Tracy Miller, Online Teaching Coordinator, presentation for Northern Illinois University's Teaching Effectiveness Institute 2014 from Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center.

1. What is OER?
Textbooks & Libraries to Creative Commons & Repositories
Spring 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Beyond the Textbook:
Using Open Educational Resources
January 10, 2014
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2. Note from mom
“Tracy is normally much more creative. She learned how to share when
her sister was borne. But, for the most part she liked to do her own
thing. Definitely more of a original fort builder than a Barbie Townhouse
kind of gal. Today I’ve given her the okay to be “less” original.”
Tracy’s mom
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3. What is Open Educational Resources?
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• Combine
with other
OER
• Share with
others
• Adapt,
modify,
improve
• Make a
copy and
use it
Reuse Revise
Remix
Redistribute
Open Educational Resources are educational materials that
provide users with the “4R permissions.”
“What are Open Educational Resources” http://www.lumenlearning.com/oer

4. Why should I care about it?
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Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/craig_martell/2906140506
Someone may have already created just what you are looking for!

5. Questions to Ask Yourself First
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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399

6. Questions to Ask Yourself
• What are your learning objectives?
• What are my current methods to find resources?
• What are my barriers or constraints?
• What problem am I trying to solve?
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7. Curation: Finding & Evaluating
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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/2561885967
Search
Find
Evaluate
Repurpose

8. Search
• Key words
• What sort of resource
• What’s going to be reliable
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Search
Find
Evaluate
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaffne/7000395130

9. Find
• Don’t just share – add context
• Provide relevance to your students
• Make sure you evaluate it
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Search
Find
Evaluate
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rg69olds/9433289760

10. Evaluate
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Search
Find
Evaluate
Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceed Expectations
Learning Objectives The resources is not aligned or
marginally aligned with the
learning objectives or needs of the
students
The resource is aligned with
the learning objectives or
needs of the students
The resource is ideally
matched to the learning
objectives or needs of the
students
Conditions of Use The copyright / fair use do not
meet the requirements for my use
of this resource
The copyright / fair use does
meet my requirements for my
use of this resource. More
open would be preferable
The copyright / fair use is
ideal for my requirements for
my use of this resource
Accessible The resource is not accessible for
my students with or without
modifications.
The resource is accessible for
my students, with
modification with tools I have
available
The resource is accessible as
it and will not require any
additional modification
Rated or Endorsed Rating or endorsements are
missing or negative
Rating or endorsement are
present and positive
Rating or endorsements are
positive from reliable sources
Easy as 1, 2, 3. . .
4?

11. Red Flags
What makes you the most nervous about OER?
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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvw/116017204

12. Permissions?
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www.masternewmedia.org
Graphic Credit: http://itg.emerson.edu/word/tag/fair-use/

13. Where do I start?
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14. Characteristics of an OER
Repository
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15. Exploration OER
• Find some video, presentation or graphic that will enhance a
learning objective of yours.
• Students will learn how salt effects the freezing point of water
• Students will learn some of the classic causes and effects of
hypothermia
• Students will be able to explain the difference between Active
and Passive Voice
• Use the How to Evaluate a Good Open Educational Resource
rubric to select the best ones!
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16. How to know this resource will
work
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Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceed Expectations
Learning Objectives The resources is not aligned
or marginally aligned with
the learning objectives or
needs of the students
The resource is aligned with
the learning objectives or
needs of the students
The resource is ideally
matched to the learning
objectives or needs of the
students
Conditions of Use The copyright / fair use do
not meet the requirements
for my use of this resource
The copyright / fair use does
meet my requirements for
my use of this resource.
More open would be
preferable
The copyright / fair use is
ideal for my requirements for
my use of this resource
Accessible The resource is not
accessible for my students
with or without
modifications.
The resource is accessible for
my students, with
modification with tools I
have available
The resource is accessible as
it and will not require any
additional modification
Rated or Endorsed Rating or endorsements are
missing or negative
Rating or endorsement are
present and positive
Rating or endorsements are
positive from reliable
sources