Activity: Make an OER today!

Activity

Thought exercise: Developing an OER from concept through to distribution File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Milkweed.jpg If nothing ever changed, there would be no such things as butterflies. — Wendy Mass First, watch the short video on creating open educational resources [[1]] Think about the teaching resources you have developed. How easy would it be for you to modify them for OER status? Pick one that you think might be well-suited for conversion to an OER. Do some research: does a similar OER already exist? How much third-party IP does your resource contain (text, pictures, videos, etc)? What strategies would you employ to ensure copyrights are respected? Would you need to remove/replace much content? What license would you attach to your OER? What would you do to ensure the quality of your OER? How might you distribute your OER effectively? (hint: a little Web research may be needed) What would you do to monitor the success of your OER once it was completed?