Evaluating quality digital content presented by Joy Hooper at the FE and Skills Coalition meeting 15th March 2016

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Joy Hooper, Project Manager: FE & Skills
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2. What: Background
»Any future online service must provide a focal point for
the FE and skills community where they can do single
search across a range of content services to find relevant,
‘high quality’ content which is easy to reuse and for some
practitioners, can be re-mixed.
»Without exception, the focus on ‘high quality’ content
was seen as the overriding priority that would determine
whether an online service would be used.
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3. What did we do?
A snapshot of some common criteria
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Accurate Easy to
use
Current Trusted
Engaging Relevant Mobile Reusable
Well-
structured
Rights
info clear
Teachers
consulted
Higher-
order
thinking

4. What did we do? Four themes
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Production
& design
Accessibility
& inclusion
Technology
Teaching &
Learning
»Identify four inter-linking themes
»Consult with colleagues (DR, DF)

5. What did we do? Four themes
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Accessibility
and inclusion
Technology
Teaching &
Learning
Production &
design

6. So what?
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7. So what?
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8. So what?
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9. So what? Introducing the framework
»Focussed on the needs of DR staff.
»More consistent approach & informed decision making
across DR directorate when:
› commissioning digital content
› evaluating bids from third-party providers
› identifying digital content for retirement
› identifying existing digital content for inclusion into a
new service.
› Benefits: efficiency savings & alignment – existing
processes / support material
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10. Now what ?The framework
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11. Thankyou, questions are welcome
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Joy Hooper
Project Manager, FE & Skills
Joy.hooper@jisc.ac.uk
0161 413 7523