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Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?

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Amy Castillo
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Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.

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Open Educational Resources: What are they and where do I find them? February 10, 2017 Excellence in Teaching Conference Margie Maxfield Huth, Systems Librarian Amy Castillo, Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian Dick Smith Library, Tarleton State University
Definition of Open Educational Resources (OER) "Open Educational Resources (OER) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation.” - UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-are-open- educational-resources-oers/)
Essentially OERs are: Teaching & Learning Materials released under an open license and freely available online for anyone to use Can be smaller, standalone resources that can be mixed & combined such as tutorials or lesson plans Can also be larger such as course modules, textbooks, & software The idea is to create, share, & use materials so that future users benefit
Why OER? For Educators & Authors: OER provides flexibility - “...can curate, tailor, and share OERs to perfectly suit their curriculum, and share their innovations freely.”(1) Can contribute to high, quality OERs for use around the world For Students: OER provides an alternative to rising costs of education Eliminates cost barrier associated with purchasing a traditional textbook (1) SPARC OER Fact Sheet http://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SPARC-Open-Education-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Password: OER - https://youtu.be/Gv8BhUCYJMc
Open Washington Learn OER Module - http://www.openwa.org/module-1/
How to Find OER http://www.tarleton.edu/library/oer.html
Review Sites
COOL4ED - http://coolfored.org/courseshowcase.html
College Open Textbooks - www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
Search and List Sites
OpenStax - https://openstax.org/
OER Commons - https://www.oercommons.org/
Teaching Commons - http://teachingcommons.us/
MERLOT II - https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
Open Course Library - http://opencourselibrary.org/
Open Textbook Library - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Supplemental Free Resources DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) - http://www.doabooks.org/doab OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) - http://www.oapen.org/home My NASA Data - http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/ Art Images for College Teaching - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict World Digital Library - https://www.wdl.org/en/
For Administrators Reach out to the platforms OpenSUNY OER Success Framework - http://textbooks.opensuny.org/oer-success- framework/
It’s In Your Hands Now (Why Open Education Matters) - https://youtu.be/aUFjHDP35Rs
Thank You! Contact Us: Margie Maxfield Huth - mhuth@tarleton.edu Amy Castillo - acastillo@tarleton.edu
Resources and References JISC Guide to Open Educational Resources: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/open- educational-resources UNESCO Open Educational Resources: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to- knowledge/open-educational-resources/ Open Washington - http://www.openwa.org/ SPARC OER - http://sparcopen.org/open-education/

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Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?

  • 1. Open Educational Resources: What are they and where do I find them? February 10, 2017 Excellence in Teaching Conference Margie Maxfield Huth, Systems Librarian Amy Castillo, Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian Dick Smith Library, Tarleton State University
  • 2. Definition of Open Educational Resources (OER) "Open Educational Resources (OER) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation.” - UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-are-open- educational-resources-oers/)
  • 3. Essentially OERs are: Teaching & Learning Materials released under an open license and freely available online for anyone to use Can be smaller, standalone resources that can be mixed & combined such as tutorials or lesson plans Can also be larger such as course modules, textbooks, & software The idea is to create, share, & use materials so that future users benefit
  • 4. Why OER? For Educators & Authors: OER provides flexibility - “...can curate, tailor, and share OERs to perfectly suit their curriculum, and share their innovations freely.”(1) Can contribute to high, quality OERs for use around the world For Students: OER provides an alternative to rising costs of education Eliminates cost barrier associated with purchasing a traditional textbook (1) SPARC OER Fact Sheet http://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SPARC-Open-Education-Fact-Sheet.pdf
  • 5. Password: OER - https://youtu.be/Gv8BhUCYJMc
  • 6. Open Washington Learn OER Module - http://www.openwa.org/module-1/
  • 7. How to Find OER http://www.tarleton.edu/library/oer.html
  • 10. College Open Textbooks - www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
  • 13. OER Commons - https://www.oercommons.org/
  • 14. Teaching Commons - http://teachingcommons.us/
  • 15. MERLOT II - https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
  • 16. Open Course Library - http://opencourselibrary.org/
  • 17. Open Textbook Library - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
  • 18. Supplemental Free Resources DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) - http://www.doabooks.org/doab OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) - http://www.oapen.org/home My NASA Data - http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/ Art Images for College Teaching - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict World Digital Library - https://www.wdl.org/en/
  • 19. For Administrators Reach out to the platforms OpenSUNY OER Success Framework - http://textbooks.opensuny.org/oer-success- framework/
  • 20. It’s In Your Hands Now (Why Open Education Matters) - https://youtu.be/aUFjHDP35Rs
  • 21. Thank You! Contact Us: Margie Maxfield Huth - mhuth@tarleton.edu Amy Castillo - acastillo@tarleton.edu
  • 22. Resources and References JISC Guide to Open Educational Resources: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/open- educational-resources UNESCO Open Educational Resources: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to- knowledge/open-educational-resources/ Open Washington - http://www.openwa.org/ SPARC OER - http://sparcopen.org/open-education/

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