DE202021106118U1 - A system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER) - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER), the system comprising:an identification and search unit for identifying the model for the course to be developed and then searching the repository for the course, wherein when no course is found, the course is searched on the web using advanced search; an acquisition unit for developing the course using courses inherited from the course either in the course repository or when searched using advanced search on the web is available; anda development unit for developing the course with course writer if no course already exists

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a system for developing Self-Learning Material (SLM) using Open Educational Resources (OER).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The University Grants Commission introduced the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) and issued guidelines for the implementation of CBCS in all universities in the country. Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) has a total of 770 courses across all majors. That means a huge amount of time, effort and money that could go into developing or revising self-learning material (SLM) for all these courses with the new UGC guidelines for the introduction of CBCS.

Open Educational Resources (OER) have many advantages over traditional methods of preparing for SLM development, with the OER being beneficial in terms of cost savings, improved quality and time savings. Open Educational Resources (OER) is information that is freely accessible for the benefit of all learners, especially self-learners. Using traditional methods for the development of self-learning materials has disadvantages such as time consumption and plagiarism problems, which is why it is necessary to use open educational resources for the development of self-learning materials. Therefore, there is a need for a system for developing self-learning materials (SLM) using open educational resources (OER).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER). The main objective of the present disclosure is the design and development of self-learning materials (SLM) in open universities in a shorter time and in a cost-effective manner, and the production of high-quality content, all this through the use of open educational resources (OER) for the development of the self-learning materials (SLM) is reached. The present publication presents the impact of applying OER practices for self-learning material development at Uttarakhand Open University and analyzes the impact on development time, development costs and self-learning material quality, with the Master of Computer Application (MCA)- Program for the development of self-learning material is identified. Through the use of OER, the material is tailored to the learners, with the self-learning material utilizing the strengths from many materials and increasing the quality of the self-learning material developed. With the help of Open Educational Resources, Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) has developed 45 courses and released them under the Creative Cloud license.

The present disclosure aims to provide a system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER). The system comprises: an identification and search unit for identifying the model for the course to be developed and then searching the repository for the course, where if no course is found, the course is searched on the Internet using an advanced search; an inheritance unit for developing the course using a course inherited from the course available either in the course repository or in search using an advanced search on the Internet; and a development unit for developing the course using a course writer when a course is not available anywhere.

A goal of the present disclosure is to provide a system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER).

Another goal of the present disclosure is to develop self-learning material for the learners in a short time, inexpensively and with high quality.

Another goal of the present disclosure is to examine the implications of implementing OER for the development of self-learning material.

Another goal of the present disclosure is to identify the Master of Computer Application (MCA) for the development of self-learning material.

Another objective of this disclosure is to develop 45 courses from Uttarakhand Open University under the Creative Commons license.

Another purpose of this publication is to discuss the results of the survey conducted by Uttarakhand Open University to identify teachers' attitudes towards OER

In order to further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more detailed description of the invention is provided by reference to specific embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying figures. It is understood that these figures represent only typical embodiments of the invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope of the invention. The invention will be described and illustrated with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying figures.

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• 1 zeigt ein Blockdiagramm eines Systems zur Entwicklung von Selbstlernmaterial (SLM) unter Verwendung offener Bildungsressourcen (OER) gemäß einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Offenbarung;
• 2 zeigt das altersmäßige Profil des Befragten gemäß einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Offenbarung; und
• 3 veranschaulicht das disziplinspezifische Profil der Befragten gemäß einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Offenlegung.

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will be better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying figures, in which like characters represent like parts throughout the figures, wherein:

• 1 12 shows a block diagram of a system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
• 2 shows the age profile of the respondent according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
• 3 illustrates the discipline-specific profile of respondents according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the elements in the figures are presented for simplicity and are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method of key steps to enhance understanding of aspects of the present disclosure. Furthermore, one or more components of the device may be represented in the figures by conventional symbols and the figures show only the specific details relevant to an understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, in order not to obscure the figures with details clutter that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art familiar with the present specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the figures and specific language will be used to describe the same. It should be understood, however, that no limitation on the scope of the invention is intended, and such alterations and further modifications to the illustrated system and such further applications of the principles of the invention set forth therein are contemplated as would occur to those skilled in the art invention would normally come to mind.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be limiting.

When this specification refers to "an aspect," "another aspect," or the like, it means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is present in at least one embodiment included in the present disclosure. Therefore, the phrases "in one embodiment," "in another embodiment," and similar phrases throughout this specification may or may not all refer to the same embodiment.

The terms "comprises," "including," or other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion such that a method or method that includes a list of steps includes not only those steps, but may also include other steps that are not expressly stated or pertaining to any such process or method. Likewise, any device or subsystem or element or structure or component preceded by "comprises...a" does not, without further limitation, exclude the existence of other devices or other subsystem or other element or other structure or other component or additional device or additional subsystems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the attached figures.

1 12 shows a block diagram of a system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER) according to an embodiment of the present invention the revelation. The system 100 includes an identification and search unit 102 for identifying the model for the course to be developed and then searching the repository for the course, if no course is found then searching the course on the Internet using an advanced search.

In one embodiment, an acquisition unit 104 is used to develop the course, inheriting the course from the course available either in the course repository or when searching via advanced search on the Internet.

In one embodiment, a development unit 106 is used to develop the course with the course writer when a course is not available anywhere.

In one embodiment, the course is released under appropriate conditions once developed.

In one embodiment, a Master of Computer Application program for the development of self-study materials for its courses and for studying the impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) on the time required, development costs and quality of the material prepared is identified, the MCA- Program includes 20 core courses, 14 elective courses, 6 laboratory courses and 1 project and the SLM of Discrete Mathematics is developed only by course authors.

In one embodiment, the self-learning materials (SLMs) for the 34 total courses in the MCA program are developed, where 45 different courses are developed using Open Educational Resources (OERs) and then all of these courses are published under a Creative Commons license.

In one embodiment, an institutional OER policy is developed and implemented, an OER repository is also created and a Moodle MLS and mobile app are developed to provide the university faculty's recorded video lectures under the open license.

In one embodiment, the OER policy is developed to make material available under the Creative Commons license, to support faculty participation in the development of SLM, to clarify publishing rights and licensing issues, to provide guidelines for the development and review of OER -Provide material and allow free access to e-content created through collaborations inside and outside the university.

2 shows the age profile of the respondents according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The responses are analyzed using the mean and standard deviation of the total scale and the subscales. 26 faculty members from Uttarakhand Open University participate in this analysis, of which 16 are male and 10 are female. This number shows that more than half (58%) of the respondents are between 36 and 50 years old, a third of the members are between 21 and 35 years old and only 8% of the members are older than 51 years.

3 illustrates the professional profile of the respondents in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The figure shows that 53.8% of the faculty members are from the humanities, 34.6% from the professional subjects and only 11.5% of the faculty members are from the sciences.

In one embodiment, the use of open educational resources for the development of self-learning material leads to an increase in the quality of the learning material, the use of which saves 91.69% in development costs and reduces development time by 87.27%.

Open educational resources help to convey the individual differences between learners and provide personalized learning using different learning resources.

Uttarakhand Open University faculty members show a positive attitude towards the introduction of Open Educational Resources, showing that the implementation of the OER policy is a good step towards quality education.

The figures and the preceding description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will understand that one or more of the elements described may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements can be broken down into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, the order of the processes described herein may be changed and is not limited to the manner described herein. Additionally, the actions of a flowchart need not be performed in the order shown; Also, not all actions have to be carried out. Also, the actions that are not dependent on other actions can carried out in parallel with the other actions. The scope of the embodiments is in no way limited by these specific examples. Numerous variations are possible, regardless of whether they are explicitly mentioned in the description or not, e.g. B. Differences in structure, dimensions and use of materials. The scope of the embodiments is at least as broad as indicated in the following claims.

Advantages, other benefits, and solutions to problems have been described above with respect to particular embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, problem solutions, and components that can cause an advantage, benefit, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all claims.

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Claims (6)

A system for developing self-learning material (SLM) using open educational resources (OER), the system comprising: an identification and search unit for identifying the model for the course to be developed and then searching the repository for the course, where if no course is found, the course is searched on the Internet using advanced search; an acquisition unit for the development of the course using courses adapted from the course available either in the course repository or when searching via advanced search on the Internet; and a development unit for developing the course with course writer if no course already exists system after claim 1 , with the course being released after its development under appropriate conditions. system after claim 1 , identifying a Master of Computer Application program for the development of self-study materials for its courses and for studying the impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) on the time required, development costs and the quality of the material prepared, the MCA program Comprising 20 core courses, 14 elective courses, 6 laboratory courses and 1 project, the SLM of discrete mathematics is developed only by course authors. The system after claim 3 , whereby the Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) of the MCA program's 34 total courses are developed, 45 different courses are developed using Open Educational Resources (OERs) and then all of these courses are released under a Creative Commons license. The system after claim 1 , which will develop and implement an institutional OER policy, which will also create an OER repository, and will also develop a Moodle MLS and mobile app to make the university faculty's recorded video lectures available under the open license. system after claim 5 , with the OER policy being developed to make material available under a common creative license, to support the participation of faculty members in the development of SLM, to clarify publishing rights and licensing issues, to guide the development and review of OER material and grant free access to e-content created through collaborations inside and outside the university.

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