Institute For The Study Of Knowledge Management In Education

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP, PILOT TEST, AND RELEASE A BETA VERSION OF A NETWORK SERVICE WHERE LIBRARIES CAN SHARE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) ALONGSIDE LOCAL EVALUATION AND COURSE ALIGNMENT DATA FOR EACH RESOURCE. FACULTY ACROSS LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND STATES WILL THEN BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE DATA AS THEY SEARCH FOR RESOURCES AND PLAN THEIR COURSES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF CURRICULUM-ALIGNED OER WHILE DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCES NEEDED FOR LIBRARIANS TO CURATE AND MAINTAIN OER COLLECTIONS. WORKING WITH LIBRARY CONSORTIA PARTNERS, THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AND PILOT A NETWORK SERVICE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EXCHANGE PEER-REVIEWED AND CURRICULUM-ALIGNED OER ACROSS MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES.

THIS RESEARCH PROJECT FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION (ISKME) AND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU) SCHOOL OF INFORMATION IS FOCUSED ON BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS IN THE NATIONAL CONTEXT IN THE CURATION AND USE OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER). THE PROPOSAL IS TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITATING K-12 LIBRARIANS IN CURATING AND PROMOTING OER TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. THROUGH IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES WITH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN LEADERS IN OER ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE PROJECT WILL DOCUMENT OER DIGITAL CURATION PRACTICES AND WORKFLOWS, IDENTIFY HOW LIBRARIANS CAN LEAD IN ALL ASPECTS OF OER USE TO ALIGN WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOALS AND FULFILL STUDENT NEEDS, AND CREATE AND DISSEMINATE PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS.