open educational resources: olashore staff development session
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Tim Leonard, Assistant Librarian, Lancaster University LibraryOpen Educational resourcesOlashore Staff Development Session
For further information about this presentation contact [email protected].
For more information on Lancaster University Library see http://www.library.lancaster.ac.uk. 1
Open Educational Resources what are they?How can OERs be shared/reused?Good sources of OERsOERs for Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
What well be looking at
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for anyone to use
OER is also a process of engaging with the materials. This process involves sharing materials that you have created, either individually or in groups with other teachers and/or learners; using and adapting others materials for your own use; and sharing back modifications to or comments about others materials so that future users can benefit.
OER Commons; http://wiki.oercommons.org/index.php/Why_OER%3F
What are OERs?
This UK Higher Education Academy report provides a very useful introduction to OERs: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/resources/OER%20Toolkit_0.pdf
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Creative Commons are a non-profit organisation
CC Licenses help creators retain copyright while allowing others to copy, distribute, and make some uses of their work
There a range of different CC licenses that give different rights
CC Licenses are helping to build a digital commons of material that can be shared, reused and modified. How can OERs be shared?http://creativecommons.org
Creative Commons logo and CC-BY Button by Creative Commons are licenced under CC BY 4.0.
https://stateof.creativecommons.org/
Growth of Creative Commons
State of the Commons by Lemonly is licenced under CC-BY 4.0
Free does not mean openMOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) are free* to students
But their content remains the property of the owner/institution (so cant be modified/edited).
*there may be a charge for certification or some elements of the course.
For more information on MOOCs see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
Lancaster has offered a number of MOOCs via FutureLearn (the primary MOOC provider in the UK): https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/lancaster-university6
OER Repositorieshttp://www.jorum.ac.uk/
Search by discipline/level/ keyword, etcUK-based
https://www.oercommons.org/
Search by discipline/level/ keyword, etcInternational in scope, though primarily US-based
Pan-African initiative of 12 Universities73 modules in three languages (English, French, Portuguese)Modules on Maths & Sciences, ICT Skills, Teacher Education and moreAccompanying text books for studentsAll released under CC-BY-SA license
OER @ African Virtual Universityhttp://oer.avu.org
Basic Mathematics by Jairus M. Khalagai is licensed under CC-BY-SA (3.0)
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http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
Network of US Colleges who have peer reviewed Open Textbooks
Links to a range of Open Textbooks, including a number of STEM titles
Textbooks published under a variety of CC licences
Open College Textbooks
OpenStax CollegeOpenStax College is an open ebook platform created by Rice College (Houston, Texas).
All textbooks published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY)
Textbooks in Biology, Physics, Physiology (Chemistry coming soon)
http://openstaxcollege.org
Information for Educators at: http://openstaxcollege.org/faculty
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Open Source Physicshttp://www.opensourcephysics.org
Simulations and modelling
Curriculum resources
Code licenced via GNU General Public Licence (v.2)
Many Curriculum packages licenced under Creative Commons licences
Double pen diagram by Tom Dooling is released under GNU Public Licence V.3.
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PhEThttp://phet.colorado.edu/
Interactive research-based simulations
Accompanying teachers guides and activities for students
Materials licensed under CC-BY/CC GNU licenses
Molecules and Light by Kelly Lancaster, et al is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 US
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Open Yale Courseshttp://oyc.yale.edu/
MIT Open Coursewarehttp://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Oxford University Open Spireshttp://openspires.it.ox.ac.uk/
OERs from major Universities
Image from http://openspires.it.ox.ac.uk/
Open Yale Courses and MIT Open Courses provide free courses for students (much like MOOCs) but the course content is licenced via a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US licence, so it can be shared, adapted and modified.
Open Spires is a gateway to a range of projects from Oxford University. Some materials are published under CC licences, others are free to use but cannot be modified.
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See: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/Best_practices_for_attribution
Always consult the licenceCheck on the guidance on creativecommons.org if unsure of rightsContact the creator/rights-holder if in doubtFollow the guidance of the licence with regards to reuse and attribute appropriately
Using Creative Commons Licensed Material
A number of the resources we looked at allow you to contribute
See Things to know before Licencing and Choose a Licence for guidance re: Creative Commons
OER Commons has guidance about how to contribute or join a group
Other resources/repositories also offer guidanceShare your own work
Questions?
Thanks for listening!Open Educational Resources: Olashore Staff Development SessionbyTim Leonardis licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.