OER Professional Development Competencies Version 2.0
This list of professional development competencies for open education is adapted from an original competency framework made available in 2016 by the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Adaptations were based on feedback provided by the Open Maricopa/Maricopa Millions Steering Team and participants in the 2020 Arizona Regional OER Conference Leadership Summit. A draft was presented to the public at the 2021 conference for additional comment as we prepared to iterate toward an even stronger draft of a set of competencies that we might share across institutions to help support collaboration in professional development, impact measurement, grant writing, and more.
If you are interested in providing feedback, criticism, or suggestions, please email matthew.bloom@scottsdalecc.edu.
Group A: Becoming Familiar with OER
| A.1. Distinguish between OER and other resources | A.1.1. Define ‘OER’ in your own words.
A.1.2. Identify the “5R” permissions that characterize an open educational resource. A.1.3. Describe the differences between “open” and “free” in the context of open education. |
| A.2. List global factors in the emergence of open education as a discipline | A.2.1. Describe the factors impacting faculty, students, and institutions that led to the emergence of open education as a discipline.
A.2.2. Describe the relationship between open education and critical pedagogy, black feminist pedagogy, and social justice theory. A.2.3. Describe the relationship between open education and the broader open source and free culture movements. A.2.4. Describe the UNESCO Recommendation on OER as well as the relevance of open education to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. |
| A.3. Consider various roles in open education | A.3.1. Describe how using OER can contribute to teaching and learning within a discipline.
A.3.2. Describe how educators can contribute to the broader open education movement. A.3.3. Describe how both personal and collective cultural perspectives and values impact the scope of work in open education. A.3.4. Describe a variety of institutional approaches to promoting adoption and awareness of OER, including strategies for demonstrating and showcasing successful impact. |
