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Promote awareness and visibility of OE and OER among leadership and staff to encourage and sustain greater adoption and support, emphasising the importance of dedicated resources and depth of experience among institutional staff.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Grow OE in higher education with policies and task forces at the institutional level, incorporating incentives, recognition and rewards to overcome cultural challenges. There is space for innovation and experimentation, adapting and building on practices already in place at institutions with more advanced OE & OER programmes.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Provide professional development programmes on OE for library staff to develop skills in two areas:
a) leadership, including soft skills, and b) technical skills on learning design and how to make resources open. We encourage the reuse and adaptation of already existing learning paths.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Engage in the reuse, adoption, adaptation, remixing, and co-creation of OER together with faculty such as open textbooks, tutorials, videos, etc.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Help create DEI programmes and strategies to more consistently ensure more equitable, diverse, and inclusive open educational content for all.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Work to create alliances with institutional stakeholders (faculty departments, pedagogues, innovation units, or CIOs) and international colleagues/networks to promote OE, develop policies and OE/OER support services.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Encourage librarians to collaborate on OE projects with colleagues within the institution, as well as with others from outside the institution on regional, national, and international levels, learning from each other and finding solutions to solve local problems.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Continue working on building and funding a more interoperable technical OE ecosystem between institutional repositories and other educational platforms for longer-term sustainability.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503
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Explore sustainable models to reuse, adapt, and create OER ranging from creating new budget lines for OE projects, for example, or upskilling and hiring new OE dedicated staff, to establishing a grant programme, to collaborating with communities and membership associations.
These recommendations are a remix of those listed in the following SPARC Europe’s reports:
Santos-Hermosa, Proudman, & Corti. (2022). SPARC Europe Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education Survey 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7267592
Treadway, J., Corti, P., & Proudman, V. (2024). Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889503