Open Math Module Welcome Welcome to the “Open Math – Open Resources: Engage Adult Learners for 21 st Century Skills” course! Use the navigation buttons below to move forward or backward through this material. You can also use the menu on the left to jump to different parts of this presentation.

Open Math Module Course Outcomes After completing this course, you will be able to: Select an appropriate instructional strategy to incorporate an Open Educational Resources (OER) into math instruction. Identify an OER for instruction that aligns with credible math standards. Develop a list of learning goals expected from the OER selection. Prepare a unit lesson plan with an OER. Evaluate student accomplishment and depth of content understanding using the OER in instruction, and modify your lesson plan as needed.

Open Math Module Course Format Course Modules 1.Welcome & Getting Started Activities 2.Introduction to Using OER 3.Approaches to Integrating OER into Instruction 4.Setting Goals for the Instructional Use of OER 5.Selecting OER for Instruction 6.Planning Rich Instruction with OER 7.Implementing a Lesson Using OER 8.Assessing Student Outcomes and Evaluating Instructional Practice This is a facilitated course that lasts eight weeks from the start date. You will complete a course module each week. In each module there will be a presentation similar to this one, with resources, assessments, videos or screencasts embedded within. Each module will have at least one forum discussion. You also will be asked to complete online writing activities and assignments to review OER and other materials. For the culminating activity, you will create a lesson plan using an OER. After completing the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Open Math Module Participation This course requires your participation, expertise, and opinion. This is accomplished through our discussion forums. The forum is a way for all of us to communicate and interact with the other course participants on a particular subject or issue. Throughout the course you will be asked to respond to specific and reflect on your experiences applying the content of the course to your classroom. Please be sure to post your comments in a timely manner.'

Open Math Module Participating By posting to a discussion forum, you not only benefit from feedback from other like- minded educators, you also start to share and gain knowledge and resources on a variety of adult education topics. You are expected to post to each forum within the timeframe specified by your course facilitator. Once your initial post is made, please respond to at least two other postings with thoughtful, considerate responses.

Open Math Module Strategies for Completion of this Course This course does require a time commitment to review materials and to interact and respond to your online colleagues. Time management skills are necessary in order to successfully navigate all facets of our busy lives. Be sure to dedicate time on a daily basis if possible to log into the course. This is important not only to review the content offered, but also to see if other participants have posted comments in the forums, or have responded to one of your own posts. By frequently returning to the course you will help to build and maintain the community is created within an online course.

Open Math Module Strategies for Completion of this Course There are numerous strategies to keep online learners from falling behind. One of these may be helpful to you: Set an alarm (on your phone perhaps?) to remind you to check in to your course. Set aside a specific block of time when you can dedicate an hour to review course materials and respond to forum posts. If colleagues, family, and friends understand you have a scheduled time period for your online course, you are less likely to be interrupted. Consider going to a favorite café, coffee shop or library if you have many distractions at the workplace or at home. Remember to bring your headphones to listen to the audio. Try one or more of these strategies. If you find something different and effective, be sure to share it with your online colleagues. They are likely looking for good strategies as well!

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Open Math Module Getting Around the Course Be sure to view the video “Navigating the Course” in Module 1. It will show you how to move through this course and submit assignments. It also provides information on editing your profile and accessing course resources. If you need more information, you can search for Moodle tutorials through your favorite search engine or through YouTube.

Open Math Module Next Steps Your next task is to introduce yourself to the rest of your online colleagues. Once you close this presentation be sure to select the Forum discussion “Introduce yourself and tell us what you want to do!” The second task is to complete the Knowledge Check quiz. It is meant as a reminder of what you learned in the first course Open Your Classroom to Open Education Resources; a pre-requisite for taking this course. Don’t worry, you can take it as many times as you want! The purpose of the activity is to reinforce some of the important concepts from Course 1, not to give you a grade.

Open Math Module End You have completed the Module 1 Presentation. After you close this activity, be sure to click the radio button next to the activity to mark it “complete” on the course home page.