Tips for how to approach a conversation with faculty about OER and dScribe

Tips for how to approach a conversation with faculty about OER and dScribe

Introducing yourself

 * OCW Movement - MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford, OCW Consortium


 * Explanation of the U-M OER initiative and Open.Michigan

Explanation of dScribe process

Logistics

 * -communication plan
 * -licensing of the materials.

Why participate?

 * Global Reasons
 * - participatory learning
 * - Open Learning - opportunities for educators and learners throughout the world


 * Institutional
 * -vision of the School of Information
 * -Michigan is the best in this area
 * -Encourage recruitment
 * -Benefits to Alumni - staying up to date, etc.


 * Individual
 * -increase visibility of faculty and student work
 * -an opportunity to be a part of something interesting and meaningful
 * -ability to connect with students
 * -ability to connect with other faculty and researchers within and outside U-M
 * -they have a good course with great material
 * -opportunity to receive assistance in developing better course materials

Questions
How much time?


 * -2 - 3 hours over the course of the semester.

Computer Use?


 * -perhaps. Can use the software tool or can also utilize email or face to face.

Give away? (Licensing) Materials aren't as important as your mentoring.


 * -materials are "yours" - you retain copyright to the materials.
 * -you have final say on how materials look, etc.

Who else is doing it here?


 * -The Champions: President, Provosts, Deans, other faculty members.

Materials are unique. changing them might disrupt the integrity of the learning objective.


 * -opportunity to recreate materials
 * -can request permission
 * -can work to recreate and if need be annotate.

Don't want to include materials.


 * -It's up to you what is and isn't included.
 * -first generation of the materials and will be improved.