This document summarizes an online course about using open educational resources (OERs) in teaching. The course is part of a MOOCs for Teachers series created through a partnership between Politecnico di Milano and another university. Participants will learn tips for incorporating OERs, basics of OERs, and perspectives on key issues from experts in the field. The course follows Kolb's experiential learning cycle, starting with an introduction and moving through reflections on OER examples, theoretical background, and hands-on design activities. Videos are supplemented with graphics and keywords to highlight important content, and references are provided to deepen knowledge and awareness. The goal is to help teachers start using OERs in their

1. www.pok.polimi.it
Politecnico di Milano - METID

2. RETAIN
REUSE
REMIX
REVISE
REDISTRIBUTE
USING OERS IN TEACHING – the topic
“We have a great chance in using
OERs created and shared by other
experts, enriching them by adding
our expertise, and sharing them again
- together with the OERs we created -
in a continuous process that leads
global knowledge toward a virtuous
spiral of enhancement.
A wider awareness about OERs can
really change something in the future
of education.”
OER – Open Educational Resources

3. This MOOC is part of the MOOCs for Teachers series on
Polimi Open Knowledge platform , which is devoted
to pedagogical innovation and is aimed at giving the chance
to teachers and people involved in instructional design
to develop skills in the didactical area.
MOOCs TO BRIDGE THE GAPS

4. MOOCS FOR TEACHERS SERIES – the partnership
The MOOCs for Teachers series is the result of a collaborative design between METID,
the service of Politecnico di Milano devoted to e-learning and e-collaboration, and UNIT
(Université Numérique Ingénierie et Technologie).

5. MOOCS FOR TEACHERS
To Flip or not to Flip: Discover
the Flipped Classroom Methodology
Using Open Educational
Resources in Teaching
Active Learning
Assessment Strategies
Already existing MOOCs
MOOCs under development
(coming soon - Spring 2017)
MOOCS FOR TEACHERS SERIES – the path

6. OUR TESTIMONIALS – contributions collected in the MOOC
Anant Agarwal • Jane-Frances Agbu • Ariane Dumont • Cable Green • Rory McGreal• Joseph Pickett
Susanna Sancassani • Robert Schuwer • Katsusuke Shigeta • António M. Teixeira • Andrea Zanni • Martin Ebner
RELEVANT
PROFESSIONALS
International perspectives
Aimed at raising awareness
Different roles with a common vision

7. USING OERs IN TEACHING - contents
• Tips to try out OERs, a set of tools,
some useful resources shared by
institutions and OERs workforce
• Basics of OERs
• Different perspectives about key
issues

8. KEY CONTENTS FROM QUALIFIED VOICES

9. CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF OER AVAILABILITY…

10. Ariane Dumont (Professor at Western Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, CH)
…AND OER REUSE & PRODUCTION

11. INSIGHTS ON ADVANTAGES

12. EXPLICIT PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH – Kolb’s learning cycle
WEEK 0
Introduction to the MOOC, its structure
and the main subject we are dealing with.
FROM WEEK 1 TO WEEK 4
The core part of the MOOC:
from some example of OER use and context,
through a deep reflection on them
and a guided analysis of the theoretical background,
to the “hands on” part,
to start using the approach
for participants’ own course’s design.
FINAL SECTION
The pedagogical approach applied
in the MOOC, Kolb’s experiential learning cycle.
This section has the aim to give teachers
a meta-level of reflection on the overall
design phase of a course.
Kolb, D.A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

13. Each single video with the CC
licence chosen by the guest.
A large amount of references
to deepen both knowledge
and awareness.
People who describe «things»
have already experienced them.
Templates and tips coming from
online shared effective experiences.
Videos supported by graphics
and keywords to enlighten
the most important contents.
CONCLUSIONS
MOOC licensed CC-BY-NC-SA.

14. COME AND JOIN US!
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