Found this great OER metaphor and image today via Dana West.
Milk | Role | OERs |
Cow |
Primary producer/Creator |
Teacher/Author |
Calf |
Primary consumer |
Enrolled student |
Farmer |
Secondary producer/repurposer |
Learning technologist/Course leader |
Milk bottlers |
Primary supplier |
Learning technologist |
Shop |
Secondary supplier |
deposit in institutional repository or open deposit |
Human family |
Secondary consumer |
Teacher within or outside institution |
Human family and pets |
Sharers and re-users |
Enroled students of that teacher |
Person with milk, Person with cocoa powder, Person with sugar – can make chocolate |
Exchange and repurposers |
other teachers within or outside institution |
Chocolate in shop fridge |
repository |
deposit in different open repositories |
Chocolate eaten |
re-users/maybe sharing; ) |
potentially global learners |
Chocolate added to cake mixture |
further re-purposing |
potentially global teachers |
Image CC BY-NC-SA Steve took it
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