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Figure 3: Summary of ROER4D’s evaluation and communication plan

Evaluation USES Communication EVALUATION AUDIENCES |
Objective 2: PURPOSES USERS STAKEHOLDERS
a. To analyze the effectiveness of the Objective 2: • Mary (Networking) • OER and open education
ROER4D networks hub’s capacity building • Visibility • Charles (Networking) researchers in Global South
strategies. • Knowledge generation • Jennifer (Communications) • OER researchers worldwide
b. to help improve the way ROER4D builds • Networking • Andres (Research capacity) • Policy makers in governments
reaserch capacity, harmonizes questions • Research Capacity and education departments in
and shares information about research Building Global South
capacity building best practices. WHO • Funders of OER and educational
Objective 3: To analyze the effectiveness of research
ROER4D’s networking models. WHY • Educational institutions in
Objective 4: To analyze the effectiveness of Global South
ROER4D’s communication • ROER4D network researchers
strategy. and stakeholders
Objective 5: To analyze the effectiveness of
ROER4Ds curation strategy.

Key Evaluation Questions Communication Objectives
Objective 4: Communications Visibility
• 4.1 How well is the ROER4D communication strategy working? • To establish ROER4D as a significant OER REsearch project.
• 4.2 How well was the ROER4D research output disseminated • To establish credibility and receptivity.
(communicated)? • Toe engage those in the broader educational field.
WHAT Knowledge generation
Linked KEQs • To share research process openly.
• Objective 2: Research capacity building • To communicate findings.
• To what extent has working on the ROER4D project built research Networking
capacity among ROERR4D researchers? • To what extent has ROER4D built a network of OER scholars?
• Objective 3: Networking. Reserch Capacity Building
• To what extent has ROER4D built a network of OER scholars? • To share resources
• To support and build research skills

Data Collection Instruments METHODS & DATA
Objective 4: Communications Objective 1-3: Visibility
• Online analytics and measurements • Website, social media (twitter, facebook) and Slideshare
Conferences
• tracking of dialogue and invitations to participate • Objective 4: Knowledge generation (open research)
• e-book options and process requirements checklists • To share resources
Linked Instruments: • To support and build research skills
Objective 4: Communications Objective 5: Knowledge generation (findings)
• Online analytics and measurements • Website,open repository, Slideshare, publications (e-book), social media, webinars,blogs
• tracking of dialogue and invitations to participate Objective 6: Networking
Website, newsletter and social media; face-to-face events.
• e-book options and process requirements checklists • Objective 7: Research capacity building (share resources)
Objective 3: Networking • Vula, website, newsletter and Open UCT
• Online analytics and measurements Objective 8: Research Capacity (to support and build research skills)
• Self-reported networks and networking • Live webinars, recorded webinars, presentations available via website, workshop
• Invitations for research advice and participiation HOW sessions
The DECI-2 summary (Figure 3) challenges the projects to:

1. Define the evaluation users / owners, and the audience and stakeholder. This step covers
the why and the who.
2. As they settle on evaluation uses/purposes and communication purposes they begin to

define the what.

3. A key subsequent step is to draft and agree on Key Evaluation Questions, and Communi-
cation Objectives.
4. The data collection instruments are chosen on the basis of each Key Evaluation Question;

while the communication Methods & Media are selected based on audience research to

confirm their preferences.

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