Boost to 11 collections for open educational resources
Eleven collections received a boost through the Boost Your Collection scheme. On 6 October, the participating institutions presented their results. Thanks to the scheme, the 11 collections are now more future-proof, easier to find and suitable for reuse. This means they contribute directly to the growth of open educational resources in higher education, an important step in Npuls' ambitions. The aim of the scheme is to help collections take a step further: better embedded in education, sustainably organised and actually reused by teachers and students.
The 11 collections that have been further developed are diverse and come from different corners of the educational field. For example, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences delivered a teaching programme for case-based education, including videos, manuals and a webinar. Avans University of Applied Sciences worked on two initiatives: the open sharing of teaching materials on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and making the extensive collection of student guidance materials easier to find.
Collaboration and quality of open learning materials
A number of projects focused strongly on collaboration and quality assurance. The DAS Foundation, a partnership of 10 universities of applied sciences, expanded its platform for applied natural sciences with 50 new open educational resources, supported by student assistants and the Copyright Information Point. The medical collections of Radboudumc and Erasmus MC have also been organised more professionally and made accessible to other university medical centres.
Innovative applications
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has further developed a series of 3D-printed models of 5,000-year-old clay tablets for use in history education. Wageningen University has modernised its e-modules on nutrition and health, while TU Delft has expanded its renowned mathematics materials with external contributions.
Improved findability of collections
An important common thread within the scheme is the pursuit of sustainable and accessible collections. The partnership between the University of Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, Utrecht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam has expanded the ShareStats.nl test question platform and made it easier to find for other educational institutions. Saxion University of Applied Sciences and Inholland University of Applied Sciences have focused on curating and metadata tagging their collections, making them even easier to find and reuse.