opening up: librarian and faculty join forces for open education
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Opening Up: Librarian and Faculty Join Forces for Open
EducationGreg Bem – LWTech Faculty Librarian
Priyanka Pant – LWTech Chemistry Faculty
#WSHETC2016
Opening Up: Librarian and Faculty Join Forces for Open Education by Greg Bem and Priyanka Pant is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This Session: An Outline Meet the presenters! What are OERs & why care? OERs and technology/communication The role of the library & the librarians Accessing OERs Integrating OERs: LWTech Chemistry Q&A
"open" by velkr0 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Meet the PresentersGreg Bem Priyanka Pant
@bembrarian
What are OERs? . . . First, a short video: “OER (Open Educational Resources) Introduction” (Blink Tower)
Second, let’s explore the definition: “Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in
the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation.” (UNESCO)
A few examples: Textbook conversion Pamphlet or course supplement Individual images, videos, etc.
Implications: the “5Rs” of OERs
Image via: http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/oer-course-design-475/
Licenses and Creative
Commons:Descriptions
https://creativecommons.org/licenses
Licenses and Creative
Commons:Spectrum
https://creativecommons.org/examples
. . . But why should we care? Practical implications:
Reduction of education costs Accessibility and flexibility Enhancement of community Collaboration opportunities Local meets global
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Additional tech benefits. . . OERs:
Live in platforms support culture of sharing, enhanced accessibility
Are built for the 21st century Cover diversity of media Support synchronous and distance
learning Support many learning styles
"Keyboard" by John Ward is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Library and OERs Role of libraries as
openers Open up information
generally, historically One of many spaces of
innovation in education and learning
Greater access to knowledge
Work through grants like LOEL "Books" by Christopher is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Some Tips for Access and Application Starting Points
Knowledge hub: OpenWA: http://www.openwa.org Search strategies: https://open4us.org/find-oer Formats/Media: Flickr as specializing in images Disciplines: OpenStax as specializing in STEM textbooks
Creative Commons license chooser https://creativecommons.org/choose
OpenWA Attribution Builder: http://www.openwa.org/open-attrib-builder
Integrating OERs: LWTech Chemistry Boundless: https://www.boundless.com/teaching/classes/ OpenStax Chemistry: https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/chemistry Priyanka’s Chemistry book:
http://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]:uXg0kUa-@4/Introduction
Thanks for Engaging!Any Questions or Feedback?
Quick links:OpenWA: http://www.openwa.org/open-attrib-builderAttribution builder: http://www.openwa.org/open-attrib-builderCreative Commons chooser: https://creativecommons.org/chooseFlickr: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons
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