[Oer-community] OER Mapping

Wed Nov 14 11:05:58 MST 2012

I'm fairly happy with the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative
http://creativecommons.org/tag/learning-resource-metadata-initiative. It's
a new standard, so I am unsure of how well it is tested in the field.

--Seth Woodworth

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:30 PM, José Vladimir Burgos Aguilar <
vburgos at itesm.mx> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Why don't we all, producers/consumers of OER and those who own a repository
> (institutional or thematic repository) consider the issue of
> interoperability (metadata crosswalk) to ease the task of discoverability
> (OER search engines). It will be great to foster ACCESS to digital objects
> trough facets (metadata) by language, discipline (knowledge area) and other
> descriptors to give context of use of the OER and potential transferability
> for educational purposes.
>
> Let's learn of the Open Access movement, excellent deal and effort they
> have
> done with projects like DRIVER 2.0
> (www.driver-support.eu/informationfor.html) -for example, about mapping
> the
> OER we could think in a Global Directory of OER Repositories like OpenDOAR
> (www.opendoar.org)
>
> Please consider:
>
> Haßler, Bjöern (2009). Access to Open Educational Resources: Report of a
> UNESCO OER Community Discussion, UNESCO OER Community, 9-27 February, 2009:
> http://bit.ly/PSr55c
>
> In Mexico we are working hard in that topic of discoverability of OER
> (visibility and dissemination): www.temoa.info
> ...also www.temoa.info/research   and   www.temoa.info/es/investigacion
>
> All the best,
> Vladimir Burgos
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> From: oer-community-bounces at athabascau.ca
> [mailto:oer-community-bounces at athabascau.ca] On Behalf Of Richard Watson
> Sent: martes, 13 de noviembre de 2012 02:28 p.m.
> To: oer-community
> Subject: Re: [Oer-community] Forwarded message on behalf of Kathy Nicholson
>
> Hi
>
> I like the idea of a curricular map and that could be included in the
> database design, which could also include geocoding to locate the source of
> a resource.
>
> I teach database design, and I would be willing to help design the
> database.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:05 PM, Fred M Beshears <fredbeshears at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Saul,
> >
> > It sounds like you believe the OER community would be better off if it
> > developed a "curricular map" of
> >
> >     "curricular units *and their relations*, relative to curricular
> pathways
> >      and trajectories to completion of courses, degrees, certificates,
> >      or other learning units."
> >
> > To me this also sounds more useful than an OER geographic mapping
> initiative.
> >
> > Do you have a standard in mind for creating the curricular map you speak
> of?
> >
> > I'm aware of various standards and specifications that might apply, such
> as:
> >
> >    - Topic Maps
> >      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_maps
> >
> >    - RDF/OWL/SPARQL
> >      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Description_Framework
> >      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Ontology_Language
> >      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARQL
> >
> >   - IEEE Learning Object Metadata
> >     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_object_metadata
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Saul Fisher <saul.fisher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Friends,
> >>
> >> As baptizer of the term "Open Educational Resources" (at the UNESCO
> >> meeting ten years ago that Susan notes), I am pleased beyond my
> >> wildest hopes to see progress in this domain over the last decade.
> >>
> >> The idea of mapping OER is a great one, just in case it will
> >> facilitate growth in competent and effective use of OER; that in turn
> >> entails promotion of sharing, reuse, adaptation, localization, and
> translation of OER assets.
> >>
> >> As some others have suggested, though, *geographic* mapping (i.e.,
> >> representation in map/mash-up format) might not capture the most
> >> important aggregation, representation, or search aid.
> >>
> >> So what kind of mapping would be more important towards facilitating
> >> growth in competent and effective use?  Some on this list have
> >> proposed various kinds of meta-data to collect (especially important,
> >> for any international efforts, as regards geographic and linguistic
> >> identity), and they are surely correct to do so.  Towards that end,
> >> the best self-standing OER projects already build meta-data into their
> architecture, some extensively so.
> >>
> >> But let's look at this from a user's perspective.  If you are
> >> involved in instruction or academic administration, you want to know
> >> *what* assets there are (perhaps discoverable through currently
> >> available search tools),
> >> *where* the assets are (again, currently available search tools might
> >> suffice), and *how* they might fit into your curricular framework.
> >> This last piece is a great challenge, if only because everyone's
> >> curricular framework differs from the next one, whether because of
> >> national, institutional, disciplinary, or personal differences.  But
> >> as that is the most difficult problem to tackle on a systematic basis
> >> (because it's strongly dynamic and highly context sensitive), so too
> >> it must be the problem (of these three) that is most valuable to
> >> solve.  And it is, after all, a mapping problem--namely, a curricular
> mapping problem.
> >>
> >> Many in this community are likely familiar with curricular mapping.
> >> So, briefly (or as a reminder), curricular mapping is a
> >> representation—often visual—of curricular units *and their
> >> relations*, relative to curricular pathways and trajectories to
> >> completion of courses, degrees, certificates, or other learning
> >> units.  While such maps are often built to represent actual pathways,
> >> they are also used to plan new ones or adjust old ones.  I doubt we
> >> could expect to create such a map that shows how extant OER meet all
> >> curricular needs; instead, we might hope to show what OER fit where
> >> for a wide variety of curricular pathway-relative needs.  That, in
> >> turn, would help identify where pressing gaps are, whether relative
> >> to general curricular demands, or specific needs as indexed to local
> educational parameters, linguistic gaps, and the like.
> >>
> >> Curricular mapping in the OER space has been explored in a number of
> >> OER projects, and hopefully our community can draw on those
> >> experiences and knowledge, as well as the longer tradition of
> >> curricular mapping in the academy.
> >>
> >> All best wishes,
> >>
> >> Saul Fisher
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Saul Fisher
> >> Executive Director for Grants and Academic Initiatives Visiting
> >> Associate Professor of Philosophy Mercy College
> >> 555 Broadway
> >> Dobbs Ferry, NY  10522  USA
> >> sfisher at mercy.edu
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:25 AM, Zaid Alsagoff
> >> <zaid.alsagoff at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear Susan and Everyone,
> >>>
> >>> Searchable/Indexable/Visuable OER maps of repositories, courses,
> >>> initiatives, objects are useful. However, I would love to have a
> >>> Global map of OER experts (or educators that conduct workshops, give
> >>> talks and facilitate OER in all forms.)
> >>>
> >>> Over the last year I have conducted several OER workshops and given
> >>> OER talks in Universities in Malaysia to create awareness and
> >>> encourage more
> >>> participation: http://www.slideshare.net/zaid (slides to all of them).
> >>>
> >>> Blog: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/
> >>>
> >>> Next, year I will also be conducting OER workshops probably in
> >>> several other countries, starting with Saudi Arabia in February (ELI13
> conference).
> >>>
> >>> However, how many of you know that? Exactly :)
> >>>
> >>> Wouldn't it be cool if we had news updates on what all of us are
> >>> doing regarding OER...Maybe just a Twitter hashtag where all of us
> >>> share our ongoing activities as we go along. Even a simple Facebook
> >>> Page could do, too
> >>> :)
> >>>
> >>> Better yet a Global map of all OER trainers or experts, which we can
> >>> find, contact and invite to various countries when needed.
> >>>
> >>> If this has already been suggested...Amen to that :)
> >>>
> >>> No doubt the best OER are the experts themselves, and they are often
> >>> much more inspiring than the content :)
> >>>
> >>> Have a great weekend!
> >>>
> >>> Warm regards,
> >>>
> >>> Zaid or ZaidLearn :)
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> On 12 Nov, 2012, at 23:40, Susan D'Antoni <susandantoni at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----
> >>>
> >>> Dear OER Colleagues,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In October of 2005 I spent some time volunteering in
> >>> tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka.  It was a life-changing experience.  In
> >>> the mornings we helped with home reconstruction, beachfront
> >>> preservation efforts, or assisting with the turtle hatcheries that
> >>> had been wiped out by the tsunami.  In the afternoons, we taught
> >>> English and math at the tsunami camp in Kosgoda.  Of course, we
> >>> weren’t trained teachers, and had very few resources.  At that time,
> >>> I wished for an online resource that I could use to help teach our
> >>> thatched hut classroom of 30 kids, ranging in ages from 6 to 19.
> >>> Shouldn’t it be possible, I thought, to find resources that could be
> >>> translated into Sinhalese (the local language)?  How could I find a
> >>> range of resources appropriate for the children who were just learning
> English, and for the one young math whiz who was fascinated with
> simultaneous equations?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Back then, I didn’t know about OER.  But I intuitively knew that
> >>> something like OER could be transformative in so many places around
> >>> the world in need of high quality, customizable, educational resources.
> >>>
> >>> As I’ve had the opportunity to participate in the OER movement over
> >>> the past 4.5 years, I’ve been tremendously impressed by how many
> >>> resources actually are available.  So many people -teachers,
> >>> professors, students, educators, volunteers, and lifelong learners-
> >>> have spent time, energy, and their own resources to contribute to
> >>> the educational commons, to share resources freely and openly.  We
> >>> have seen how OER has become a global movement and become part of
> >>> policy conversations and classroom activities alike.  As these
> >>> projects have proliferated, so too has the need to see what
> >>> activities are going on in various places and in different languages,
> and to see how these contributions are interconnected.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Our conversation this week will explore the idea of a global OER map
> >>> as a possible answer to these needs.  Could such a map help
> >>> determine which OER resources are available in Arabic or Kiswahili?
> >>> Could one look up the pipeline of OER activities – from the
> >>> classroom implementation to the national policy level – that are
> >>> taking place in a particular country?  And how do we make such a
> >>> resource easy to find and use not just for our own OER community, but
> for anyone interested in OER?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I’m going back to Sri Lanka next month for a short vacation.  In the
> >>> planning process, I can’t help but think about that classroom, and
> >>> how helpful those resources would have been.  That particular
> >>> classroom isn’t there anymore, but we all know of a classroom
> >>> somewhere where OER could be helpful.
> >>>
> >>> I look forward to our conversation and sincerely hope that many will
> >>> participate.  Many thanks to Susan D’Antoni for leading this effort
> >>> – this will be an exciting and engaging three weeks!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> All the best,
> >>>
> >>> Kathy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kathy A. Nicholson
> >>>
> >>> Associate Program Officer, Education
> >>>
> >>> The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
> >>>
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