Towards Sustainable OER Practices: The Case of Bachelor Nursing in the Netherlands

Marja Versantvoort; Robert Schuwer

doi:10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.542

Towards Sustainable OER Practices: The Case of Bachelor Nursing in the Netherlands

Open Praxis

Volume 15 (2023): Issue 2

By: Marja Versantvoort and Robert Schuwer

Open Access

|Jul 2023

Abstract

From 2017–2020, 15 universities collaborated to create and share OER for a bachelor nursing program. A study was undertaken to analyse the impact of the project activities leading to the commitment to work towards sustaining the initiative.

The project was described using the ESH model (Weggeman, 2000). Two sub-studies provided the results on the positive and negative impact of specific project activities and the impact of the project on the desired behaviour of educators, sharing and reusing OER. Rogers’ theory of diffusion of innovation is used to interpret the results (Rogers, 2003).

The main findings of the study are that defining and using a quality model for OER was crucial for the success of the project. For sustaining the activity after project ending, decision makers were involved immediately from the start. The management style with many responsibilities for the project members had a positive indirect impact on project outcomes.

References

Baas, M., Admiraal, W., & Van den Berg, E. (2019). Teachers’ adoption of open educational resources in higher education. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 1(9), 1–11. DOI: 10.5334/jime.510
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Baas, M., Schuwer, R., Van den Berg, E., Huizinga, T., Van der Rijst, R., & Admiraal, W. (2022a). The role of brokers in cultivating an inter-institutional community around open educational resources in higher education. Higher Education. DOI: 10.1007/s10734-022-00876-y
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Baas, M., Van der Rijst, R., Huizinga, T., Van den Berg, E., & Admiraal, W. (2022b). Would you use them? A qualitative study on teachers’ assessments of open educational resources in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 54, 100857. DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2022.100857
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Büchel, B., & Raub, S. (2002). Building knowledge-creating value networks. European Management Journal, 20(6), 587–596. DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00110-X
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Cox, G., & Trotter, H. (2017). An OER framework, heuristic and lens: Tools for understanding lecturers’ adoption of OER. Open Praxis, 9(2), 151–171. DOI: 10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.571
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Fishbein, M., & Ajzen, I. (2011). Predicting and changing behavior: The reasoned action approach. Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.4324/9780203838020
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Lambregts, J., Grotendorst, A., & Van Merwijk, C. (2015). Bachelor of Nursing 2020: Een toekomstbestendig opleidingsprofiel 4.0 (Bachelor of Nursing 2020: A future-proof educational profile 4.0). Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-368-0929-0
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Marín, V. I., Zawacki-Richter, O., Aydin, C. H., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., Bozkurt, A., Conrad, D., Jung, I., Kondakci, Y., Prinsloo, P., Roberts, J., Veletsianos, G., Xiao, J., & Zhang, J. (2022). Faculty perceptions, awareness and use of open educational resources for teaching and learning in higher education: A cross-comparative analysis. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 17(1). DOI: 10.1186/s41039-022-00185-z
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Orr, D., Rimini, M., & van Damme, D. (2015). Open educational resources: A catalyst for innovation. OECD Publishing. DOI: 10.1787/9789264247543-en
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Schuwer, R., & Baas, M. (2023). Reuse of OER, a Process Model Approach. In D. Otto, G. Scharnberg, M. Kerres, & O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), Distributed learning ecosystems: Concepts, resources, and repositories (p. 117–137). Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-38703-7_7
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Stagg, A. (2014). OER adoption: A continuum for practice. RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 11(3), 151. DOI: 10.7238/rusc.v11i3.2102
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Stagg, A., & Partridge, H. (2019). Facilitating Open Access to Information: A Community Approach to Open Education and Open Textbooks. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 56(1), 477–480. DOI: 10.1002/pra2.76
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Tlili, A., Nascimbeni, F., Burgos, D., Zhang, X., Huang, R., & Chang, T. (2020). The evolution of sustainability models for open educational resources: Insights from the literature and experts. Interactive Learning Environments (pp. 1–16). DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1839507
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Wang, S., & Wang, H. (2017). Adoption of open educational resources (OER) textbook for an introductory information systems course. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 32(3), 224–235. DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2017.1354762
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Weggeman, M. (2000). Kennismanagement, de praktijk (Knowledge management, the practice). Schiedam: Scriptum Management.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Weggeman, M. (2007). Leidinggeven aan professionals? Niet doen! Over kenniswerkers, vakmanschap en innovatie (Managing professionals? Don’t! On knowledge workers, craftsmanship and innovation). Schiedam: Scriptum.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Wenger, E., Trayner, B., & de Laat, M. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: A conceptual framework. Open Universiteit. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220040553_Promoting_and_Assessing_Value_Creation_in_Communities_and_Networks_A_Conceptual_Framework
Search in Google Scholar Back to article

Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.542 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X

Journal RSS Feed

Language: English

Page range: 113 - 123

Submitted on: Jan 13, 2023

Accepted on: Apr 27, 2023

Published on: Jul 20, 2023

Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Diffusion of innovation

© 2023 Marja Versantvoort, Robert Schuwer, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 15 (2023): Issue 2