Simon KearLearning Technologist
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What is an Open Educational Resource (OER)?
An OER can be …
• A simple text or PDF file• A series of PowerPoint slides • A video• An audio file• A Second Life artefact • A self-contained XML site
And so on …
Example 1. Text: The dissertation proposal planner
• Department of Politics and International Relations
Example 2. MUVEs: The Sami tent in Second Life
• Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
• An environment-specific OER
Example 3. Video: Using a Micropipette
• Virtual Genetics Education Centre, GENIE CETL
• A first-class resource.
• How about untethering it …
https://swww2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance/projects/otter/otter-images/iphone-sample.wmv
So which media format is most suitable?
• Content
• Delivery
• Re-usability
• Re-purposability
• End-user
What is available to you today?
OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/
And in the future?
JorumOpen
