Open Education Resources

1. Open Education Resources “Open educational resources provide a learner-centered platform that authentically marries technology with education and provides access and equity to education resources for all.” -LisaPetrides from Web Computing

2. What is OER? Open Educational Resources (OERs) • Are free • Openly licensed • Educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes

3. What does OER’s Include? • Courses • Course materials • Content modules • Learning objects • Collections • Journals

4. OERs and Tools • OERs includes tools for delivering educational content • Software that supports the creation, delivery, use and improvement of open learning content • Searching and organization of content • Content and learning management systems • Content development tools • On-line learning communities

5. History of OERs • The term “learning object” was coined in 1994 by Wayne Hodgins • Shared the idea that digital materials can be designed to allow easy reuse in a wide range of teaching and learning situations • Term was adopted by educators and instructional designers

6. History of OERs • Movement originated from developments in open and distance learning (ODL) • Culture of open knowledge and open source • Believes in free sharing and peer collaboration

7. Creative Commons • Creative Commons licensing provides a framework to provide guidelines for the “4 Rs” of sharing resources: • Reuse: copying verbatim with attribution • Redistribution: sharing with others • Revision: adapting and reusing • Remixing: combining with other resources

8. Creative Commons

9. Today’s Session • Resources and links for today’s session can be found on- • Pinterest • Learni.st • Ed Shelf • OCIP Resource Wiki

10. Susie’s and Sandy’s Top Picks • OER Commons • Merlot • Physics Education Technology (PhET) • Khan Academy • Open Culture (OC) • Open Learning Initiative (OLI) • Open Course Ware (OCW)

11. OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/

12. OER Commons Details • Across all subject areas • Lots of different resource types • Flexible search features • Quality rating system • Clearly labeled “Conditions of Use” • Short abstract • Review resource • Easy to curate resources in account

13. Merlothttp://www.merlot.org

14. Merlot Details • Online learning materials in different disciplines • Peer review opportunities – can review and add to the content collection • Awards – submitted content is review and can be recognized by consortium • Guest Speakers – content specialists are available for guest speaking to your students

15. PhEThttp://phet.colorado.edu/

16. PhET Details • Interactive labs- manipulations, cause and effect opportunity, and collection of data • Researched-based simulations – continually being revised and improved • Connections- real-life phenomena focusing on the underlying science • Quantitative exploration - measurement instruments including rulers, stop-watches, voltmeters and thermometers

17. Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/

18. Khan Academy Details • Instruction – math, science, some humanities, test prep • Practice - materials provided for student practice with feedback • Teacher/Coach - teachers can be associated with their students to monitor progress or completion • Assessment – quizzes and tests provided • Collaborative opportunities- teachers are invited to add and improve the collection

19. Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/

20. OC Details • Use resources to enhance your courses • Materials are vetted and added to regularly • You can mail@openculture.com & suggest content to add • Easy to search & integrated content • Mobile friendly • No registration! Subscribe or Follow • Ads a Con but funds resource

21. Open Learning Initiative http://oli.cmu.edu/

22. OLI Details • Students use independently, choose level of access – register or not • Textbook independent, embedded practice questions, hands on practice, virtual labs, videos • Faculty create custom courses using OLI materials • “Learning Dashboard” tracks student progress

23. Open Course Ware(OCW) Search http://www.ocwsearch.com

24. OCW Details • Search in a variety of ways • Helpful example searches • Advanced Search customize search with operators • Link to web-based course OR zip file • Download – full course load access via index.html • Do you want all materials on your desktop/laptop?

25. Where you should start! • Academic Earth http://academicearth.org • Connexionshttp://cnx.org • Courserahttps://www.coursera.org/ • Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/ • iTunesUhttp://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u • Khan http://www.khanacademy.org • Merlot http://www.merlot.org http://www.merlot.org • MIT http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm • National Academy Press http://www.nap.edu • OCW Search http://www.ocwsearch.com/

26. Where you should start! • OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/ • Open Courseware Consortium http://www.ocwconsortium.org • Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/ • Open Learning Initiative http://oli.cmu.edu/ (Carnegie Mellon) • Peer to Peer University https://p2pu.org/en/ • PHET http://phet.colorado.edu • Udacityhttp://www.udacity.com/ • Wiki Books http://en.wikibooks.org