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The term open educational resources (OER) was first adopted by UNESCO in 2002 to describe materials used to support education that can be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared in order to improve the quality of curricula and teaching and reduce costs. In this workshop, you will learn where to find high-quality, openly licensed materials and how to reuse them. We will also cover Creative Commons licensing, attribution of open educational resources, and accessibility considerations.

Note: This workshop is eligible for a digital badge for participants who complete both workshops in the OER series. Upon completion of the two workshops, participants should contact id@onlinelearning-c.org to notify us. A badge will be issued after confirming that all requirements have been met.

Learning Objectives

• Identify open educational resources and motivations for using them;

• Describe open licenses and how they enable the re-use of educational resources; and

• Analyze best practices for finding and adopting open educational resources.

Format:

This is an asynchronous, week-long workshop that will begin on a Monday and end on the following Sunday. The workshop will require approximately 6-8 hours of work, including reading research-based articles, viewing presentations, engaging in online discussion forums, and submitting assignments. Total length of time to completion: 7 days.

Who should attend?

• Faculty
• Instructional designers
• Educational technologists
• Librarians

What are the key takeaways from this workshop?

• A general overview of what Open Educational Resources (OER) are, the various types, and where you can locate them;

• A better understanding of open textbooks and ways to adopt them in the classroom;

• How to apply a Creative Commons license to an OER; and

• An overview of technical accessibility in relation to OER.

Presented by:

OLC - Online Learning Consortium