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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY ABOUT THE USE OER DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 

Dear Teachers,

My name is Viviane Vladimirschi and I have a Doctorate in Education with a specialization in Distance Education and Open Education. I have been working as a consultant, researcher and instructional designer in this area since 2002.

I am conducting a study for the Open University of England (OUK) that aims to explore the many challenges that K-12 teachers faced when using emergency remote learning during the pandemic period and if, at all, and in which ways you have made use of Open Educational Resources (OER) or Open Educational Practices (OEP) in your pedagogical practices during this period. The criteria to participate in this study is that you teach K-12 and have familiarity with the use of OER. 

The study will take place over 6 months. During this period, you will be invited to participate in a 45-to-60-minute online interview individually. After this initial interview, you will be invited to participate in an online workshop so that I can validate the data collected and analyzed during the online interview.

The risks associated with participating in this study are negligible and participation is voluntary. Data containing comments regarding participation in the online interview and online workshop will not include information capable of identifying participants, and names will be replaced by pseudonyms.

The benefits are your contribution to a better understanding of what obstacles were present during this pandemic period, how these obstacles were overcome, and whether the use of OER supported your professional practice.

This study will help inform new sharing policies or practices in times of crisis, which is significant for the teaching practices of K-12 teachers in Canada and for the profession as a whole.

I deeply appreciate your collaboration and I ask that you respond to this email by March 18, indicating your participation or not in this study and indicating your preferred day and time to conduct the online interview. As soon as I receive a response from you, I will send you the Informed Consensus form.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at any time.

Thank you. 

Kind Regards, 

Viviane