OER FOR ME ?By Allen Jorgensen

BENEFITS vs. CHALLENGES?

THE CHALLENGES!

LOTS AND LOTS OF PRECIOUS AND SCARCE TIME MUST BE INVESTED FOR SUCCESS WITH OER’S.

EVERY SINGLE OER WAS PREPARED BY SOMEONE ELSE FOR THEIR PURPOSES AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS NOT NECESSARILY MINE!

MAYBE MY STUDENTS WILL FIND THE EVER CHANGING MIX OF DIFFERENT AUTHORS, STYLES AND ORGANIZATION CONFUSING!

MY OER SOURCES MIGHT COME WITH LESS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW AND CRITIQUE THAN TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOK CONTENT.

MY STUDENTS MAY BE CONFUSED BY THE DIFFERENT VOCABULARY AND TERMINOLOGY USED BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS!

UNLIKE TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK CONTENT, OER’S MAY COME WITHOUT TESTING OR ASSESSMENT MATERIAL.

THE BENEFITS !

USING OER ENCOURAGES ME TO REVIEW AND LEARN NEW AND DIFFERENT CONTENT IN MY FIELD OF STUDY!

OER PROMOTES MORE AND BENEFICIAL NETWORKING,….AKA “SCHMOOZING” WITH OTHER EDUCATORS!

OER CONTRIBUTES TO LOWERING AND MANAGING STUDENT COSTS

OER’S INTRODUCE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO FUTURE “SELF EDUCATION” OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

OER’S HELP BUILD AND DEVELOP MY ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY………EVERY CHALLENGE,………………..IS ACTUALLY AND REALLY,……….JUST A BENEFIT IN,………………… DISGUISE!

BENEFITS V. CHALLENGES

FINAL SCORE:

CHALLENGES: 0

BENEFITS: 12

BENEFITS WIN BIG TIME!