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Título: An open education resource supports a diversity of inquiry-based learning
Autores: Schmidt-Jones, Catherine Anne; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fecha: 2012-01-09
Publicador: AU Press
Fuente: Ver documento
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed, double-blind
qualitative; case study
Tema: education; open learning; open education
open education resource; OER; learning objects; inquiry-based learning; just-in-time learning; case study; survey; Connexions
Descripción: There have been numerous calls for research that demonstrates how open education resources (OERs) are actually being used. This case study sought to shed light on the users of a well-visited set of modular music-education materials published at Connexions. Respondents to a voluntary survey included teachers, students, self-directed learners, music ensemble participants, and casual learners. Most reported accessing individual modules on their own initiative, as part of a specific, immediate inquiry, rather than responding to institutional directives or following entire online courses. This was supported by computer-log records, which showed that most visitors to a module arrived from an Internet search for terms specific to that module. The study suggests that, for teachers and students as well as self-directed learners, one function of OERs is as a resource for just-in-time, inquiry-based learning.
Idioma: Inglés