ISLE Open Educational ResourcesCurating Resources

for Illinois workNet®

September 14, 2015

www.illinoisworknet.com / www.ilsharedlearning.org

IOER and Illinois workNet• What is IOER?• How are others are using IOER?• How is Illinois workNet using IOER?• How can I, as a Workforce & Education Partner, tag resources?

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ilsharedlearning.org

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What is IOER?ISLE Open Educational Resources (IOER) provides open access to career and education resources. It is open to anyone but also provides organizations the ability to determine their members and what resources they want to share.

IOER gets resources from:• National Learning Registry• STEM Learning Exchanges• State Agencies• Schools, organizations, and people who create open

educational resources.

Responsive design ensures the app works on devices ranging from smart phones to iPads to PCs.

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STEM Learning ExchangesExamples of STEM Learning Exchanges actively using OER:• Health Science – Entire high school curriculum and

library with curated resources and widgets are on their website.

• Information Technology – Ongoing tagging of resources curated for their library and widgets are on their website.

• Energy – Ongoing tagging of resources curated for their library and learning list and widgets are on their website.

• Finance – Ongoing tagging of resource curated for their library and for a financial literacy library and financial literacy widget for NIU P-20 Financial Literacy web page.

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IOER Integration with Other ISLE Apps• App Launcher – School district staff sign in

and can launch the IOER web app. The app launcher keeps the staff signed in so they can use all tools and functionality when they open up IOER.

• NIU Dashboard for K-12 Schools – School district staff have direct access to IOER via their dashboards. When they access any of the IOER screens directly on their dashboards, the IOER keeps the staff signed in so they can use all tools and functionality.

IlliniCloud App Launcher

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Illinois workNetIOER is used to provide internal and external resources to users of the website and statewide programs. Illinois workNet staff curate these resources to show on the:• jobPrep App• Resource Searches• Related Resources• WIOA Works• Illinois Pathways• Other Statewide Program Sites

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How You Can Contribute – Step 1Illinois workNet encourages Workforce & Education Partners to start using IOER to share your resources on Illinois workNet!

Step 1 – Create an Account on the Illinois Open Educational Resources (IOER) Website

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How You Can Contribute – Step 2Step 2 – Join the Illinois workNet Library1. Go to https://

ioer.ilsharedlearning.org/Library/100/Illinois_workNet

2. Click the Join This Library Tab3. Enter Message Indicating You’d Like

to Join Group1. “As an Illinois workNet Workforce &

Education Partner I would like to contributed resources.”

4. Hit Send Request

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How You Can Contribute – Step 3Step 3 - Use the workNet Tagger to Contribute Resources to the Illinois workNet Library:1. Enter URL/Browse Computer to Upload

File*2. Enter Title *3. Enter Description *4. Enter Keywords *5. Update Usage Rights *6. Select Library/Collection7. Tag

1. Resource Type *2. Media Type *3. Career Cluster4. End User

8. Finish! http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org/tagger?theme=worknet_public&mode=tag

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You’re Done!Now that you’ve tagged your resource:1. Illinois workNet staff will

review and approve.2. Customers will see your

resource on Illinois workNet!

Sponsored by:Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Illinois State Board of Education

www.illinoisworknet.com / www.ilsharedlearning.org

Contact the Team:

Online contact form: http://www2.illinoisworknet.com/Pages/Contact-Us.aspxEmail: info@siuccwd.com