Instructional design/Leveraging OER in Your Design
< Instructional designThe learner will use the “Back” and “Next” buttons to navigate between the pages of the lesson.
To begin, the learner will be given an introduction and a list of the learning goals for the lesson. In addition, the learner will be introduced to the definition of OER (open educational resources) on the first page.
In this lesson, we will be discussing how to leverage the many Open Educational Resources at your disposal to add value to your lesson without breaking the bank. Specifically, we will:
- Define OER and review a brief history
- Compare and Contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the current OER available to designers
- Provide examples on how you can leverage OER for common instructional design scenarios
We will also give you the chance to practice yourself. Ready?
What is OER?
Creative Commons defines OER, or Open Educational Resources, as free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes.
David Wiley defines OERs as “technology-enabled, open provision of educational resources for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes.” (p.2)
History of OER
file:///C:/Users/Lindsay/Downloads/HistoryofOER.pdf
Current OER
On the second page, the learner will review the current landscape of OER, which will be followed up with a brief set of multiple-choice questions to confirm understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. The learner will need to know this information in order to complete the final task.
| OER | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| CK-12 | Example | http://www.ck12.org/ |
| Lumen Learning Open Course Catelog | Example | https://courses.candelalearning.com/catalog/lumen |
| Andy Schmitz Archive | Example | http://2012books.lardbucket.org/ |
| Carnegie Melon- Open Learning Initiative | Example | http://oli.cmu.edu/teach-with-oli/ |
| MIT Open Course | Example | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/ |
How can we use OER?
For the final test, the learner will show how to choose the best OER for their planned instructional strategy. The learner will be provided examples of instructional strategies and which OERs would make the best fit. In order to ensure understanding, the learner will be given a separate scenario, more complicated than the example scenarios, and will be asked to choose the best OER from MC questions. Feedback will be given immediately, and the quiz will be graded for 90% accuracy.
Need: Formative Evaluation
In all, the lesson should take no more than 15-20 minutes.
Sources:
Creative Commons Definition: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/What_is_OER%3 Open educational resources (OER) are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes (CC definition from link above)
Review history of OER: http://www.hewlett.org/uploads/files/HistoryofOER.pdf
Scenario Quiz: provide a common instructional design scenario in which the learner will determine what type of OER is the most appropriate for the instructional strategy and conditions Learner will achieve 90% accuracy
Authors: Lindsay Gerling-Nentrup