Overview of the Framework Components

This framework seeks to help open education projects conduct case studies to build capacity to track, analyze and share key developments in the creation, use and reuse of open educational resources.

Case Study Framework Components

The organization of the case study framework is outlined to the left. As depicted, the framework assumes that as OER projects move through the stages of the case study—from determining their research questions to integrating learnings into practice—that they will advance local knowledge, opportunities, and the OER field at large by drawing upon existing insights and sharing their own along the way.

Each component of the framework provides tools, reflective questions, and examples that OER projects can draw upon in moving through the case study steps. As you work through and use the tools, you might find your challenges and opportunities to be different from the examples provided. What is most important, however, is to make it relevant to your local project’s needs so that unique insights can be developed and subsequently shared.

Go to the framework's components:

1. Determine Your Burning Case Study Questions;

2. Develop Ways to Collect Your Case Study Data

3. Collect Data to Answer Your Case Study Questions;

4. Work with Your Data to Develop Insights;

5. Integrate Case Study Insights into Practice