The learning process in

OpenCourseWare:

the use of Study Guides

Presentation by Stephanie Verbeken

is licensed under

a Creative Commons Attribution

2.0 Belgium License.

Why?

Regular classroom situation:

Teacher provides students with

information about how to approach the

learning materials, how to study for

his/her course, etc...

Students ask questions to the teacher,

they have the ability to interact with

teachers of their courses and to interact

with peers (other students).

Why?

OpenCourseWare 'classroom' situation:

Teacher provides students with

information about how to approach the

learning materials, how to study for

his/her course, etc...

Students ask questions to the teacher,

they have the ability to interact with

teachers of their courses and to interact

with peers (other students).

...at least, not at OCW KU Leuven...

Why?

A possible solution: use of study guides!

We offer students information on how to run

through the learning process in an Open Course.

We try to guide them through the process of

1. gathering information

2. acquiring knowledge

3. and finally processing this knowledge until an

open student meets the learning outcome of the

course

Study guide ects-form

A study guide offers partially the same information as an ects-

form, but also much more!

An ects-form does not contain didactical nor

pedagogical information on the learning process

An ects-form does not contain links to other

interesting courses on the same topic

An ects-form does not contain hyperlinks to open

educational resources which might be of interest

Two different types of study guides:

• how to approach the

concept of "An" Open

Course

• how to decide what course

one should take

• links to the Frequently

Asked Questions

• how to approach "this"

Open Course

• how to use the learning

materials in this specific

course

• what is required and what

is extra information

general

study guide

course specific

study guide

Showcase of the study guides

Have a look at the screencasts in this

Module to see what the study guides

look like

Click here to explore

the course specific

study guide

Click here to explore

the general study

guide