What Makes Resources “travel well?” Educators are accessing and using Open Educational Resources (OER), but little is known about the reuse of resources, and what makes them localizable across multiple teaching and learning situations. In an effort to better understand user needs and OER reusability, ISKME has conducted research to explore a resource’s ability to “travel well,” meaning its ability to be used and reused in a context different from that which it may have been originally intended.
What Makes Resources “travel well?” Educators are accessing and using Open Educational Resources (OER), but little is known about the reuse of resources, and what makes them localizable across multiple teaching and learning situations. In an effort to better understand user needs and OER reusability, ISKME has conducted research to explore a resource’s ability to “travel well,” meaning its ability to be used and reused in a context different from that which it may have been originally intended.