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Open Education At The Boston Library Consortium, Charlotte Roh Jun 2015

Open Education At The Boston Library Consortium, Charlotte Roh

Charlotte Roh

This presentation was a lightning talk for the annual Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Networking Day. It discusses the Open Education Initiative (OEI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and open education movement around the country, including student involvement and assessment outcomes.


Oers At Umass Amherst: Practice, Outcomes, And Applications, Charlotte Roh May 2015

Oers At Umass Amherst: Practice, Outcomes, And Applications, Charlotte Roh

Charlotte Roh

This presentation was created for the event "Affordable Teaching Resources" organized by the University of Connecticut for their faculty, libraries, and instructional designers. The presentation opens with an activity, then describes the UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative, including assessment and outcomes. The slides then show examples of open education resources (OERs) and touches on copyright and Creative Commons.


The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks, Charlotte Roh Mar 2015

The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks, Charlotte Roh

Charlotte Roh

As part of Open Education Week, this presentation was part of a panel of practical examples of open education in action. It includes an overview of the Open Education Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as well as some of the expected and unexpected consequences. Open Ed Forum: Opening Minds, Sharing Knowledge