Open Learning in our digital era, Introduction to OER

Open Learning in our digital era, Introduction to OER

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  Open Learning inour digital era Introduction to OER
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  Open Educational Resources:OER DIVERSEFORMATSin OER OER materials may include any of the following digital of physical formats: • Images • Videos • Textbooks • Course plans • Conference recordings • Evaluation materials such as tests with automated responses • ETC… Whatis OER? “… learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others.” UNESCO
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  Open Educational Resources:OER Basic Principles of an Open License • reusable: Material can be used in part or completely for own purpose. • Ex: download educational video for learning purpose. • redistributable: Material can be shared/distributed with others. • Ex: e-mail another with a digital article. • revisable: Material can be modified. • Ex) change language and format (written to audio) • remixable: combine material from one resource with another to create a new one. • Ex) Combine a PowerPoint slide with a book’s podcast. • retainable: No restrictions on right to digital material. • Material may be retained for personal use, regardless of the author or student.
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  • Before usingOER, check the type of License attached, as there may be limitations. For example, some open resources may not be reproduced without permission. • Author of the material does not lose the copy right, as the author is granting automatic authorization for different types of uses. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 PLEASE ENSURE TO REVIEW DETAILS OF EACH LICENSE IN MODULE 5 OF THE CANVAS OER 101 COURSE
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  ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES CONTRIBUTES TOGLOBAL EDUCATION NEEDS INTERNET CONNECTION TO ACCESS/DOWNLOAD ALLOWS COLLABORATION ? ACCURACY & UP TO DATE? ALLOWS ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF RESOURCES, WHEN EVER AND WHEREVER LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AVAILABLE OER RESOURCES Open Educational Resources: OER THANK YOU!