2. Hello!
I am Stephanie Ahlgren.
I teach Nutrition Courses at
Yakima Valley College.
This picture is not of me. (But
I do love to eat).
Nutrition starts with food.
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6. Benefits of OER
Cost Saving
OER Nutrition textbook is free
for students to use. Many
students cannot afford or get
them late when financial aid is
available.
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7. Benefits of OER
Addition of Class Materials
Supplement information
tailored to students needs
and/or interests
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#2
"Pear Drawing" by published by
Ward, Lock, & Tyler of London is
in the Public Domain, CC0
8. Benefits of OER
Enhancement of Content
Can implement multimedia material
such as videos, images, infographics,
and much more.
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9. Benefits of OER
Quick Updates
When new information is
available, can incorporate into a
course quickly; new United
States Dietary Guidelines for
example.
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10. Benefits of OER
Good Example
Using OER can teach my students
not only about nutrition but about
OER. They may be more likely to
use OER in their future careers.
Students can contribute class work
to OER.
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#5
"Pomegranate" by Fir0002 is licensed
under CC BY-NC 3.0
12. Challenges of OER
Up to Date?
Many OER materials are
outdated and/or have not been
updated.
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13. Challenges of OER
Time Consuming
It takes a lot of time to adapt,
adopt and author OER
materials.
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#2
"Apple Cake with Vanilla Ice
Cream" by W.carter is in the
Public Domain
14. Challenges of OER
Personal Bias
Am I selecting and using
materials that represent
unintentional personal bias
about nutrition topics?
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#3
"Ambersweet Oranges" by Agricultural Research
Service is in the Public Domain
15. Challenges of OER
Citations
Providing accurate, valid
citations for all material. It
sometimes be difficult to
determine the correct license.
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#4
"Grilled beef kabobs" by Jon Sullivan
is in the Public Domain
16. Challenges of OER
Continuous Updating
It can take a lot of time and
effort to make sure all links OER
material are working and to
keep resources updated and
current
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#5
"Fish as Food - American food-
fishes" by Dodd, Mead, &
Company; Julius Bien, Lith., N.Y. is
in the Public Domain
17. Thanks!
I learned a lot about OER. I look
forward to incorporating more
OER into my Nutrition courses and
citing everything properly.
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18. Credits
Special thanks to all the people who
made and released these awesome
resources for free:
▪ Presentation template by
SlidesCarnival
▪ Uncited Photographs by
Unsplash
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