1. OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
FIRST THE EARTHQUAKE: COMPUTER
MEETS INTERNET
NOW THE LEARNAMI –THE WAVE OF
LEARNING FLOWING IN THE WAKE

2. ORIGINS OF
LEARNAMI
How did it come to be? -
This access to so much to see?...
And how can I grab it
And run like a rabbit
And hop into the smarter me?

3. DOGWOOD HAIKU
‘Excuse me, bottle,
Do you have any spare
change?’
‘Just these pink petals.’

4. CRYSTAL BALL WITH
ME
 Picture a world where we could
interact with others to learn and
play and work.
 Visualize a growing tree
abundantly splaying gifts, the best
of all time 24/7
 You are looking at the tree. Now
Open your Educational
Resources

5. BETWEEN COPYRIGHT
AND HAND-OUT: THE
OER
Teachers create and share lessons,
activities, assignments, units, texts
We borrow and re-mix and attribute to
creator as creator chooses
Learners grow strong in adapting,
reading, writing, citing, sharing open
resources

6. OPEN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES (OERS): THE
BENEFITS
• Better quality lessons, re-mixed to fit
• Lower cost materials online and
interactive
• Sustainable, adaptable and replicable:
OERs
• Greater variety of OERs means better
personalized instruction &
engagement
• Expect increased student interactivity,
self-esteem, discovery and creativity with
OERs

7. OER: FUTURE
CHALLENGES
• Implementing OERs takes time from
existing obligations and responsibilities
• Developing learning materials costs money
• Once released, licensed creative works are
irrevocable.
• Teachers spend extra time finding, adapting
OERs in a changing blend of formats.