Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study
Open educational resources (OER) have become increasingly popular in recent times. Here, the aim was to synthesise the lessons learned through the development of OER materials for a university-level course called “environmental modelling„. Consequently, the topics of discussion i...
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| author | Quazi K. Hassan Khan R. Rahaman Kazi Z. Sumon Ashraf Dewan |
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| description | Open educational resources (OER) have become increasingly popular in recent times. Here, the aim was to synthesise the lessons learned through the development of OER materials for a university-level course called “environmental modelling„. Consequently, the topics of discussion included: (i) how to choose an appropriate creative commons license; (ii) ways of incorporating materials from other sources, such as publicly available sources, other open access materials, and an author’s own published materials if not published under a creative commons license; (iii) the impact of the developed OER in the field of environmental modelling; and (iv) the challenges in developing OER material. Upon developing the materials, we observed the following: (i) students enrolled in the course did not purchase textbooks; (ii) our OER materials ranked as one of the most accessed (i.e., number 7) materials according to the usage data that summed the number of file downloads and item views from PRISM (i.e., the hosting platform maintained by the University of Calgary); (iii) the students learned relatively better as per the data acquired by the University of Calgary’s universal student ratings of instruction (USRI) instrument; and (iv) other universities expressed interest in adopting the materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a11c50e72cb249359c25d82f79cadd412022-12-22T04:01:28ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-05-019210310.3390/educsci9020103educsci9020103Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory StudyQuazi K. Hassan0Khan R. Rahaman1Kazi Z. Sumon2Ashraf Dewan3Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CanadaSchool of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, CanadaDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CanadaSpatial Sciences Discipline, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, WA 6102, AustraliaOpen educational resources (OER) have become increasingly popular in recent times. Here, the aim was to synthesise the lessons learned through the development of OER materials for a university-level course called “environmental modelling„. Consequently, the topics of discussion included: (i) how to choose an appropriate creative commons license; (ii) ways of incorporating materials from other sources, such as publicly available sources, other open access materials, and an author’s own published materials if not published under a creative commons license; (iii) the impact of the developed OER in the field of environmental modelling; and (iv) the challenges in developing OER material. Upon developing the materials, we observed the following: (i) students enrolled in the course did not purchase textbooks; (ii) our OER materials ranked as one of the most accessed (i.e., number 7) materials according to the usage data that summed the number of file downloads and item views from PRISM (i.e., the hosting platform maintained by the University of Calgary); (iii) the students learned relatively better as per the data acquired by the University of Calgary’s universal student ratings of instruction (USRI) instrument; and (iv) other universities expressed interest in adopting the materials.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/103creative commons licenseenvironmental educational materialsOER developmental challengesOER adaptationOER adaptationOER creation |
| spellingShingle | Quazi K. Hassan Khan R. Rahaman Kazi Z. Sumon Ashraf Dewan Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study Education Sciences creative commons license environmental educational materials OER developmental challenges OER adaptation OER adaptation OER creation |
| title | Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study |
| title_full | Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study |
| title_fullStr | Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study |
| title_short | Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study |
| title_sort | lessons learned from the development of open educational resources at post secondary level in the field of environmental modelling an exploratory study |
| topic | creative commons license environmental educational materials OER developmental challenges OER adaptation OER adaptation OER creation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/103 |
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