[Open-education] [OER] [OER-advocacy] OER in Educause Study of Undergraduate Students and IT

Mon Oct 14 14:45:20 UTC 2013

The size of the study (112,000 students) is impressive and differentiates
this study from others. In addition to the OER statistics, some of other
findings in the report  are important to the OER communities.

    Students recognize the value of technology but still need guidance
when it comes to better using it for academics.
    Students prefer blended learning environments while beginning to
experiment with MOOCs.
    Students are ready to use their mobile devices more for academics, and
they look to institutions and instructors for opportunities and
encouragement to do so.
    Students value their privacy, and using technology to connect with
them has its limits.

Educause makes these recommendations for colleges and universities. I have
bolded the items that I consider especially important.

    Students expect their instructors -- not others -- to train them to
effectively use the technology required for coursework (e.g., use of
the CMS, hardware, and software?including specialty software and
common productivity software). Instructors need support,
encouragement, and possibly incentives to do so.
    Educate your students about MOOCs; most students are unaware of them.
Institutions have a fleeting opportunity to contextualize MOOCs for
students in a way that will mesh with the institution?s own MOOC
strategy.
    Create (or update) a strategy for incorporating mobile device use into
the classroom. Address the IT infrastructure barriers (such as a lack
of convenient charging outlets and/or charging stations and
insufficient network access) that keep students from using their
devices effectively while on campus.
    Approach learner analytics purposefully and thoughtfully by adhering
to information privacy principles. Collect data for a stated and
transparent purpose in order to build students? confidence in learner
analytics activities.

Regards,
Jacky Hood
Alliances Director and Acting MOOCs Director
Open Doors Group

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Subject: Re: [OER] [OER-advocacy] OER in Educause Study of Undergraduate
Students and IT

Cable, do you have further information on how OER were defined in the study?
It is not clear to me if they were referring to OERs or merely freely
available resources. The survey instrument is not appended to the report.

Douglas A. Levin
Executive Director
SETDA // Leadership :: Technology :: Innovation :: Learning
202-715-6636 x700 | dlevin at setda.org | @douglevin

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On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Cable Green <cable at creativecommons.org> wrote:
> Good news re: mainstreaming OER in the latest Educause Study of
Undergraduate Students and IT.
>
> Report
> Infographic
> Sample tweet:
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>     2013 @Educause Study of Undergraduates: 71% of students use #OER,
54% think #OER are very or extremely important: http://ow.ly/pMk2s
>
> Good weekend all,
>
> Cable
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