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Using Open Educational Resources (OER) as Course Materials

Using Open Educational Resources (OER) as Course Materials. Caroline Muglia & Melanee Vicedo, USC Libraries Teaching with Technology Conference May 1, 2018. Open Educational Resources (OER).

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Using Open Educational Resources (OER) as Course Materials

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  1. Using Open Educational Resources (OER) as Course Materials Caroline Muglia & Melanee Vicedo, USC Libraries Teaching with Technology Conference May 1, 2018

  2. Open Educational Resources (OER) • Free and openly licensed,online educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. • OERs include textbooks, streaming videos, full courses, online modules, podcasts and other types of audio. Source: UNESCO Basic Guide to OER

  3. OER sites libguides.usc.edu/oer

  4. Why OER? • Avg. of $1200 a year • Performance & achievement affected by affordability/accessibility • Demand from students • OER movement • Provost’s goals • Sharing knowledge • Pedagogical innovation

  5. OER grants for USC faculty • Increase faculty adoption of OER by integrating at least 1 OER into course • Lower cost of class materials for students • Partnered with the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) to provide course design and syllabi modification support • Participants attended a workshop, worked with librarians to find appropriate OER and met with CET instructional designers • Worked with faculty Spring and Summer for Fall courses

  6. Results of grant program Cohort 1, Grant started July 2016, Implemented OER Spring 2017 • 4 faculty members selected: Business, International Relations, Music, Social Work Cohort 2 (current), Grant started July 2017, Implement Fall 2018 • 3 faculty members selected: Business, Occupational Therapy, Public Policy Grant information: http://libguides.usc.edu/oer/grant

  7. Library materials as course materials • Library resources are free to our patrons • Add links to electronic resources to Blackboard • We can help you replace your paid resources with library resources http://libguides.usc.edu/oer/libraryresources

  8. Contact and resources for OER We can help you: • Identify appropriate OER and/or library resources for your courses • Visit your classroom to discuss resources, accessibility, etc. • Work 1:1 to incorporate links to electronic resources into Blackboard or your syllabus Caroline Muglia, muglia@usc.edu (213) 821-0756 Melanee Vicedo, vicedo@usc.edu (213) 740-0545

  9. Thank you! More information & resources: http://libguides.usc.edu/oer

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