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Flexible Learning Strategies Overview

Course packages may include various learning materials and resources to support students such as course syllabi, study guides, learning activities, available learning resources, lesson schedules, assessments, student engagement monitoring, assignment submission requirements and schedules, grading systems, feedback portals, and student support systems. Common flexible learning strategies for students with limited devices and connectivity include using platforms like Facebook and Messenger, providing electronic books, notes and slides, potentially using a learning management system, conducting asynchronous learning, enabling offline laboratory activities and projects for internships/practicums, and conducting synchronous exams or accepting online project submissions for final assessments. A variety of open educational resources are available from organizations and institutions covering different subject areas that can be utilized.

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Flexible Learning Strategies Overview

Course packages may include various learning materials and resources to support students such as course syllabi, study guides, learning activities, available learning resources, lesson schedules, assessments, student engagement monitoring, assignment submission requirements and schedules, grading systems, feedback portals, and student support systems. Common flexible learning strategies for students with limited devices and connectivity include using platforms like Facebook and Messenger, providing electronic books, notes and slides, potentially using a learning management system, conducting asynchronous learning, enabling offline laboratory activities and projects for internships/practicums, and conducting synchronous exams or accepting online project submissions for final assessments. A variety of open educational resources are available from organizations and institutions covering different subject areas that can be utilized.

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Course packages may include

 course syllabi
 study guides
 learning activities
 available repository of learning resources
 schedule of lessons/ consultations
 Assessments
 monitoring of students engagement
 schedule and mechanics of submission of requirements
 grading system
 feedback portals
 student support systems

Common Flexible Learning Strategies


Category 2 - Limited capacity (smart phones) limited connectivity
Components Blended
Technology Desktop computer, laptop, smartphone, apps

if virtual or collaborative learning is to be


implemented, LMS must be set-up

printed modules, audio tapes, video tapes, CDs,


storage devices, learning packets

Television/radio broadcasting networks

Learning Management System (portable/cloud)

Content/learning materials: printed or electronic modules, video, audio,


Learning Objects (LOs) podcasts, webcasts, OERs

The use of digital platform or the HEIs’ LMS

Evaluation/ assessment performance-based assessment (e.g. portfolio,


(both formative and summative research papers, automated exams with pool/bank of
assessment) questions, video recorded student
reports/laboratory)

project-based or task based assessment

use of assessment rubrics


Support services: If 50% of program is online then:
● library ● online library and subscriptions
● guidance and counselling ● online enrollment
● student support (health, ● guidance and counselling
psychological) ● online technical support staff/ help desk
● technical support for faculty ● online assessment and grades monitoring
● enrollment ● online payment (tuition)
● assessments and grade
● payment system (tuition)
Policies on Must be available
● Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR)
● Open Educational
Resources (OER)
● plagiarism attendance,
reporting and updating of
students
● teaching complement
attendance, reporting and
updating

Common Flexible Learning Strategies


Category 2 - Limited capacity (smart phones) limited connectivity
For DCS
Curricular Requirements Student Category 2
Limited capacity and connectivity
Recommendation for Lectures Facebook, messenger
E-books, pdf notes/slides
May use LMS
Asynchronous
Offline
Laboratory Needs personal computer
May do activities offline
Project-based with WFH
Internship/OJT/Practicum Project-based with WFH
Final Assessment May conduct synchronuos exams and/or online
submission of projects
Final assessment may be done in school

Open Educational Resources (OER)

These are some of the more popular OER sites.


College Open Textbooks 
This site lists open textbooks organized by subject area, many of which have been
peer reviewed for their suitability at community colleges.

GALILEO Open Learning Materials

GALILEO Open Learning Materials brings together open educational resources


throughout the University System of Georgia, including open textbooks and ancillary
materials.
Lumen Learning 

This OER-focused company provides open courses with "zero textbook cost." Their
curriculum comes with all the OER students will require.

MERLOT II

MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and
faculty development services contributed and used by an international education
community. Use the Advanced Search to limit by subject, educational level, type of
resource, and more. The Content-Builder facilitates creation of new OERs.

MIT Open Courseware Online Textbooks

MIT's library of online textbooks is one of the few sources for OER on aeronautics,
civil engineering and material science, among many other disciplines.

OER Commons
OER Commons is a freely accessible online library that allows teachers and others to
search and discover open educational resources (OER) and other freely available
instructional materials.

Open Education Consortium


The Open Education Consortium is a community of 240-plus schools as well as
organizations and people who want to advance the idea of "open education." It
features an OER resource toolkit, webinars, in-person events and links to open
textbooks.

Open Learning Initiative

Carnegie Mellon's (PA) open courses (and associated content) denote a marked
emphasis on STEM, including computing.

Open Textbook Library

Peer-reviewed higher education textbook list compiled by Open Textbook Network

OpenStax CNX
This is Rice University's (TX) "open space," where educators have stashed thousands
of learning objects that can be or are already organized into books. It is also the parent
of OpenStax College.

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