Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education

The literature on the re-use of learning materials has largely focused on the development of materials. This paper explores how re-use can be stimulated after learning materials have been developed and made available. We searched for and developed guidelines that support staff and/or management most...

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Main Authors: Judith Schoonenboom, Henk Sligte, Eja Kliphuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Technology 2009-12-01
Series:Research in Learning Technology
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Online Access:http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10870
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description The literature on the re-use of learning materials has largely focused on the development of materials. This paper explores how re-use can be stimulated after learning materials have been developed and made available. We searched for and developed guidelines that support staff and/or management most frequently adopt in cases of (un)successful re-use of existing digital teaching and learning materials and methods by teachers in higher education. In a grounded theory approach, we collected existing guidelines from 11 literature studies, and developed new guidelines from 19 (mainly Dutch) case studies. Through constant comparison, we developed ‘low-level' guidelines, which were classified into high-level guidelines. Five high-level guidelines turned out to be robust when subjected to repeated comparison with the case studies. Further, this paper elaborates existing guidelines by showing specific elaborations of them in our case studies.
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spelling doaj.art-bcbe148c1b6743b6bd42b0ce4e3d827e2022-12-21T19:50:45ZengAssociation for Learning TechnologyResearch in Learning Technology2156-70692156-70772009-12-0117210.3402/rlt.v17i2.10870Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher educationJudith SchoonenboomHenk SligteEja KliphuisThe literature on the re-use of learning materials has largely focused on the development of materials. This paper explores how re-use can be stimulated after learning materials have been developed and made available. We searched for and developed guidelines that support staff and/or management most frequently adopt in cases of (un)successful re-use of existing digital teaching and learning materials and methods by teachers in higher education. In a grounded theory approach, we collected existing guidelines from 11 literature studies, and developed new guidelines from 19 (mainly Dutch) case studies. Through constant comparison, we developed ‘low-level' guidelines, which were classified into high-level guidelines. Five high-level guidelines turned out to be robust when subjected to repeated comparison with the case studies. Further, this paper elaborates existing guidelines by showing specific elaborations of them in our case studies.http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10870educational innovationhigher educationteacher supportre-usedigital learning materials
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Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
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educational innovation
higher education
teacher support
re-use
digital learning materials
title Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
title_full Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
title_fullStr Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
title_full_unstemmed Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
title_short Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
title_sort guidelines for supporting re use of existing digital learning materials and methods in higher education
topic educational innovation
higher education
teacher support
re-use
digital learning materials
url http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10870
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