A day in the life of a flexible OER

[Dana Ayotte]

Hi Colin, 

Thanks for your comments so far.  I've copied some of the feedback I received below.  It was also suggested that it might be a little text-heavy.  Perhaps a digital version could have the vignettes open up when one of the images is selected.

I've been working mainly on the alternate version Jutta suggested as well as the slides.  Here's a link to a draft of what I've got so far (as well as the original version for reference).  

Regarding Jim's comments, they emphasize the open-source aspect of the resource, rather than the transformations that the FLOE tools allow.  I guess it's a question of what we want to convey for Hewlett.  I'm guessing it's both - the added benefits of an open-source resource (i.e. re-mixing and greater access to information in general) as well as what the FLOE tools provide on top of that?  In which case I think it would be good to add one or two of the examples Jim suggests.

At the moment the "Single Resource" version is limited to transformations we are currently able to make with Learner Options (which might be good because we can link to a working demo), but we could also include transformations that we are not currently able to demonstrate live (this would require further design work). 

Thanks,
Dana

>>> Hi Dana, 
>>> Sorry to have missed this.
>>> This is great, especially for a brochure.
>>> 
>>> Would you be able to provide a slide deck that breaks each of the transformations  into one slide? 
>>> Also could we create a version that shows how the same resource changes rather than focusing on the FLOE tools?
>>> 
>>> thanks!
>>> 
>>> Jutta
> 
>>> Hi Dana -- this is very nice! I'm glad Hewlett asked for it, and maybe 
>>> it's the kind of thing we should do more of, and in a bigger way.
>>> 
>>> In the meantime, here are some suggestions:
>>> 
>>> 1. Re-frame the right pane so that the resource is in the center, and 
>>> the use cases come off at different angles. This might emphasize the
>> 'faceted' nature of OERs -- something for everyone if you look at it from a
>> different angle.
>>> 2. Add a re-mix use case, perhaps a student who pulls an image or 
>>> activity out of the resource to use as part of a 'build a molecule' booth
>> she is building for a neighborhood carnival.
>>> 3. Add a research use case, where a student searches the 
>>> caption/transcript for information he will use in a science fair poster.
>>> 4. Add a gifted/talented use case, where because the OER is freely 
>>> available, a younger student can access it for both enrichment and
>> acceleration.
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> ***
>>> Jim Tobias
>>> Inclusive Technologies
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> 
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Colin Clark <colinbdclark at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dana,
>> 
>> I’m sorry I wasn’t able to respond to this sooner. I really enjoyed reading the narratives you wrote about each of our components.
>> 
>> Have you received further feedback? Is there a newer version I should take a look at before sharing more feedback?
>> 
>> Colin
>> 
>> On May 15, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Dana Ayotte <dana.ayotte at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> Hewlett requested that we include a "day in the life of a flexible OER" for their communications on FLOE, including a comparison to a proprietary resource and showing all the different ways students might personalise the OER to meet their learning needs.  Attached is a first draft - please provide any feedback.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dana
>> 
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