The European project GEDIS (Gender Diversity in Information Science: Challenges in Higher Education) promotes the creation and dissemination of Open Educational Resources (OER) to foster the integration of a gender perspective within the field of Information Science and Documentation. These materials, available in multiple languages, are designed to offer high-quality didactic tools that are reusable and adaptable to diverse educational contexts across Europe and beyond.
Types of Resources
The GEDIS OER are classified into six main categories, based on their content, pedagogical purpose, and target audience:
- Descriptive resources
These present official data (from Eurostat, UNESCO, OECD) from a gender perspective, particularly in science, engineering, and higher education. They include infographics, charts, and timelines that encourage critical analysis and reflection. - Methodological resources
These provide tools to integrate gender perspectives into teaching and research: curriculum analysis guides, assessment rubrics, protocols, and self-evaluation templates. - Training resources
Designed for teacher training or institutional capacity-building, they include modules, presentations, explanatory videos, and podcasts aimed at professional development. - Participatory or co-creation resources
Developed with the active involvement of students or technical staff. These include workshop guides, educational games, visual cards, and collaborative templates. - Awareness-raising and dissemination resources
Aimed at fostering awareness of gender inequalities. These are brief and visual in format: micro-infographics, slogans, short videos, or social media campaigns. - Regulatory or reference resources
Compilations of legal frameworks, equality plans, ethical codes, or bibliographies that support the design of institutional policies and evaluation processes.
General Features of GEDIS OER
- Multilingual (available in Catalan, Spanish, English, German, Czech, Croatian, and Bosnian)
- Open licences: CC BY or CC BY-SA
- Various formats: Moodle, H5P, PDF, infographic, presentation, or interactive file
- Adaptable to higher education, professional training, and outreach contexts
Where to Find the Materials
Resources can be accessed and downloaded through:
- The official GEDIS project website
- The scientific repository Zenodo
- The open teaching platform Twillo
- The institutional repository e-prints
- The TIB repository
- The HAL Open Science repository
Target Audience
The GEDIS OER are addressed to:
- University and higher education teaching staff
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Library and technical support staff
- Academic management teams and institutional decision-makers
Updates and Expansion
The GEDIS OER catalogue is dynamic and will be progressively expanded with new materials adapted to different disciplines and educational contexts, as a result of collaborative work between partner institutions and multidisciplinary teams.
Open Educational Reesources (OER)
Women in Science and Engineering in the EU