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Open_Educational_Resources

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Learning Materials for Community College Teaching

Alternatives to Expensive Textbooks and Heavy Backpacks

"Clearly, the issue of whether to use a textbook is complex, and it is dependent upon course and curricular goals. Students (and colleagues) expect a textbook; yet often, the textbook is not used, except as a reference. Most textbooks are not written with current evidence about best teaching and learning practices in mind, so they may be difficult to integrate into the design and presentation of a course that is based on this evidence. Because many instructors provide detailed online or downloadable notes, it would be a worthwhile exercise to consider whether a textbook is required, or whether other materials could serve its purpose. In the end, the result may be a more thoughtful approach to what is taught, how it is taught, and how student mastery is assessed."

~ M. W. Klymkowsky ~

Goals

Foster sharing, development, and use of public domain learning materials or open educational resources (OER) by community college faculty as alternatives or supplements to proprietary textbooks
Collect, organize, and disseminate contributions to a list of open and free learning materials suitable for using in community colleges

Background

Visit Introduction to Open Educational Resources for introductory, self-paced tutorials and related resources. The Open Educational Resources movement is part of a global effort to make knowledge available to all. The UNESCO's Virtual University Forum provides an overview about definitions, initiatives, and community-building. See presentations about OER. See OER Blogs for the latest news.

Support for Use of Open Educational Resources on Campus

Use of open content or learning materials on a college campus represents a significant paradigm shift for both faculty and the institution. Visit Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a guide.

Online Facilitated Courses

Development Gateway Foundation offers an Introduction to Open Educational Resources: The Wikiversity online course about Composing free and open online educational resources starting March 3, 2008.

Self-paced tutorials

Open Textbook Adoption

Five steps to adopting an open textbook for your course.

Step	Task
ONE	List keywords based on course objectives or student learning outcomes
TWO	Search for open content using the keywords
THREE	Select appropriate open content
FOUR	Organize open content into an open textbook
FIVE	Publish and disseminate the open textbook to students