Web Strategies for the Curation and Discovery of Open Educational Resources
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| Title: | Web Strategies for the Curation and Discovery of Open Educational Resources |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rolfe, Vivien (ORCID |
| Source: | Open Praxis. Oct-Dec 2016 8(4):297-312. |
| Availability: | International Council for Open and Distance Education. Lilleakerveien 23, 0283 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47-22-06-26-30; Fax: +47-22-06-26-31; e-mail: icde@icde.org; Web site: http://www.openpraxis.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services, Internet, Program Administration, Sustainability, Health Sciences, Biological Sciences, Electronic Journals, Search Engines, Search Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Use Studies, Web Sites, Data Analysis, Audience Analysis, Geographic Regions, Users (Information), Archives |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, India, Malaysia, China, Russia, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Philippines |
| ISSN: | 2304-070X |
| Abstract: | For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009-2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life science open educational resources (OER) was based on the utilisation of the WordPress.org blogging platform and search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to curate content and widen discovery. This paper outlines the approaches taken and tools used at the time, and reflects upon the effectiveness of web strategies several years post-funding. The paper concludes that using WordPress.org as a platform for sharing and curating OER, and the adoption of a pragmatic approach to SEO, offers cheap and simple ways for small-scale open education projects to be effective and sustainable. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 32 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1124286 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009-2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life science open educational resources (OER) was based on the utilisation of the WordPress.org blogging platform and search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to curate content and widen discovery. This paper outlines the approaches taken and tools used at the time, and reflects upon the effectiveness of web strategies several years post-funding. The paper concludes that using WordPress.org as a platform for sharing and curating OER, and the adoption of a pragmatic approach to SEO, offers cheap and simple ways for small-scale open education projects to be effective and sustainable. |
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| ISSN: | 2304-070X |
