BIOFLEX CONTENT CURATION

Open Educational Resources

to support flexible learning

Bioflex Content Curation

Selected OERs:• MIT OpenCourseWare

• NSDL (National Science Digital Library)

• Khan Academy

• OER Commons

• OpenStax cnx

• MERLOT II

• Process for curating open access learning objects

• Identified best OERs for Biol 112/121subjects

• Identified licenses for objects with permissions for copyright requirements

• Search plans created for efficient and effective OER searches

• Researched best low-cost/effective location for storage with the ability to migrate

• Functional public facing portal to access learning objects to meet flexible course needs

Bioflex Content CurationDeliverables

Project Team:Principal Investigator: Prof. Shona Ellis

CTLT Project Manager: Gillian Gerhard

BIOL Project Manager: Gulnur Birol

BIOL 112/121 instructors: Marcia Graves & Pam Kalas

Supervising Librarian: Katherine Miller

Teaching & Learning Librarian (Flexible Learning): Erin Fields

Student Librarian: Melanie Cassidy

Research Assistant: Sarah Parker

We want to gratefully acknowledge the following people for their support:

• Eka Grguric, Yvonne Chan and Paul Joseph (IT team for the development of the curation space)

• Aleteia Greenwood. Head, Woodward Library

This presentation was created by Sarah Parker for the UBC Biology Teaching Retreat held on July 29, 2014