Representatives from Gate2Math partner universities recently participated in the ICL conference, where they held a dedicated session titled “OER4STEM.” The session featured four presentations, focusing on the creation and assessment of Open Educational Resources (OER) in the field of educational technology. It was chaired by Selver Softic from CAMPUS 02 University of Applied Sciences and Vlad Bocanet from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
The presentations provided an overview of the progress made so far and discussed next steps in the development of OER. Participants were also invited to join future OER creation events, including BIP and ErasmusDays. Articles related to all presentations can be found in the ICL conference proceedings.
The session included the following presentations:
Evaluation of Smart Library for Open Educational Resources (OER): study case “Gate2Math Project”
Yevheniia Andriichenko, Selver Softic, Eva Schirgi, Ioan Turcin FH CAMPUS 02, Austria
This presentation focused on the evaluation of Smart Libraries for OER, with 26 academic staff from European universities participating in a Blended Intensive Program (BIP) to assess the usability and functionality of the Gate2Math Smart Library.
Assessing the Quality of Open Educational Resources in Mathematics
Elena Safiulina1, Carles Serrat2, Oksana Labanova1, Yevheniia Andriichenko3, Anne Uukkivi1
1TTK University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia; 2Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – Barcelona TECH, Barcelona, Spain; 3CAMPUS02 University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
The study validated a comprehensive rubric for evaluating OER quality in mathematics. The assessment model, developed by the Erasmus+ project Gate2Math, underwent rigorous testing to support the systematic evaluation of OERs.
The Art of Quality Assessment for Open Educational Resources (OER)
Ana Paula Lopes1, Filomena Soares1, Selver Softic2, Yevheniia Andriichenko2
1Polytechnic of Porto, ISCAP, CEOS.PP, Portugal; 2CAMPUS 02 Universityof Applied Sciences, Austria
This research explored existing frameworks for OER quality assessment, highlighting limitations and proposing improvements to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of OERs in STEM fields.
Usability Platform Test: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Applications
Slavko Rakic2, Selver Softic1, Yevheniia Andriichenko1, Ioan Turcin1, Branko Markoski2, Janika Leoste3
1CAMPUS02 University of Applied Sciences, Austria; 2University of Novi Sad, Serbia; 3School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
Focused on evaluating EdTech applications through usability testing, this study presented findings from a usability test conducted with students, offering insights to help EdTech companies improve their applications and reach new markets.
