help understand the types of factors that might determine specific levels of risk. It is likely to be of greatest use for OER (Open Educational Resources) and other projects who want help to understand the types of variables which might affect their use of materials such as Orphan Works (works in copyright for which the rights holders are unknown or cannot be traced) http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2009/infromthecold.aspx The Indicative Risk Value which is displayed is graded low, medium or high and is an entirely indicative value.
There is an interest post on the Harvard site with an eye-catching set of graphs which suggest that OER could be having a different effect to that which we expect. Note that this is a debate series so I am sure it is deliberately contentious! [ Read that post ] I was thwarted by the Harvard system which only allows short comments (3 * twitter post size) without warning you that you will have to chunk down your essay :-) So after posting two parts to the start of my comment the system there decided not to talk to me. So here is my response. Comments here - or there - would be welcome. This is very much about the influence of OER, so on topic for ORIOLE.
ORIOLEproject
Creating open educational resources - Creating open educational resources - OpenLearn - The Open University
This unit looks at the pedagogical issues involved in the creation and selection of self-study educational resources for a set of intended learning outcomes as exemplified here on OpenLearn. It is a unit about writing a unit. Although it considers the way that people at The Open University set about writing open-learning materials, it will not focus specifically on the University’s particular production system. Nor does it look deeply at the technical issues involved in producing certain types of media. It distinguishes between the different purposes of self-instruction and gives advice about techniques and strategies to help the learner when they are engaging with what we normally consider to be open-learning materials.
JISC CETIS OER Technical Mini Projects Call
JISC has provided CETIS with funding to commission a series of OER Technical Mini Projects to explore specific technical issues that have been identified by the community during CETIS events such as #cetisrow and #cetiswmd and which have arisen from the JISC / HEA OER Programmes. Mini project grants will be awarded as a fixed fee of £10,000 payable on receipt of agreed deliverables. Funding is not restricted to UK Higher and Further Education Institutions.
OPAL | Open Educational Quality Initiative
The training course “Open ECBCheck” will make you a certified Open ECBCheck reviewer. Open ECBCheck is a global initiative consisting of UN agencies and other international capacity building initiatives which have agreed on a quality standard and developed a quality label for the field of ICT. For more and more leaders in educational organisations, professionals and developers of learning materials, authors or curriculum designers quality of ICT enhanced learning is an issue. Open ECBCheck is providing a toolset for developing and checking quality of programs and courses. The training course will provide you with in depth knowledge of quality management of e-learning delivery and e-learning development and will familiarize you with using the effective Open ECBCheck methodology to apply to your own and other programs and courses.
LODA is a reference tool for designers and writers of online learning and performance support materials, to help them select the right strategy to meet their particular objectives. LODA collects together the hard-won experience and practical insights of some of the world’s most successful learning and information designers and structures them in an easy-to-use format that you can be using in minutes. LODA won’t write your content, but it will certainly ensure that you know how.