Title: Activity 3.3 - Preparing and Establishing OER Awareness
Course: Working with Open Educational Resources (OERs) > Section: Topic 3: Mixing, Adapting, and Reusing OERs

Activity 3.3 - Preparing to establish an OER Awareness and use at your Institution

Aim: To prepare a survey instrument to establish the current status of OER use at your institution

Motivation: To work towards creating an institutional baseline for further promotion of OER integration.

Task: Prepare a survey instrument e.g. interview questions to gather data around the current status of OER awareness and use at your institution.

Tools: YouTube; word processor

What:

- Use ideas from the video to formulate some interview questions.
- The purpose is to gather data within your institution from at least 5 people from a variety of academic departments.
- Collate the information to present a simple analysis of the survey responses.
- Write a brief report on the task carried out and the upload it in the assignment in the Leaning Management System

How: Share your interview questions with your fellow participants by attaching a file to your forum contribution

Resources:

- ‘Open Education Matters: Why is it important to share content?’ Nadia Mireles (2012) (3mins 31 secs)
- Formulate your own set of questions for the investigation task (e.g. questionnaire).

Duration: 75 minutes

Feedback: Peer assessment

- Read and respond constructively to at least 1 other persons’ post.
- Read and reflect on other participants’ comments on your own interview questions.
- Use this feedback to refine your interview questions for later implementation