Reaching the Heart of the University: Libraries and the Future of OER

University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide economies of scale for nascent and mature OER projects. Given a number of aligning factors, the University of Michigan (U-M) has an excellent opportunity to integrate Open.Michigan, its OER operation, into the University Library. This paper presents the case for greater university library involvement in OER projects generally, with U-M as a case study.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78006/1/ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78006/4/ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.docxDescription of ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.pdf : Main articleDescription of ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.docx : Editable version (MS Word

Fostering Cross-institutional Collaboration for Open Educational Resources Production

An editable version of this resource is available at http://open.umich.edu/education/med/oernetwork/reports/oer-collab-report/2010.Although there are over a quarter of a million open courses published by an increasing number of universities, it remains unclear whether Open Educational Resources (OER) is scalable and productively sustainable. The challenge is compounded when OER is examined in the light of its potential to allow both educators and learners in developing countries to contribute geographically bound learning resources in the context of varied infrastructural, technological and skill constraints. Between October and December 2009, 52 participants involved in various roles related to Health OER from five universities (one in the USA, two in Ghana and two in South Africa) were interviewed. The aim of the study was to investigate sustainability of OER based on possible cross-institutional collaboration as well as social and technical challenges in creating and sharing OER materials. The analytical framework was adopted from prior research in related areas: distributed scientific collaboration; cyber infrastructure; open source development; and Wikipedia. We adopted a qualitative approach for data collection, which included semi structured interviews and document analysis. The findings were analyzed and reported with many direct quotations included. The outcome of the data analysis is a model for productive, scalable, and sustainable OER based on cross-institutional collaboration. The report concludes with practical recommendations on how to the model can be operationalized.William and Flora Hewlett Foundationhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94546/1/2010.12.08_oer_collaboration_report-final_0.pd

Recommended Guidelines for International Collaboration in Translational and Clinical Research

The field of translational research is relatively new, but the concept of research labs working side-by-side, albeit virtually, is even newer. This document Recommended Guidelines for International Collaboration in Translational and Clinical Research provides a collaboration model, outlining the most important building blocks for successful international collaboration both at the institutional and individual team level. It also presents typical challenges and offers solutions to those challenges. This document has been designed for future collaborative researchers and/or leaders. The insights provided in this guide are based on the research findings that have come out of the UMHS-PUHSC Joint Institute (JI), a virtual organization between the Peking University Health Science Center and the University of Michigan Health System (www.puuma.org).http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94530/1/2012-UMMS-Guidelines-for-International-Collaboration.inddhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94530/2/2012-UMMS-Guidelines-for-International-Collaboration.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94530/11/2012-UMMS-Guidelines-for-International-Collaboration--v2.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94530/12/2012-UMMS-Guidelines-for-International-Collaboration-v2.ind

African Health OER Network Impact Research Plan

The goal of the evaluation research is to demonstrate the value and impact of the Network to funders, existing and potential institutional partners, OER creators and users, networks of African health education providers, and the international OER community. The successful 2010 Network grant proposal to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation included a preliminary logic model and proposed a set of indicators for the first two years of the Network. This working paper reflects a revised understanding of how to promote OER to support health education in Africa, how to demonstrate the impact of OER on the health education sector, and when to expect various outcomes.William and Flora Hewlett Foundationhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149179/1/2011.05.09_health_oer_network_impactresearchplan.pdfDescription of 2011.05.09_health_oer_network_impactresearchplan.pdf : Working Document (May 2011) (PDF

Reaching the Heart of the University : Libraries and the Future of OER

University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide economies of scale for nascent and mature OER projects. Given a number of aligning factors, the University of Michigan (U-M) has an excellent opportunity to integrate Open.Michigan, its OER operation, into the University Library. This paper presents the case for greater university library involvement in OER projects generally, with U-M as a case study