open educational resources the good the bad the ugly

Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational Resources The GOOD

The BAD

The UGLY

What is an Open Educational Resource?What is an Open Educational Resource?

Crowd responses:

What is OER? What is OER?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUFjHDP35Rs

Definition of an OERDefinition of an OER

OER Commons Definition

OERs are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner.

Examples of OERs include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, videos, games, simulations and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.

The GoodThe Good

What are the benefits of OERs?• 24/7 access• Assist in personalizing learning• No cost• Increase student engagement• Supports Universal Design for Learning• Existing OER Repositories and

Resources

The BadThe Bad

• Local school system’s filtering system• Flash videos unusable on Apple tablets• Costs

– Time to search for effective resources– Site is unwieldy

• Alignment with Teaching and Learning• Know your Creative Common rights &

copyrights

Creative Commons LicensesCreative Commons Licenses

The UglyThe Ugly

• Sustainability – Resource disappears– Free to cost

• Reliability– Incorrect Information– Misalignment with standard claim

• Accessibility– No or limited descriptive drop down tags,

Closed Captioning, Flickering, Color of fonts, etc.

The UgliestThe Ugliest

• Investment of time to evaluate OERs– Considerations:

• Accurate information• Credible and reliable source, ex. Smithsonian• Age appropriate and user friendly• Does it require a sign-up account or limited

access without fees• Accessible for students with disabilities, ELL,

multi-cultural

OER Table ActivityOER Table Activity

Right Side of Room Left Side of Roomworditout.com instagrok.com

scratch.mit.edu bibme.org

bubbl.us piktochart.com

piclits.com writesite.org

clippingmagic.com screenleap.com

zooburst.com gosoapbox.com

makebeliefcomix.com tagxedo.com

With the three people closest to you, choose four OERs to review. Be prepared to share with your next group.

OER Table ActivityOER Table Activity

Lego Color Groups

worditout.com instagrok.com

scratch.mit.edu bibme.org

bubbl.us piktochart.com

piclits.com writesite.org

clippingmagic.com screenleap.com

zooburst.com gosoapbox.com

makebeliefcomix.com tagxedo.com

Find three others with the same color Lego as you. Each person should share their top two favorite OERs

with the group.

OER Table ActivityOER Table Activity

worditout.com instagrok.com

scratch.mit.edu bibme.org

bubbl.us piktochart.com

piclits.com writesite.org

clippingmagic.com screenleap.com

zooburst.com gosoapbox.com

makebeliefcomix.com tagxedo.com

Now, find someone who has a Lego that is complementary to yours (determine the meaning of complementary).

Which OER would you recommend to the group and why?

PortaPortalPortaPortal

http://my.portaportal.com/mag-oer

Note: The PortaPortal information is not a product of MSDE but, instead, will serve as a springboard for an investigation of OERs.

Questions? ContactsQuestions? Contacts

Val Emrich,

Director of Instructional Technology

Maryland State Department of Education

vemrich@msde.state.md.us

Erin Senior,

Instructional Technology Specialist

Maryland State Department of Education

esenior@msde.state.md.us