Open Textbooks: What Does the Future Hold?

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Introductions

Karen Fasimpaur, Facilitator Dr. Geoff Fletcher

State Educational Technology Directors Association

Brian BridgesCalifornia Learning Resource Network

Dr. Myk GarnSouthern Regional Education Board

What is OER?

Open Educational Resources (OER) are:

Digital, free, and OPEN-LICENSED for anyone to use, adapt, and redistribute

Tools, content, and implementation resources

For teachers, students, and lifelong learners

What are the benefits of OER? Giving teachers the ability to remix and

customize content FREE Common public good of sharing

Traditional copyright -

all rights reserved

Public domain - unrestricted

use

Copyright with open licenses -

some rights reserved

State Initiatives Florida California Virginia Maine Maryland Utah Oregon Texas

What are the needs that OER addresses and what are its biggest

advantages?

What are the pros and cons of content that is flexible and

dynamic vs. content that is fixed and linear?

How is open content best delivered (print vs. electronic, LMS platform,

etc.) and what are the associated challenges?

Audience questions

How can quality be assured for open content? What trade-offs if

any does this entail?

What kind of professional development is required to make

OER successful?

What changes and resources are required in order for schools

to take advantage of these materials?

Audience questions and comments

Thank you for coming!

Follow-up session

OER: Share, Remix, Learn

3:45Room Ballroom E