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WELCOMEGrace Yeh/Kathy Mansfield
Open Educational ResourcesSupport for Classroom Instruction
Introduction What is Open Educational Resources
(OER)? Why use OER? Demo of OER websites Open Textbooks OER Guiding Questions Q & A
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I have taught the unit for a week now, but Johnny is not
getting it! Are there resources that I can use to help him?
I have taught the unit for a week now, but Johnny is not
getting it! Are there resources that I can use to help him?
Watch this demo!
Click on Area of Triangles and Quadrilaterals
This is an example of OER
What is Open Educational Resources (OER)? teaching, learning, and research resources reside in public domain or have been
released to permit free use or re-purposing include
full courses course materials modules textbooks streaming videos
Atkins, Daniel E.; John Seely Brown, Allen L. Hammond (2007-02). "A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities". Menlo Park, CA: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. p. 4. http://www.hewlett.org/uploads/files/Hewlett_OER_report.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
testssoftware, and any other tools,
materials, or techniques
Building on the Past
Building on the Past by Justin Cone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Creative Commons
AttributionNon-CommercialShare AlikeNo Derivative Works.
Provides free, easy-to-use, simple, standardized way to pre-clear copyrights to creative work.
CC licenses “some rights reserved.”
Information from http://creativecommons.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses#cite_note-5
Six Regularly Used Creative Commons Licenses
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Allow teachers’ access to instructional materials that are:– high quality– diverse and worldwide knowledge– usually beyond the means of their schools– at little or no cost
Use OER for remedial and/or enrichment instruction. Allow teachers’ possible reuse and remix of content,
depending on the source to customize learning for the students
To expand knowledge and stay current To connect with teachers or learners who have similar
interests
Why use OER?
Demo of OER websites
OER Commons Allow to search, browse, evaluate, and
discuss over 30,000 high-quality OER that are
already posted somewhere on the Internet Supported by the William and Flora Hewlett
FoundationSearch ResourcesOER MaterialsConditions of use
Source of information: http://www.oercommons.org/
Other Search Tools
CurrikiJorumTemoa iBerryOER RecommenderFREE
NROC(National Repository of Online Courses)
Offer high-quality content in a course format Correlated with popular textbooks HippoCampus provides free access to NROC
multimedia content. KVHS purchases membership and offers HippoCampus
content tailored to Kentucky standards Access HippoCampus through KVHS, KVHS tab, and
then click on the logo
New content, new feature will be released this summer.
SAS® Curriculum Pathways®
Provide content that are standards-based
Incorporate interactive multimedia technology into the lessons
Launch a new version this summer Technology personnel subscribes to the
site
OpenCourseware (OCW) Why OCW? In October 2002, MIT launched MIT
OpenCourseWare Universities make educational materials, such
as lecture videos, lecture notes, exams etc. organized as courses free, open and available to the world online
Many higher educational institutes have joined the movement, including, John Hopkins, Yale, Tufts University, University of Michigan
MIT OpenCourseware Highlights for High School
Highlights for High School Guided Tour 2009
Introductory MIT Courses, Exam Preparation or High School Courses Developed by MIT
Hands-on Learning and Knowledge in Action
Khan Academy
Provides over 2100 free videos covering K-12 topics such as math, biology, chemistry, physics, finance and history
100 self-paced exercises
Allows access to statistics, map of knowledge, and classroom data
Santa Rita Elementary-CA: pilot program
Sample Content Repositories PhET simulations for physics, chemistry, biology, earth science
and math PhysClips multimedia introduction to physics. HEAL Free, high-quality digital materials for health sciences
education Mission U.S. http://www.mission-us.org/ a multimedia project
featuring free online role-playing game about American history iCivics http://www.icivics.org/ uses game play to teach middle
school students about civic engagement. Project Gutenberg largest single collection of free electronic
books. Digital Library for Earth Science Ed. Math Archives The National Science Digital Library(NSF)
Thinkfinity Verizon Foundation: 11 Content Partners Thousands of free educational resources
– K-12 lesson plans– Student interactive tools and games– Podcasts– Videos– Reference materials– Searchable by state standards
Content Partner: Smithsonian
Building a Sod House
Open Textbooks
What makes a textbook “open?”
Copyright-holder grants usage rights to the public through an “open license,” which typically includes the right to access, reformat, and customize it at no additional cost
Accessible online
How to choose an open textbook Find the right textbook
– Search repositories
Review and evaluate– Meets content standards?– Platform compatible?
Decide if you want to use it as is, or edit– Check for licensing allowances
Distribute it to your students– Online? Downloadable PDF? Print shop?
To consider . . .
Teacher training Student training Parent training
All of the above need ready and reliable access at the point of need
Open Access Textbook Examples Free HS Textbooks
– Free– Customizable– Science and Mathematics
CK12 Flexbooks– Free– Customizable– Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics
Other Online Resources
Exploratorium
– (Cow’s Eye Dissection):
Digital Vaults
Kentucky Virtual Library
OER Guiding QuestionsAsk yourself:
Does the activity help the students meet the learning targets?
Is the activity grade-appropriate? Does the activity engage the students? Will students have enough information to complete the
tasks? Do you and/or the students have the necessary
technology requirements to access the activity? Is there sufficient time for the work? How can you assess your student’s learning outcome
for the activity?
Questions?
Contact Information
Grace Yeh– [email protected]
Kathy Mansfield– [email protected]
502-564-2106 (KY Dept. of Education)
