The ALMS framework helped OER creators understand how OER resources work technically. Fundamentally, it explains why it is extremely important to select the right format for presenting their OER creations, which is a technical decision. Users' engagement in the 5R (Retain, Revise, Remix, Reuse, and Redistribute) activities may be facilitated or limited by these technical decisions.
The author of this framework, David Wiley, encourages OER creators to ask themselves questions to determine whether their creations are open enough to enable users to engage in the 5R activities. In the Wiley article linked above, you will find a complete list of questions under each category.
As a summary, I have presented each category's takeaways below.
1) Access to editing tools: Willey suggests that creators of Open Educational Resources ask themselves if users will require expensive tools to edit their creations.
2) Level of expertise required: By asking these questions, the creator knows whether the user can edit the OER creation at their skill level.
3) Meaningfully editable: These questions allow creators to determine whether or not the OER can be edited as a whole or just parts.
4) Self-sourced: Through these questions, creators can determine whether an OER is ready for direct editing, or whether it needs to be edited separately.
As a way to make sure OER creators make their creations as open as possible, the ALMS framework is a good tool.
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