This document describes an open educational resources (OER) learning community hub that consists of seven courses to guide learners through understanding, finding, customizing, creating, sharing, and researching OER. The hub includes learning pathways, study groups, topic presentations, Q&A sessions, and opportunities to connect and collaborate. Live online events will also be held where community members can share insights on effective OER teaching practices. Course structures include badges, maps, infographics, scorecards, and discussion questions to support learning.
2. a shared learning journey
that allows for individual work on
readings, exploration of associated
resources, conversation on forum
topics, and group collaboration
on learning activities
6. This learning journey is made up of seven
courses that will guide learners through:
1. Understanding OER
2. Identifying, Finding, and Adopting OER
3. Customizing and Integrating OER
4. Creating Licensing and Publishing OER
5. Sharing and Promoting OER
6. Contributing to OER Research
7. Open Pedagogy Master Class*
8. The Pathway to Discovery
The Mapped Out Journey
The SUNY OER Community
Learning Cohort
The Bespoke Group Cohort
9. COURSE HUB: The hub for learning resources and content curated
from Community Course participants.
STUDY GROUPS: Study Groups provide access to facilitated group
discussions, and collaborative project areas. Each study group has
a facilitator, who is responsible for keeping conversations on track,
and helping out with any collaborative project logistics.
TOPIC PRESENTATIONS: Course facilitators will host guest presentations to
share their insight on effective teaching and
learning practices related to OER.
Q&A SESSIONS: Course facilitators and Study Group leaders will
host a live Q&A session at the beginning and end of each cohort.
10. Connect and Collaborate
Along with contributing to course
forums, learners will be encouraged
to add to the OER community by
posting to social media, contributing
to the Workplace OER Community
Course page, or adding sites to the
Diigo social bookmarking group.
12. The SUNY OER Community Learning cohort
includes live online presentations and events
where community members will introduce topics
and share their insight on effective OER teaching
and learning practices.
All learners, regardless of learning pathway, are
invited to join these live learning events.
18. COURSE MAPS: Learners will have access to a learning pathway map for
each course that details things to do and ways to connect.
INFOGRAPHICS: Simple infographic posters are available for download and
distribution. Printed cards may be available as well.
EFFECTIVE PRACTICE SCORECARDS: Each course will feature an effective
practice scorecard for learners to use to evaluate their current practice and
guide future OER endeavors.
QUESTIONS TO ASK: Each course will feature a set of questions
that learners can use to engage in conversation with campus leaders,
instructional designers, and librarians.
The Pathway to Discovery: If you choose to follow this approach, you will be exploring the courses and associated resources on your own. There’s no set pathway that you need to follow, and no milestones to reach. Just an open learning landscape for you to explore. Note that there is no access to the discussion forums on this learning pathway.
The Mapped Out Journey: Each course in this OER Learning Hub has an established sequence of things to do, and ways to connect and communicate. Once you have completed the first course (Understanding OER) the remaining courses can be accessed, and activities completed out of order. You will still need to participate in conversations, complete knowledge checks, write short reflections, and submit evidence of learning exercises if you want to earn badges and a course completion certificate.
The SUNY OER Community Learning Cohort: Each OER Community Learning cohort will be facilitated by a study group leader – a SUNY peer who has experience in finding, adopting, customizing, integrating, creating, licensing and publishing OER. These study group leaders will guide you through each practice area, keep conversations on track, and help you with collaborative project logistics. As a group, you will move through the practice areas in sequence – participating in conversations, completing knowledge checks, writing short reflections, and submitting evidence of learning exercises to earn badges or a course completion certificate. Access the OER Community Learning Cohort schedule
The Bespoke Group Cohort: The courses in the OER Learning Hub are available for use by individual cohorts, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA). A study group leader guide and accompanying documents are also available for use. Please contact XXX for more information on running a Bespoke Group Cohort.