CONSIDERING OER'S

1. OER FOR ME ?
By Allen Jorgensen
BENEFITS vs. CHALLENGES?

2. THE CHALLENGES!

3. LOTS AND LOTS OF PRECIOUS AND
SCARCE TIME MUST BE INVESTED
FOR SUCCESS WITH OER’S.

4. EVERY SINGLE OER WAS PREPARED
BY SOMEONE ELSE FOR THEIR
PURPOSES AND EDUCATIONAL
GOALS NOT NECESSARILY MINE!

5. MAYBE MY STUDENTS WILL FIND
THE EVER CHANGING MIX OF
DIFFERENT AUTHORS, STYLES AND
ORGANIZATION CONFUSING!

6. MY OER SOURCES MIGHT COME
WITH LESS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
AND CRITIQUE THAN TRADITIONAL
COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOK
CONTENT.

7. MY STUDENTS MAY BE CONFUSED
BY THE DIFFERENT VOCABULARY
AND TERMINOLOGY USED BY
DIFFERENT AUTHORS!

8. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK
CONTENT, OER’S MAY COME
WITHOUT TESTING OR
ASSESSMENT MATERIAL.

9. THE BENEFITS !

10. USING OER ENCOURAGES ME TO
REVIEW AND LEARN NEW AND
DIFFERENT CONTENT IN MY FIELD
OF STUDY!

11. OER PROMOTES MORE AND
BENEFICIAL NETWORKING,….AKA
“SCHMOOZING” WITH OTHER
EDUCATORS!

12. OER CONTRIBUTES TO
LOWERING AND
MANAGING STUDENT
COSTS

13. OER’S INTRODUCE AND
ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO
FUTURE “SELF EDUCATION”
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

14. OER’S HELP BUILD AND DEVELOP
MY ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS

15. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY………
EVERY CHALLENGE,………………..
IS ACTUALLY AND REALLY,……….
JUST A BENEFIT IN,…………………
DISGUISE!

16. BENEFITS V. CHALLENGES
FINAL SCORE:
CHALLENGES: 0
BENEFITS: 12
BENEFITS WIN BIG TIME!