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What is OER?
The document explains Open Educational Resources (OER), emphasizing their key features of accessibility, adaptability, and sharing. It discusses the evaluation process for selecting effective OER, including alignment with learning objectives, copyright conditions, and accessibility for students. Additionally, it provides guidance on searching for and curating quality educational materials to enhance the learning experience.
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What is OER?
- 1. What is OER? Textbooks& Libraries to Creative Commons & Repositories Spring 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute Beyond the Textbook: Using Open Educational Resources January 10, 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 2. Note from mom “Tracyis normally much more creative. She learned how to share when her sister was borne. But, for the most part she liked to do her own thing. Definitely more of a original fort builder than a Barbie Townhouse kind of gal. Today I’ve given her the okay to be “less” original.” Tracy’s mom Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 3. What is OpenEducational Resources? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 • Combine with other OER • Share with others • Adapt, modify, improve • Make a copy and use it Reuse Revise Remix Redistribute Open Educational Resources are educational materials that provide users with the “4R permissions.” “What are Open Educational Resources” http://www.lumenlearning.com/oer
- 4. Why should Icare about it? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/craig_martell/2906140506 Someone may have already created just what you are looking for!
- 5. Questions to AskYourself First Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399
- 6. Questions to AskYourself • What are your learning objectives? • What are my current methods to find resources? • What are my barriers or constraints? • What problem am I trying to solve? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 7. Curation: Finding &Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/2561885967 Search Find Evaluate Repurpose
- 8. Search • Key words •What sort of resource • What’s going to be reliable Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Search Find Evaluate Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaffne/7000395130
- 9. Find • Don’t justshare – add context • Provide relevance to your students • Make sure you evaluate it Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Search Find Evaluate Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rg69olds/9433289760
- 10. Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Search Find Evaluate Below Expectations MeetsExpectations Exceed Expectations Learning Objectives The resources is not aligned or marginally aligned with the learning objectives or needs of the students The resource is aligned with the learning objectives or needs of the students The resource is ideally matched to the learning objectives or needs of the students Conditions of Use The copyright / fair use do not meet the requirements for my use of this resource The copyright / fair use does meet my requirements for my use of this resource. More open would be preferable The copyright / fair use is ideal for my requirements for my use of this resource Accessible The resource is not accessible for my students with or without modifications. The resource is accessible for my students, with modification with tools I have available The resource is accessible as it and will not require any additional modification Rated or Endorsed Rating or endorsements are missing or negative Rating or endorsement are present and positive Rating or endorsements are positive from reliable sources Easy as 1, 2, 3. . . 4?
- 11. Red Flags What makesyou the most nervous about OER? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvw/116017204
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- 13. Where do Istart? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 14. Characteristics of anOER Repository Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 15. Exploration OER • Findsome video, presentation or graphic that will enhance a learning objective of yours. • Students will learn how salt effects the freezing point of water • Students will learn some of the classic causes and effects of hypothermia • Students will be able to explain the difference between Active and Passive Voice • Use the How to Evaluate a Good Open Educational Resource rubric to select the best ones! Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014
- 16. How to knowthis resource will work Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceed Expectations Learning Objectives The resources is not aligned or marginally aligned with the learning objectives or needs of the students The resource is aligned with the learning objectives or needs of the students The resource is ideally matched to the learning objectives or needs of the students Conditions of Use The copyright / fair use do not meet the requirements for my use of this resource The copyright / fair use does meet my requirements for my use of this resource. More open would be preferable The copyright / fair use is ideal for my requirements for my use of this resource Accessible The resource is not accessible for my students with or without modifications. The resource is accessible for my students, with modification with tools I have available The resource is accessible as it and will not require any additional modification Rated or Endorsed Rating or endorsements are missing or negative Rating or endorsement are present and positive Rating or endorsements are positive from reliable sources
Editor's Notes
- #15 Good search and filter tools, rated or reviewed, copyright is clear, communities available OER commons, then Merlot Use Rubric as a topic Can’t always find what you want