Benefits Summary
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Dimension 1 |
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Direct
Benefits |
Indirect
Benefits |
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New
educational opportunities |
No
re-creation of educational resources |
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Communication
between educators |
No loss of
future educational opportunities |
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Re-purposing
and re-use of resources |
Lower
future preservation costs |
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Increasing
return on investment for education |
Re-purposing
resources for new audiences |
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Stimulating
new networks/collaborations |
Re-purposing
methodologies |
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Improved
skills for developing resources |
Use by
different audiences |
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Increasing
applicability of resources |
Protecting
returns on earlier investments |
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Verification
of educational approaches |
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Fulfilling
funding/institutional requirements |
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Dimension 2 |
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Near Term Benefits |
Long Term Benefits |
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Value to
teachers and students |
Secures
value to future teachers and students |
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Continuity
of access during staff turnover |
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Short-term
re-use of well curated resources |
|
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Secure
storage for educational resources |
|
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Availability
of resources underpinning educational programmes |
Adds value over
time as collection expands and acquires critical mass |
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Dimension 3 |
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Private Benefits |
Public Benefits |
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Benefits to
public/funder/institutions/repository |
Input for
future educational programmes |
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Benefits to
teacher |
Motivating
new educational programmes/learners |
|
Fulfil
funding obligations |
Catalysing
new learners and resources |
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Increased
visibility and sharing |
|
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Commercialising
education |
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Debra Morris
February 2010