Rural Arizona Fall 2023 OER Fundamentals Learning Series Resources
Overview
This Academy will highlight the resources and tools on OER Commons and how the Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona Hub can support collaboration amongst Institutions to build and share collections. The series will focus on:
Developing a knowledge of OER characteristics - especially related to local Arizona needs and resources
Exploring Collections and Curation strategies
Locating, remixing and adding resources to develop collections responsive to the needs of Rural Arizona Institutions and initiatives
Webinar One - Intro to OER
Description:
This session explores of the what, why, and how of high-quality OER, clarifying the differences between “free” and “open” and giving participants time to examine specific resources that Rural Arizona faculty are using or might benefit from using. This session is also an introduction to effective search strategies to identify resources that meet specific OER need areas and priorities.
Goals:
- Create an account on OER Commons and join a group
- Identify different licensing conditions and types of Creative Commons licenses
- Explore resources on the OER Commons platform
- Save resources to a group
Webinar Resources:
Additional Resources:
- Practice Activities: Please see the Discussion Board for the two prompts from Webinar One.
- Record your engagement using this Attendance document
Webinar Two - Evaluate and Remix
This session explores different indicators of quality OER and the use of the platform's tools for leaving feedback. This session is also an introduction to remix strategies to adapt resources in order to meet specific OER need areas and priorities.
Goals:
Engage in community discussion on the discussion board
Save a resource to a group folder
Use platform evaluation tools to analyze a resource
- Explore the concepts of remixing resources on the platform
Resources from the Webinar
Transcript from the Zoom Chat
- Slides from Webinar Two
- Video Recording:
Additional Resources:
Practice Activities: Please see the Discussion Board for the prompt from Webinar Two.
- Record your engagement using this Attendance document
Webinar Three: Remix and Peer Review
Description of the Webinar:
This session is a deep dive into designing and remixing OER for continuous improvement. The session provides an overview of OER authoring tool and how to edit, describe, and publish a resource. Participants will focus on remixing an example resource that they have found and evaluated.
Goals:
Engage in community discussion on the discussion board
Evaluate a resource using stars, comments or the embedded rubric
Remix OER using a template
- Explore Open Author features for increasing accessibility
Video Recording
Resources from the Webinar:
- Published slidedeck (for viewing)
- Zoom Chat Transcript
Practice Activities:
- Please see the Discussion Board for one prompt from Webinar Three.
- Please save 3-5 resources in our group folders.
- Please evaluate 2-3 resources using stars, comments or the rubric.
- Please remix the template to make plans for sharing a resource.
- Provide feedback on our session in this Evaluation Form
- Please update your row in the Attendance and Engagement document
Webinar 4: Peer Review & Planning Next Steps
During this session, participants will evaluate and get feedback on OER, and refine resources based on evaluation and feedback. They will also develop plans for future OER work, including designing and facilitating presentations and trainings, and articulating next steps for outreach and advocacy. Finally, they will determine how to best leverage OER tools and practices to continue and grow this work collaboratively throughout the Colleges.
Goals:
Engage in community discussion on the discussion board
Make a plan for creating or sharing a resource
Remix OER using a template
- Share about OER with your colleagues -- see the bottom for possible email template
Videorecording -
Resources:
- View-only version for possible remixing (see slide #9 for email template)
- Transcript of the Webinar Four Zoom Chat
Practice Activities:
- Use the Attendance document to track your engagement
- Please save 3-5 resources in our group folders.
- Please evaluate 2-3 resources using stars, comments or the rubric.
- Please remix the template to make plans for sharing a resource
- Please email 3 colleages to share about OER and Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona (see below)
Email template
We encourage you to invite colleagues to your own OEP and to share OER. We've provided a possible email template that you can copy/paste/edit and encourage you to email at least three colleagues.
Dear _______________,
I hope that you are doing well. I’ve been collaborating with the Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona Hub on OER Commons, a library of open educational resources that promotes exploration, creation, and collaboration with the goal of enriching teaching and learning around the world.
We’ve been exploring and evaluating Open Education Resources (OER) and curating them into our group's shared folders. I found a few resources that I think would be really valuable for your work, and I saved them to a folder that you can access. Here are the steps that you would take to connect with our group and engage with the resources.
Visit oercommons.org and create an account
Join our OER Community of Practice
View the folders on the left and look for the folder I created named “___________________”
I’d love to follow up with you later to see if these resources are helpful and discuss other ways we might collaborate with OER. Please let me know what days and times work best for you. Thank you!