Fantastic Four (Group 4) - OER & OEP. Task 2.

1. Group 4. Task 2.
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2. Vytautas Magnus University learning objects repository. http://erepository.vdu.lt/
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3. NAME of Institution: Vytautas Magnus University
URL of Institution: http://www.vdu.lt/en/
Name of person submitting the self-assessment: Marius Sadauskas
1.1a To what extent are you actually using and repurposing OER in your
organization?
Some departments or teams are using or repurposing OER.
1.2a Do you have a process in place for creating OER in your organization?
No general process of creating OER is in place.
1.3a. To what extent are you sharing OER and also the open educational
practices associated to it in your organization?
Individuals are informally starting to use tools for sharing resources or
practices.
1.4a. To what extent is your organization working with open learning
architectures?
Individuals are starting to use open learning architectures.
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4. 2.1a. Is a vision for open educational practices shared across the
organization?
Management, staff and learners are starting to communicate about a
shared vision for open educational practices within the organization.
2.2a. Are open educational practices included in existing strategies and
policies?
OEP is mentioned in some strategic papers and plans. There is some
cross-referencing between an OEP strategy and other strategic plans.
2.3a. Are open educational practices embedded in the organization’s
business model?
Teams and departments are beginning to view OEP as part of their
business strategy.
2.4a. Are you involved in any partnerships in relation to open educational
practices?
Links between organizations are being established with regard to OEP
From these, a small number of OEP partnership projects are beginning to occur.
2.5a. Are open educational practices perceived as relevant across the
organization?
Some individuals view OEP as relevant to some extent
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5. 3.1a. Is an IPR, DRM and copyright regulation for OER in use?
Some individuals are informally developing OER and share them under free licenses.
3.2a. Is there a motivational framework for open educational practices in existence (e.g.
incentives)?
There are no incentives for OEP.
3.3a. Are open educational practices used?
There is no use of OEP
3.4a. Do you have tools in place to support sharing and exchanging information about open
educational practices?
No tools for supporting the sharing of open educational practices e.g. social networks, blogs,
etc. exist.
3.5a. Do you apply quality concepts to open educational practices?
The organization has started to apply quality concepts for some elements of OEP e.g., quality
guides for OER, assessment models for open learning.
3.6a. What level of knowledge and skills do teachers have in relation to open learning
architectures and open educational practices?
Teachers have little or no understanding of open learning architectures.
3.7a. Please try to reflect on the level of digital literacy skills within your organization.
The level of digital literacy among teachers is constantly improving.
3.8a. Are support mechanisms in place to support the development of open educational
practices?
There are support mechanisms within the organization to support teachers in the
development of OEP
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6. FLORE - University of Florence repository. http://sol.unifi.it/flore/main.jsp
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7. NAME of Institution: University of Florence
URL of Institution: http://www.unifi.it
Name of person submitting the self-assessment: Silvia Micheletta
1.1a To what extent are you actually using and repurposing OER in your
organization?
Some departments or teams are using or repurposing OER.
1.2a Do you have a process in place for creating OER in your organization?
Individuals are starting to create OER.
1.3a. To what extent are you sharing OER and also the open educational
practices associated to it in your organization?
Individuals are informally starting to use tools for sharing resources or
practices.
1.4a. To what extent is your organization working with open learning
architectures?
Individuals are starting to use open learning architectures.
Team – Fantastic Four
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8. 2.1a. Is a vision for open educational practices shared across the organization?
Different visions are emerging between management, staff and learners in
the organization.
2.2a. Are open educational practices included in existing strategies and policies?
OEP are not part of the strategy of the organization nor are they included in
policies.
2.3a. Are open educational practices embedded in the organization’s business
model?
OEP is not part of the business model of the organization but individuals
recognize the potential of OEP, re-use of resources, and innovation.
2.4a. Are you involved in any partnerships in relation to open educational
practices?
Informal links between individuals or teams in relation to OEP exist within
the organization.
2.5a. Are open educational practices perceived as relevant across the
organization?
Teams and groups within the organization start to view OEP as relevant to
their own learning or teaching context.
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9. 3.1a. Is an IPR, DRM and copyright regulation for OER in use?
Some individuals are informally developing OER and share them under free licenses.
3.2a. Is there a motivational framework for open educational practices in existence (e.g.
incentives)?
Individuals are motivated to develop, use and reuse OER and use open learning architectures.
3.3a. Are open educational practices used?
There is no use of OEP
3.4a. Do you have tools in place to support sharing and exchanging information about open
educational practices?
No tools for supporting the sharing of open educational practices e.g. social networks, blogs,
etc. exist.
3.5a. Do you apply quality concepts to open educational practices?
No quality, evaluation or assessment models for OEP exist within the organization.
3.6a. What level of knowledge and skills do teachers have in relation to open learning
architectures and open educational practices?
Teachers have little or no understanding of open learning architectures.
3.7a. Please try to reflect on the level of digital literacy skills within your organization.
The level of digital literacy among teachers is constantly improving.
3.8a. Are support mechanisms in place to support the development of open educational
practices?
A small number of teachers are starting to informally assist each other in the development of
OEP.
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