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Oer Anonymous Survey Distributed In Kcc In Fall 2020, Dorina Tila
Oer Anonymous Survey Distributed In Kcc In Fall 2020, Dorina Tila
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This data is collected through an anonymous survey distributed to KCC students enrolled during Fall 2020. The results of this survey are published openly (in a file shared on CUNY Academic Works), analyzed in research publications, and/or presented at academic conferences, but individual survey respondents will in no way be identified in the data file on CUNY Academic Works, or in any publications or presentations resulting from the study.
The Case For Oer In Lis Education, Stacy Katz
The Case For Oer In Lis Education, Stacy Katz
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The increasingly high cost of textbooks coupled with the pedagogical opportunities presented by Creative Commons licenses has provided fertile ground for the development of open educational resources (OER) initiatives as an impactful practice for improving student success. Librarians are leading advocates for OER, yet little has been published on how librarians learn about OER or how faculty use OER in library and information science (LIS) programs. For this study, the author surveyed LIS faculty about their awareness and usage of OER as well as the role they imagine for future librarians in open education. LIS faculty, current and future librarians, …
Teaching With Oer During Pandemics And Beyond, Jennifer Van Allen, Stacy Katz
Teaching With Oer During Pandemics And Beyond, Jennifer Van Allen, Stacy Katz
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Purpose – Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning materials openly licensed so that others may retain, reuse, revise, remix or redistribute (the 5Rs) these materials. This paper aims to raise awareness of OER by providing a rationale for using these learning materials and a strategy for educators to get started with OER during the collective crisis and beyond. Design/methodology/approach – Using a broad research base and anecdotes from personal experience, the authors make the case that OER improves student access to learning materials and improves the learning experience in both PK-12 and higher education contexts. Findings – The authors define …
Taking Your Teaching To The Next Level Through The Use Of Oer, Nicole N. Williams
Taking Your Teaching To The Next Level Through The Use Of Oer, Nicole N. Williams
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Faculty creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources (OER) can be used to enrich every aspect of the professor-student teaching relationship. Adding to the body of OER available allows faculty to rethink every aspect of what they teach and refine how they present that information. Having the ability to edit and adapt existing OER provides faculty with the benefits of collaboration, but without the scheduling concerns that often plague collaborative efforts. OER creation can be as simple as licensing handouts and presentation slides for sharing, or as involved as redesigning an entire course. Putting one’s own stamp on OER …