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Table III

Systematic approach to OER content development at an institution

	Step	Considerations and actions
1	Selecting the course	The availability of required material as OER The availability of published textbooks and technical manuals which can be used to cross-check the integrity of the OER material The composition of the course, which included theory and practical exercises The subject-matter expertise available in the course development team (CDT)
2	Forming the CDT	The composition of the CDT needs to be perfect with respect to expertise as well as team dynamics The CDT members needed to have a general acceptance of the concept of OER and a thorough understanding of how to use it within the Creative Commons license framework
3	Locating relevant OER	A shortlist of reputable and peer-reviewed OER repositories created in consultation with the CDT Each repository manually trawled to locate the relevant OER material CDT to assess the quality, relevance and license compatibility of the OER before finalizing the material to be used
4	Adapting OER	Produce the draft course material Add pedagogical and instructional design input Repeat process until the CDT agrees on a final draft
5	QA	Material reviewed by internal and external experts CDT to use a “belt and braces” approach by crosschecking with published textbook or technical manual
6	Licensing	Release the course material under an open license based on the institutional OER policy Retain the provision for claiming copyright for content developed by the institution Add a caveat informing users that the institution will not grant any credit or qualification for the completion of the course unless the user is a registered student for the course
7	Curation	Create the appropriate metadata facilitating cataloguing and efficient searching Upload course onto the institutional OER repository Publicize the availability of the OER course to increase reuse, revision, remix, redistribution and retention

	Step	Considerations and actions
1	Selecting the course	The availability of required material as OERThe availability of published textbooks and technical manuals which can be used to cross-check the integrity of the OER materialThe composition of the course, which included theory and practical exercisesThe subject-matter expertise available in the course development team (CDT)
2	Forming the CDT	The composition of the CDT needs to be perfect with respect to expertise as well as team dynamicsThe CDT members needed to have a general acceptance of the concept of OER and a thorough understanding of how to use it within the Creative Commons license framework
3	Locating relevant OER	A shortlist of reputable and peer-reviewed OER repositories created in consultation with the CDTEach repository manually trawled to locate the relevant OER materialCDT to assess the quality, relevance and license compatibility of the OER before finalizing the material to be used
4	Adapting OER	Produce the draft course materialAdd pedagogical and instructional design inputRepeat process until the CDT agrees on a final draft
5	QA	Material reviewed by internal and external expertsCDT to use a “belt and braces” approach by crosschecking with published textbook or technical manual
6	Licensing	Release the course material under an open license based on the institutional OER policyRetain the provision for claiming copyright for content developed by the institutionAdd a caveat informing users that the institution will not grant any credit or qualification for the completion of the course unless the user is a registered student for the course
7	Curation	Create the appropriate metadata facilitating cataloguing and efficient searchingUpload course onto the institutional OER repositoryPublicize the availability of the OER course to increase reuse, revision, remix, redistribution and retention

Source: From Abeywardena (2013a)