A brief introduction to Open Educational Recources (OER), in the context of Oxford Brookes University. Included is a summary of the pros and cons of using OER as well as useful sources of OER

Steve Burholt

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Oxford Brookes University: RADAR

Steve BurholtIT developer and co-manager of RADAR (Research Archive and Digital Asset Repository)the University’s multi-purpose “resource bank”Quick start guide to OERAbout RADARhow to find resources and add to MoodleWhat is OER?Open Educational Resources(OERs) are “freely accessible, openly formatted and openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, education, assessment and research purposes”.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources- accessed 18 Dec 2012An example• Short animated guide to Twitter• Humorous style and clear language• 3 million views on YouTube so farPros and consPros• Save time finding teaching resources• Enhance your existing course content• Less expense for studentsPros and consPros• Save time finding teaching resources• Enhance your existing course content• Less expense for studentsCons• Some materials may need amending to be appropriate for your discipline• Quality/consistency problems• Language or cultural issues Other sources of OERJORUM jorum.ac.uk1000’s of FE and HE teaching resourcesRADAR brookes.ac.uk/go/radar100s of Olympics teaching resourcesCartoonsOxford University podcastspodcasts.ox.ac.uk1000’s of audio and video resourcesWide range of subjects Most popular have been Philosophy and Middle EnglishWhat about copyright?A licence is the way resource owners can state what you can, and can’t do with the resource, for example “non-commercial” use only. Many people use a licencecalled Creative CommonsBY = you must credit the authorNC = you can only use the work for non-commercial purposesOER at Brookes• Brookes courses using OER, e.g. OCSLD courses• Staff are encouraged to upload OER to RADAR• Copyright training provided by the Library : sign up now by emailing radar@brookes.ac.ukCartoon: Bob Pomfretradar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/s/cartoonsReferences and resourcesCommoncraft Twitter video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&v=ddO9idmax0oRADARhttp://www.brookes.ac.uk/go/radarOxford University STEEPLE OER projecthttp://www.steeple.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page“Can I use it or can’t I?” :Copyright guidance for uploading resources to RADAR Teaching collection (Katie Hambrook, Oxford Brookes)https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/f4857f6b-5c1e-34a5-f057-50963dee7e1b/1Wikipedia OER definition:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources

Quick start guide to OER

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Quick start guide to OER

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