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Introduction to OER

Introduction to OER. ORIC – Open Educational Resources for the Inclusive Curriculum http://www.oric.brad.ac.uk. Who needs me?. http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutOpenE/205913. Another USA example: Connexions.

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Introduction to OER

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  1. Introduction to OER ORIC – Open Educational Resources for the Inclusive Curriculum http://www.oric.brad.ac.uk

  2. Who needs me? http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutOpenE/205913

  3. Another USA example:Connexions

  4. An argument for OER:Traditional University teaching is based on: Resources for learning and teaching limited by library budget; Limited range of resources available; Focus on print/text materials; Lecturer seen as ‘guru’/expert; Lecturers see themselves as ‘responsible for my module’ (consider the psychological and emotional implications of ‘ownership’).

  5. And so … Lecture is seen as the main vehicle for introducing and ‘overviewing’ each topic or section of the module; Workshops and seminars follow the lecture; Lectures are ‘personally crafted’ and owned (and may take up significant amounts of time); Students depend on ‘good lecture notes’.

  6. But … • Thanks to OER and Web 2.0, resources are no longer limited! And • What about different roles for the lecturer, such as: • ‘Guide on the side’ • ‘Meddler in the middle’

  7. Unlimited resources?

  8. And so what … Are we making use of the variety of resources now available? Are we taking advantage of this availability in our curriculum design?

  9. The more important consequence:potential for new flexibilities … Sounds familiar? Is this the pattern in your establishment?

  10. The more important consequence:new flexibilities …

  11. New flexibilities … one possibility Can we adopt more flexible patterns like this in every subject area?

  12. And finally: more useful sources Jorum is the major UK site (supported by JISC) Merlot is an American equivalent OpenLearn is the OU initiative with both information and tools (e.g. their own concept mapping tool - Compendium) See slide 9 for some further links.

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