OER Handbook/discrete outline
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This outline is based on Wayne's suggestions on the discussion page on the merged outline.
Introducing OER
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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To provide a brief overview of OERs and why they're important. | * What OERs are
* How the field evolved (Brief history) * Why they're important (Value proposition) * Key questions for decision makers * Key questions for educators (Advantages / disadvantages) * Summary |
None | * Newbies
* Educators * Policy makers |
30 minute learning resource |
Background
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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* Inform learners about different licenses including Creative Commons and GFDL
* Explain license incompatibility issues * Provide a project planning document * Show how to get buy-in from management * List ways to monitor and evaluate; measure success |
License content* License compatibility * Creative Commons * GFDL * How to select a license User stories |
Introduction, but not mandatory. | * Teachers (for the first half especially)
* Educators * Policy makers |
Get OER
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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* Inform content creators of possible resources for OER development * Explain which formats are better |
Searching and finding UNESCO 7.1.1 - 7.1.4
List of resource sites * Wikipedia * WikiEducator * Wikiversity * Connexions * Flickr * Creative Commons search * Internet archive * Project Gutenberg Preferred formats (interoperability) |
Introduction and licensing section of Background | * Teachers
* Educators * Policy makers (although for this section |
Publish OER
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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Give considerations on publishing strategiesDescribe the infrastructure necessary for publishing independently |
6.1 Different publishing strategies (learner-centric vs. lecturer-focused)6.2 Deciding which content to publish |
Introduction, licensing section of Background | * Teachers
* Educators * Policy makers |
Use Content
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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Provide best practices across multiple platforms (including low bandwidth/offline) Give information about localizing to local technical, |
Using the content* Upload/import course materials into |
Introduction and Background | * Teachers
* Educators * Policy makers |
Conclusion
Aims | Subsections | Prerequisite Units | Intended Target Audience | Scope |
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Summarize OER handbook
Encourage readers to assist in OER creation Provide additional resources |
Encouragement and practice
Additional resources UNESCO 8 The Future of Open Education |
At least one of the previous sections | * Teachers
* Educators * Policy makers |