Adapting a Resource
Distinguishing the Resource
Objectives
After completing this unit you will be able to:
- Update resource tags.
- Add change notes to an adaptation.
This unit will focus on how to further distinguish your resource, not only from the original, but also within the larger collection of QUBES resources.
Tags
Tags are an additional type of descriptive information included on QUBES resources. When you tag a resource with a key term, it means that your resource will appear when a user searches or filters by that tag in the QUBES resource system. Begin with the tags assigned to Answer Checking.
- Open Answer Checking.
- Locate the tags at the bottom of the record.
- Click "math attitudes"
This will return search results displaying everything tagged with "math attitudes" on QUBES. Nearly any component of QUBES can be tagged, like resources, personal profiles, groups, and much more. This is why tags are so essential. They affect the types of content that your resource appears with when users search the site and browse through content.
Open your draft resource and navigate to the Tags tab. There are three sets of tags to consider:
- Required Ontology
- QUBES Resource Tags: this set of tags is required for every QUBES resource. You must select at least one tag within a top level section.
- Optional Ontologies
- Inclusive Pedagogy for Life Science Education: These tags are optional, but provide you with definitions for inclusive teaching practices.
- QUBES Universal Design Tagging Ontology: These tags are optional, but provide you with definitions of different aspects of universal design.
- Free Entry
- The "Enter your own tags below" section allows you to do just that. This is for keywords that are not covered in the ontologies. Options will appear as you type the tag. If possible, choose an existing tag to connect your work to other components with that tag.
Practice
The goal of this practice item is for you to familiarize yourself with the tagging options offered and to think critically about the terms. While there are "correct" answers to the knowledge check, tagging is a subjective experience and there are many "correct" responses.
- Open your draft resource.
- Your draft resource can be found in the Publications list of the Adapting a Resource Sandbox Project.
- Open the Use Case.
- Complete the Knowledge Check.
Change Notes
This is it - this is where you finally describe exactly how you changed the original material to create your adaptation! This information has its own section because it is such a critical part of Open Education. It is essential that others can understand exactly what you changed and how you did it. Not only does writing descriptive change notes foster adoption by others, but it clarifies the relationship to the original resource, providing detailed information about components are your original work.
In this module, you will identify text in the Use Case to enter as Change Notes. When you are writing your own Change Notes, the step is much more intensive. Consider it an opportunity to reflect on your work and provide as much detail as possible, without repeating information already included in the Title, Abstract, and Description.
Practice
- Open the Use Case
- Identify components or phrases that can be used as Change Notes.
- Enter the Change Notes in the form below: