Open Education Resources (OER) Presented by: Sandy Johnson, M.S. & M.A., OTLGC & drum roll ABD!!(Stay tuned!!) Susie Bussmann, Ph.D. & OTLGC NMSU Main Campus

What does OER mean to you? What are some examples? Note: There will be a quiz and prizes at the end of this presentation !!

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

OER Includes Tools for creating educational content Content repositories Learning management systems On-line learning communities And so much more!!! OERs includes tools for delivering educational content Tools - Web 2.0 tools – Screencastomatic, Vokis, wikis etc. Content Repositories - Merlot II, Open Culture, wikis, blogs, LMS- Moodle, Edmodo, Schoology, Canvas, Blackboard Online Learning Communities – Diigo, Pinterest, LinkedIn, 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

OER Includes Full courses Open textbooks E-books Lesson plans Videos Music Learning objects Educational games Assessments Software Anything that supports learning Courses Course materials Content modules Learning objects Collections Journals

Your Turn! Please raise your hand if you’ve used OER? If so, what have you used and how?

History of OERs “Learning object” term coined in 1994 by Wayne Hodgins Idea digital materials for easy reuse in a wide range of teaching and learning situations- Open source “Open Education Resources” term adopted by educators and instructional designers Long history to OER over 20 years Technology advances have supported expansion OER concept to include collaboration, creation, reuse, revision, etc.

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 Movement originated from developments in open and distance learning (ODL) Culture of open knowledge and open source Believes in free sharing and peer collaboration Education available “Open” in terms of access and learning!!! Issue of Internet to Everyone! But that a whole other conversation for another day!

Audience Participation Time Please raise your hand if you have heard of Creative Commons. Who knows the year Creative Commons was started?

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 Organization, manages OER licensing, public domain tools, repository, do research, have a network, etc.

Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/choose/

Physics Education Technology (PhET) Open Culture (OC) Our Top OER Picks OER Commons MERLOT II Physics Education Technology (PhET) Open Culture (OC) OER Commons Merlot Physics Education Technology (PhET) Khan Academy Open Culture (OC) Open Learning Initiative (OLI) Open Course Ware (OCW)

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 Search on terms assessment 983 results, narrow my search, assessment for learning, 378 items. Refine search with Post-secondary (Grade Level) 277 items Actions – Save directly to your collection, Can TAG items!

OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/ Large digital repository with 41K+ items and continually growing of Free to Use Teaching and Learning Content for K-20+ spectrum Create account, very much like Amazon, you can curate materials to your account for easier access. Very easy to search, filter, and drill down to find what’s available or what you’re looking for 1) Subject Areas, Grade Level, (see number of resources), Material Type, Media Format, Condition of Use (?, Pop Up definitions), Content Source

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

MERLOT II http://www.merlot.org

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 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

PhET http://phet.colorado.edu/

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 No donation requested

Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/ Focus on high quality educational and cultural media Centralize and curate content to provide ease of access Audio books (450 books, categorized by Fiction & Literature, Poetry & Non-Fiction then alphabetized by authors’ last name. Also Audio Book Podcast Sites. different formats/sources MP3, iTunes, Audible, links to ebook version if available), Online courses (540 courses, materials from courses taught originally as f-2-f courses, variety of providers Oxford Univ., Yale, Pratt Institute, Penn State, in addition to Harvard, Stanford & others) Certificate courses (chunked chornologically by month/provider/length/type of certificate) See there’s a variety of Movies (500), Languages (40), eBooks (375) Offers a different selection of OER Robust community of users with 150K+ subscribers

BEWARE! Quality of OER Research basis for product Time management Updating and currency Ads!!!

Have you visited the OCIP Resources wiki? What OCIP resources have you used?

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