Finding & Using OER

Finding & Using OER Paul Stacey February 3, 2011

Hands-on Workshop Agenda
Open license types and responsible use
Benefits – student, instructor, institution
Use cases - course supplement, component, whole course, entire curricula
Aggregators, search engines, repositories
Search criteria - academic level, domain, field of study, …
Technical format, instructional design, quality
Videos that show what a set of OER would look like in a range of UNBC delivery methods. eg. Wordpress, Blackboard, etc.
Current trends and directions
Activities designed for f2f and online. Guided exploration on finding and using open educational resources.

Attribution
Attribution is given to IDRC and Wawasen Open University for the online OER Workshop:
http://oerworkshop.pbworks.com
Some activities in this UNBC workshop reuse elements of the OER Workshop.

License Types & OER Benefits
Guided Explore Activity #1 - License Types & OER Benefits
1. Go to:
Check out Module 1 - Understanding the benefits of digitization
Also have a look at http://www.bccommons.ca
2. Reconvene for group discussion around observations, discoveries, questions, ...
Benefits: social, economical, quality improvement, collaboration & partnerships, academic planning, public relations & advertising
http://scope.bccampus.ca/mod/forum/search.php?search=OER+benefits&id=8

Use Cases & OER Types
Guided Explore Activity #2 – Use Cases & OER Types
Option 1 Digital Images Go to:
Check out Module 3 - Finding free or open-licensed digital images
Also have a look at http://www.archive.org/
Option 2 Open Textbooks Explore:
http://oerconsortium.org
http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu
http://www.coursesmart.com
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com
Reconvene for group discussion around observations, discoveries, questions

Finding OER
Guided Explore Activity #3 – Aggregators, Search Engines, Repositories
1. Go to:
Check out Module 2 - Examining sample OER projects and materials
2. Reconvene for group discussion around observations, discoveries, questions, ...
search criteria - academic level, domain, field of study, …
OER size/type - course supplement, component, whole course, entire curricula

Technical Format, ID, Quality
Guided Explore Activity #4 – Quality OER
1. Explore the following:
The Opal Initiative http://oer-quality.org
eCampusAlberta's e-Learning Rubric http://www.ecampusalberta.ca/index.php?q=rubric
Standards for Digital Learning Content in British Columbia http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/docs/digital_learning_standards.pdf
Standards for K-12 Distributed Learning in BC http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/docs/dl_standards.pdf
European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning http://www.qualityfoundation.org/
2. Reconvene for group discussion around observations, discoveries, questions, …
3 dimensions of quality 1. academic, 2. pedagogical, 3. technical

OER @ UNBC In Context
Guided Explore Activity #5 – OER @ UNBC
1. Explore the following:
Videos that show what a set of OER would look like in a range of UNBC delivery methods. eg. Wordpress, Blackboard, etc.
Grant Potter activity & demo
Discussion

Current Trends & Directions
Guided Explore Activity #6 - Trends
Explore the following :
U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Education Commit $2 billion to Create Open Educational Resources for Community Colleges and Career Training http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/26100
Collaborate to compete - Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/
State of Washington to Offer Online Materials, Instead of Textbooks, for 2-Year Colleges http://chronicle.com/article/State-of-Washington-to-Offer/125887
OER University http://wikieducator.org/OER_University
Final thoughts

Q&A – Followup
Paul Stacey Director Communications, Stakeholder & Academic Relations
BCcampus 555 Seymour Street, Suite 200 Vancouver, BC V6B 3H6
web site: http://www.bccampus.ca phone: 604-412-7736 blog: http://edtechfrontier.com

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