Hi there fellow Open Educators,

I am attending the OE Global conference in Nantes and there are lots of great jems to share… learning so much about Open and what other institutions are doing. So here are some of the things I think you might be interested in:

The Wheel of Insight:

For teachers, it is not always clear what type of learning material can best be used in a specific context. That context is partly determined by the learning outcomes to be achieved in the course and the desired didactic approach. This tool called the ‘Wheel of insight’ connects learning materials to support specific learning objectives. And in doing so, provides insight into which type of learning material is best suited for the desired didactic approach.

When using this tool, teachers and support staff determine at first which of the six cognitive learning goals (based on the revised taxonomy of Bloom) is applicable for the course. For example, the course focuses on analysing.
Second the consideration of the didactic methods which are described by means of actions. E.g. do you want student to participate, discuss or solve problems?
As a result, the tool suggests which types of learning materials can best be used. Each suggestion is supported by evidence, described in one or more scientific articles. Currently, the tool is based on ~100 articles.

The articles are indicated with:
• a green lock: indicates Open Access
• a grey lock: indicates a paywall and is possible to access, for example, via an institution

The idea of the tool is inspired by the Padagogy Wheel as a resource, where educational apps and learning outcomes are linked.

During the presentation we hope to give insight and spread awareness amongst participants to analyse which type of learning materials are available in their own institutions and the opportunities it could bring to enrich education.

This Wheel of insight is the product of the Dutch Acceleration plan - Educational innovation with ICT, Zone Towards digital (open) educational resources. (https://www.versnellingsplan.nl/en/towards-digital-open-educational-resources/)

Link to the Wheel of Insight: https://www.versnellingsplan.nl/en/Kennisbank/tool-kies-wijzer-digitaal-leermateriaal-3/

Try it. It is pretty cool!

Link to the wheel of pedagogy: https://designingoutcomes.com/wp-content/uploads/PW_ENG_V5.0_COMBINEDWEB.jpg

Moodle News:

Moodle 4.0 was just launched and they changed the look of the interface. I am looking forward to seeing it!

They are also launching Moodle.Net: https://moodle.net/

This is a repository (similar to the LOR in TLH) that will allow users to find OEr and easily add them to their Moodle courses. The devil will be n the level of granularity! 😊 of the resources

Attribution Generator:

I also learned about this nifty attribution generator for Wikipedia and Wikimedia commons that makes is really easy to attribute images according to TASL approach:

https://lizenzhinweisgenerator.de/?lang=en

The Attribution Generator walks you through a series of 3 questions that guide your path. At the end, is a button you can click to copy the linked attribution. So try it out!

Open Policy:

And for the folks interested in open Policy – which is a huge thing at most European post-sec institutions – I came across this great chart to guide collaboration and consultation for the development of effective Open Education Policy:

https://twitter.com/unatdaly/status/1529111722178621442/photo/1

Anyway, hope you enjoy some of these gems.

Cheers,

Rosario

Rosario Passos

Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)

Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2

Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos@bcit.ca www.bcit.ca/ltc

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