Repurposing of the Content

The next task on the agenda was the repurposing of the content. First, a print out and compilation of the OER was made. This involved converting each page to PDF and the eventual print out and compilation. Louise was tasked with repurposing each of the content. What proved quite challenging was the repurposing of the topic used. After much thought, constitution

Content Analysis of OIL

Louise as the content specialist, carried out a content analysis and the deal was sealed. The results of her anaylsis was positive. The decision was made to use OIL as our basis of the repurposing exercise.

Success@USP Presentation

Louise and I were asked to make a presentation at the Success@USP workshop. Success@USP is a orientation programme for DFL students. This workshop were attended by orienation trainers by the pilot campuses amongst our 12 member countries. In this presentation, we provided background information abou the SIDEcap project and its benefits for USP.

OER web search

After the meeting with the review team, we decided that it was best that we look for another OER to work on. We decided to do a web search of OERs within the Australasian region which may have material that will suit the USP context. We were sent a OER site link by one of the review group members. This was an OER in New Zealand. At first glance, it automatically appealed to us.

2nd meeting with review team

Our 2nd meeting with the review group was specifically focused on how we could possibly place the resources online through Moodle. Suggestions was made to have the following:
Standalone/self-paced study skills modules that can be linked in with online courses
Facilitated study skills modules that can be done fully online or in blended format (f2f & online)
During this meeting, there was discussion about the suitability of the openlearn modules for our repurposing project. The review group were of the opinion that we was not appropriate and that we may consider looking at other OER sites.

Content Analysis of Openlearn materials

Louise and I carry out a content analysis of the Openlearn materials. This was quite a complex progress. We found ourselves wondering whether or not this was appropriate for our repurposing project.