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Accessible Open Educational Resources Ohio’s Scaffold to the Stars. Stephen R. Acker, OhioLINK /The Ohio Board of Regents Ken Petri, The Ohio State University. Agenda. Open Educational Resources (OER)- hybrid digital and print learning objects
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Accessible Open Educational ResourcesOhio’s Scaffold to the Stars Stephen R. Acker, OhioLINK/The Ohio Board of Regents Ken Petri, The Ohio State University
Agenda • Open Educational Resources (OER)- hybrid digital and print learning objects • Ohio’s Scaffold to the Stars- a curricular tool that builds modules from OER • Building accessible OER course packs • Iterative processes • The special case of math content • Summary and next steps
OER and instructional content • OER is gaining traction as individually contributed and “pro-packaged” (Flat World, Connexions, CK-12) materials. • In general, pro-packaged materials are addressing accessibility needs • In general, individually-created OER are less often accessible • Lack of creator knowledge • Lack of creator production skills
Ohio’s Scaffold to the Stars • An Educause Next Generation Learning Challenge project • Modular math and statics resources • Tagged to Learning Objectives in a sequence of math courses • Value-rated by students and faculty • Described with accessibility metadata field • Delivered through Drupal/HTML5 Platform
Building multiple modular curricula • Each learning objective can be served by more than one learning module since the resources are offered at no cost in digital format • Parallel curriculum of accessible content can be customized to serve learning needs and requirements • Non-accessible content can also be converted to accessible format when alternatives don’t exist • MathJax
Stitz-ZeagerLaTex and MathJax • Ken demo
Google Analytics • Funnels • Web pathways toward goals • Can be access- device or access-network triggered • Multipath funnels • Different (comparable?) paths toward goals • Goal (actionable end page of a web funnel) • Buy, request information, test-ready • Conversions • User actions at goal • Percentage or number of users who purchase, info seek, practice test) • Revise based on feedback loop • Intelligence events and automatic alerts
Educause/I2 digital textbook pilot- Phase 2 • Phase 1 Educause/I2 pilot offered deeply discounted digital text on CourseLoad platform • Student uses and accessibility evaluated and found lacking • Contest between “author’s voice” and “audience ears.” • Parallel curricula of equal effort/equal outcomes necessary.
Additional Resources • OER and accessibility Partner Community • California State University, MERLOT, Open CourseWare Consortium, and the National Federation of the Blind are founding members
Contacts • Stephen R. Acker, Research Director • Ohio Digital Bookshelf-OhioLINK/The Ohio Board of Regents • Acker.1@osu.edu • Ken Petri, Director • Web Accessibility Center- The Ohio State University • Petri.1@osu.edu