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OERu 2012 / 2013 Prototype Design and Development Project

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A significant feature of the OERu model is that courses are based solely on OER and typically assembled from existing OER. The purpose of this page is to identify any gaps in the course materials or where improvement will be required to meet the standards of your institution. The content and structure of this page will be determined by your approach for the course, for example: If this is an existing course developed by your institution to be released under a free cultural works approved open license, this page might contain a summary identifying any third party copyright resources which must be replaced by OERs. If the course is a full OER course sourced on the Internet, this page will summarize any gaps between the OER course and your specified learning outcomes. If the course is assembled from OERs from a variety of sources, this page may contain a summary of the resources reviewed to assist with selection of the most suitable resources for reuse and/or remix. See for example this review of existing OERs for the Open Content Licensing course. Be sure to consider the file formats of the source materials to estimate the effort required for conversion into editable formats. Many courses may direct learners to open access materials available on the web. Here the licensing of the materials, formats etc are less of an issue. However all core OERu course materials, for instance study guides, must be available under a free cultural works approved license (CC-BY, CC-BY-SA or Public Domain declaration) and available in open file formats to be accommodated on the WikiEducator platform.

note - COCE = SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education-sourced materials

1.1.1 Resources: Writing concise sentences http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Writing structured paragraphs (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w183qB0KDFg&feature=related (COCE) Ways to structure sentences http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/grammar/ways-structure-sentences/(Empire State College on Saylor) Sentence fragments http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/grammar/sentence-fragments/(Empire State College on Saylor) Sentence combining skills http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Reading and writing as conversation http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/writingsituations/text.cfm (Colorado State University on Saylor) How writing leads to thinking (not the other way round) http://www.historians.org/Perspectives/issues/2010/1002/1002art1.cfm(American Historical Institute on Saylor) The fundamentals of critical reading and effective writing http://www.criticalreading.com/learn_read_write.htm(Criticalreading.com on Saylor) Subject and predicate http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/subjpred.html(University of Ottawa on Saylor) Guide to grammar and writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Quotation marks http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/quotation.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Avoiding primer language http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/primer.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Sentence variety http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sentences.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Run on sentences, comma splices http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) The elements of style – William Strunk http://www.bartleby.com/141/(COCE) The notorious confusables http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/confusibles.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) The apostrophe http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/apostrophe.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Possessive forms http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.1.2 Composition and writing skills http://www.sjc.edu/academics/center_for_academic_excellence/online_resources/composition.html (St Josephs on Saylor) Using examples http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Developing a definition http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Rules for comma usage http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Parentheses http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/parentheses.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The exclamation mark http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/exclamation.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The question mark http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/question.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) The verb to be http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/to_be.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Conjunctions http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Articles, determiners and quantifiers http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Grammar self-check quizzes http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm (COCE)

1.1.3 How to write an effective essay – the introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6IOSMviS4&feature=related(TEFL/TOEFL) Tips for essay writing www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/documents/tutoring/writing/Tips%20for%20Essay%20Writing.pdf(RIT on Saylor) Using unbiased language http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/unbiased.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) A social model of writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/writingsituations/socialmodel.cfm(Colorado State University on Saylor) Cause and effect http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause_effect.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Correlation and causation http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/logic_causation.html(Saylor) Using italics and underlining http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Punctuation between two independent clauses http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/indep_clauses.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Overview and contradictions http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/1/(Purdue on Saylor) Is it plagiarism yet? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/(Purdue on Saylor) Avoiding plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/03/(Purdue on Saylor)

1.2.1 Why social media is far more important than you think http://managewp.com/the-importance-of-social-media (COCE) Wordpress site http://wordpress.com/ (COCE) Setting up wordpress blog http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start(COCE) Advice on blogging http://www.chrisbrogan.com/my-best-advice-about-blogging/ (COCE) Wordpress tutorial on how to blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWYi4_COZMU(COCE) Top 10 reasons to start a blog http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/tp/Top-Ten-Reasons-to-Blog.htm(COCE) Top 10 tips for beginner bloggers http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingtips/tp/TipsBeginnerBloggers.htm(COCE) Parallel form http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm(Capitol Community College on Saylor) Parallel structure http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/01/(Purdue on Saylor) How to write a blog post http://wpsites.net/how-to-blog/how-to-write-a-blog-post/ (COCE) Blog safely http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1405 (COCE) Twitter Mania http://video.pbs.org/video/1282932868 (COCE) 50 Examples of great blog engagement http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/05/50-examples-of-great-blog-engagement/ (COCE) Blogs and your Business http://www.allthingscrm.com/social-networking-for-business/everyones-doing-it-blogs-and-your-business.html (COCE) Five Factors for selecting social media marketing tools http://socialtimes.com/five-factors-for-selecting-social-media-marketing-tools_b36345 (COCE) How to use Social media successfully http://www.clicknewz.com/1689/how-to-use-social-media-successfully/ (COCE) Charles Leadbeater on Innovation http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation.html (COCE) The Future of Social Media http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/03/15/5-insights-on-the-future-of-social-media/ (COCE)

1.2.2 Writing guide – audiences http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/audmod/index.cfm(Colorado State University on Saylor) Guide to public speaking http://textcommons.org/node/2(COCE) Audience awareness http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/2005/how-to/planning-drafting/audience-analysis/(Texas A+M on Saylor) Audience analysis http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/audience.htm(Hypertext books on Saylor) Writing for children http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/26/michaelrosen.writing.booksforchildrenandteenagers (COCE) Introduction to business writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/business_writing/business_intro/ (COCE) Professional, technical writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/16/ (COCE) Writing for a job or a professional audience http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/tasks/job.shtml (COCE) Know your audience http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2009/08/know-your-audience.html (COCE) Writing for a North American business audience http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/651/01/ (COCE) Study guides and strategies http://www.studygs.net/writing/audience.htm (COCE) How to write for a global audience http://www.wikihow.com/Write-for-a-Global-Audience (COCE) 25 do-s and don’t-s – writing for a global audience http://www.globalme.net/localization-knowledge-center/writing-for-a-global-audience (COCE)

1.2.3 Business Letters are different http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/specific-writing-assignments/business-letters (UNC on Saylor) Effective workplace writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/ (Purdue on Saylor) Business writing http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=business&category1=37 (Colorado State University on Saylor) 12 Tips for better business writing http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/12-tips-for-better-business-writing.html (COCE) Business writing http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/businesswritingterm.htm(COCE) Guide to basic business letters http://esl.about.com/cs/onthejobenglish/a/a_basbletter.htm(COCE) Why is business writing so awful? http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100501/why-is-business-writing-so-awful.html(COCE) Grammar development – modifiers http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor) Grammar development – Pronouns http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.3.1 / 2 / 3 The body of the essay http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/essay/4biii.html (Saylor) Writing an Analysis http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/analysis.htm (COCE) Literary analysis (an Analysis essay of a book – tutorial and examples) http://drake.marin.k12.ca.us/staff/doherty/litanalysis.htm (COCE) Elements of Analysis http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/725/02/ (COCE) Organizing your Analysis http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/725/03/ (COCE) Words that signal changes and movements in the text to the reader http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/effective/6.html (Saylor) Ending the essay http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/Conclusions.html (Harvard on Saylor) Grammar development – the passive voice http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm (Colorado State University on Saylor) How and why to create a useful outline http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/02/ (Purdue on Saylor) Revising your essay http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/revise.html (COCE)

1.4.1 / 2 The Ethics of Blogging http://socialmediatoday.com/webcasts/141312(COCE) 21 ways to create compelling content http://www.copyblogger.com/create-content-ideas/ (COCE) Social media in plain English http://vimeo.com/1083838 (COCE) The editing and rewriting process http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/editing.htm (Capitol Community College on Saylor)

1.4.3 How to properly research on the Internet http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm (COCE) The Internet Detective http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/ (COCE) 10 Places to conduct academic research online http://www.debtfreescholar.com/2009/12/10-places-to-conduct-academic-research-online/ (COCE) Online research quiz http://www.mountsaintvincent.edu/library2/bquiz.htm (COCE) Plagiarism http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=TRG2803 (COCE) Cite generator http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ (COCE) All writing is argumentative http://methodsofdiscovery.net/?q=node/5 (Methods of discovery on Saylor) Arguments are everywhere http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/argument#5 (UNC on Saylor) MLA formatting and style guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Purdue on Saylor) Editing the essay http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/edit1.html (Harvard on Saylor) Editing the essay part II http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/edit2.html (Harvard on Saylor) How can I effectively present my argument? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/03/ (Purdue on Saylor) The Toulmin method http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/toulmin/index.cfm (Colorado State on Saylor) The pattern of an argument http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/cavalier/Forum/info/ToulLogic.html (Saylor) Counter-argument http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ewricntr/documents/Counterarg.html (Harvard on Saylor) Anticipated objections and rebuttal http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/toulmin/pop3d.cfm (Colorado State on Saylor) Logic in argumentative writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/1/ (Purdue on Saylor) Basics of MLA citing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc&lr=1 (COCE) Citation game homepage http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/index.htm (COCE)

1.5.1 20 stunning social media statistics http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/09/02/20-stunning-social-media-statistics/ (COCE) Social Media – disease or menace? http://jackcurtin.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/social-media-disease-or-menace/ (COCE) What is a research paper? http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Developing a research question http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper-steps/developing-questions/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Taking notes http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper-steps/taking-notes/ (Empire State College on Saylor) Using research and evidence http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/02/ (Purdue on Saylor) Evaluating websites – criteria and tools www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Evaluating-Websites.pdf (Saylor) Editing and proofreading http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/citation/editing-and-proofreading (UNC on Saylor) Critically analyzing information sources www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Critically-Analizing-Information-Sources.pdf (Saylor)