(OER Handbook for Educators) Thoughts on the overall structure

The printed handbook may be read from cover to cover, or the reader may jump to sections of interest.

The following includes some suggested slight modifications:

Introduction

 * Introduction
 * Defining OER
 * Why OER?
 * Considerations
 * The Copyright Paradox - (still uncomfortable with this concept)
 * Models and approaches shorter name
 * OER Lifecycle

Find OER

 * Introduction to finding resources
 * Using your own resources
 * Search engines
 * General repositories
 * Specific repositories
 * Science repositories
 * Social science repositories
 * Humanities repositories
 * Open textbooks
 * Individual project sites
 * File formats Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move into its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * Accessibility: Finding OER Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move into its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * User Stories: Finding OER

Compose OER

 * Compose (introduction page)
 * Composing Learning Resources from Multiple Sources note the move

Build

 * Media editing:
 * Audio
 * Images
 * Video
 * Office suites
 * Web authoring
 * Learning support systems
 * Mobile Access Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move in to its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * User Stories: Compose OER

Modify OER

 * Enhance for all minor quality improvements not related to l10n
 * Adapt
 * Creating a Curriculum --> rename to "Evaluate" move to its own section as it is a cross-cutting concern and blend this into it.
 * moved "Composing Learning Resources from Multiple Sources" up
 * Localization added
 * OER translation indented
 * Offline versions
 * Preferred formats Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move in to its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * Adaptation accessibility Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move in to its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * User Stories: Adapting OER

Use OER

 * Use
 * Deploy course materials
 * Syndicate materials through RSS/Atom feeds Could this go under Find and/or Share? Or maybe into a Collaborate section?
 * Integrating OERs in teaching and learning
 * Learner perspective
 * Lecturer perspective
 * Using mobile versions move into Mobile Access - a cross-cutting concern with own chapter/section
 * Evaluation blend into "Evaluation" as a separate section - cross-cutting concern
 * Use accessibility Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move in to its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * User Stories: Use OER

Share OER
Remember to include a wide variety of ways of sharing (I have not checked yet) : putting on a web site, a blog, wiki, cnx, etc. (refer to Learning Support Systems), social bookmarking, RSS, Atom and refer to other web 2.0 techniques,


 * Share
 * Self- or third-publishing?
 * Self-publishing
 * Third-party publishing
 * Linking between versions
 * Publishing students work
 * Publish accessibility Cross-cutting concern (like licensing) - move in to its own section/chapter outside of the process
 * User Stories: Sharing OER

Licensing
Should this be broader than "Licensing"? - i.e. "Legalities" and include ADA, Fair Use, ...? (just checking :-).


 * License
 * Copyright clearance
 * License compatibility
 * Creative Commons
 * Adding a Creative Commons license
 * GFDL
 * Which license should I choose?
 * User Stories: License OER

Conclusion

 * Conclusion
 * The future of OER
 * Encouragement
 * Introduction to other handbooks
 * Additional reading
 * OER forums
 * Glossary

Appendices


 * "All Rights Reserved" repositories