Showcasing: Open Educational Practices’ Models Using Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources
Transcript of Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources
byMindy Coslor
Golden Gates of Castello di Amoroso Winery by Keith Cuddeback is licensed under CC BY NC-ND 2.0
“Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and
media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes”
(Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources)
Gate to the castle in nove hrady in Bohemia by Petr Kratochvil in the Public Domain
Advantages to Using OER
• Changes the paradigm of publisher-controlled information
• Reduces the cost of textbooks for students
• Encourages faculty to keep the course materials current and relevant
Welcoming Gateway by Rosa Say is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Advantages Continued
• Encourages greater engagement with information
• Encourages a wider dissemination of course materials
• Models ethical use of information to students
Gate, Hidcote Manor Garden by David Dixon is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Challenges to using OER
• Time involved to find or create OER may be greater
• It is hard to sustain the quality of the materials over time
• The Creative Commons licenses for content is irrevocable
Gate at the Botanical Garden, City Park, New Orleans by Infrogmation is licensed by CC-BY-SA 3.0
Challenges Continued
• Content needs to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards
• Students may not have technology skills or access
• All materials require appropriate attributions
Lych gate to Compton Greenfield church by Philip Halling is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Attributions• Slide One. Image: Golden Gates of
Castello di Amoroso Winery by Keith Cuddeback is licensed under CC BY NC-ND 2.0
• Slide Two. Image: Gate to the castle in nove hrady in Bohemia by Petr Kratochvil in the Public Domain
• Slide Three. Image: Welcoming Gateway by Rosa Say is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• Slide Four. Image: Gate, Hidcote Manor Garden by David Dixon is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Slide Five. Image: Gate at the Botanical Garden, City Park, New Orleans
by Infrogmation is licensed by CC-BY-SA 3.0
• Slide Six. Image: Lych gate to Compton Greenfield church by Philip Halling is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
• Slide Seven. Image: Illustration of an open book by anxobotana is licensed in the Public Domain
• References:• Open Educational Resources.
[definition]. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources. Accessed July 14, 2015.Illustration of an open book by anxobotana is
licensed in the Public Domain