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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INITIATIVE. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Barbara Soots Digital Learning Department Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction barbara.soots@k12.wa.us. OER ARE.
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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INITIATIVE Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Barbara Soots Digital Learning Department Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction barbara.soots@k12.wa.us
OER ARE resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their freeuse and re-purposing by others. CC BY-SA Beyond definitions http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6554315179/
WHY OER? CC BY SA Question Mark by alexanderdrachmannhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/sizes/z/in/photostream/
SPECTRUM OF USES Gather image and audio resources Access free books in the public domain Display video and audio lectures Experience interactive simulations Explore game-based learning programs Build and share lesson plans Download and print a textbook
OER RULES • Credit Source and Understand Permissions
CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES • Some Rights Reserved
WASHINGTON K-12 OER PROJECT House Bill 2337 “The legislature finds the state's recent adoption of Common Core K-12 standards provides an opportunity to develop a library of high-quality, openly licensed K-12 courseware that is aligned with these standards.” CC BY NC Washington State Capitol – Olympia by MathTeacherGuyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mathteacherguy/
OER PROJECT GOALS • Develop an OER review process • Generate a catalog of vetted OER • Promote OER awareness and capacity building
POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS • Finding Resources and Evaluating Quality CC BY Rhino Roadblock by Chris Ingrassia http://www.flickr.com/photos/andryone/445139454/in/photostream/
FINDING OER • Internet Search • Google Advanced SearchCreative Commons Explore • OER Repositories • OER Commons • Curriki • Full Course OER • CK-12 • Saylor.org CC BYLeszek Leszczynski http://www.flickr.com/photos/leszekleszczynski/5068940056/in/photostream/
REVIEWING OER • Help educators select high quality materials • Provide information for materials adoptions • Identify gaps in CCSS alignment CC BY NC SA apples by msr http://www.flickr.com/photos/msr/448820990/
INSTRUMENTS TO EVALUATE QUALITY Publishers’ Criteria EQuIP Rubrics Achieve OER Rubrics
OER PROJECT WEBSITE digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oer
NEXT STEPS Grant program for adaptation/implementation of reviewed material iGrants FP660 New OER review cycle in January 2014 Applications accepted soon! Smaller OER events tailored to stakeholder needs CC BY Nooksack Stairs by Barbara Soots
STAY INVOLVED WITH THE OER PROJECT Website: http://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oer Twitter: waOSPI_OER Email: barbara.soots@k12.wa.us