Further Investigation into the Reuse of OERs for Language Teaching

Autor/in	Pulker, Hélène
Titel	Further Investigation into the Reuse of OERs for Language Teaching
Quelle	(2013), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Resource Units; Computer Uses in Education; Shared Resources and Services; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; French; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Open Universities; Distance Education; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Media Adaptation; Teaching Styles; Web Based Instruction; Language Teachers; Synchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Change; Teacher Attitudes; Tutorial Programs; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernutzung; Gemeinwirtschaft; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Französisch; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Offene Universität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Medienverwendung; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Web Based Training; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Bildungsreform; Lehrerverhalten; Tutorial programmes; Förderprogramm; Lernprogramm; Tutorensystem; Großbritannien
Abstract	The use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) to support language teaching and learning in higher education has become standard practice in recent years. While OER initiatives have given considerable attention to teacher's engagement as well as the sharing of culture and the creation and uploading of OERs, there is little evidence about specific reuse by teachers in the classroom. This paper builds on a previous study conducted in December 2012 and presents further reflection on the reuse of OERs for teaching French beginners online. The initial enquiry was a case study based on interviews with four teachers of an online beginners' French course at a distance education institution, the Open University, UK. The results of the initial study show that even when resources meet all the criteria teachers are looking for, material adaptation is still occurring. Teachers adapt the resources to fit their own teaching styles and gain ownership of the materials, but above all, materials are adapted according to teachers' own beliefs about online teaching. This paper revisits the types of changes made to original resources and provides further observation about the changes, suggesting that whatever the modification made to the original resource as, the pedagogical intent will always be changed. This paper is of relevance to language teaching practitioners as well as course developers who are interested in reuse of language teaching materials for online language teaching. [For full proceedings, see ED565044.] (As Provided).
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