Go Open Go Free Using OER (Spring 2018)

This training has concluded. The site remains as a resource for others.

Tuesdays from February 13 to March 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (six-week series)

In this workshop series, participants will learn about no-cost and Open Educational Resources (OER) which have the potential to replace costly commercial textbooks and other course materials.

Workshop Format

This is a flipped workshop series where there will be at-home lessons to complete before the in-class session. The Tuesday session will focus on discussions and hands-on activities.

Objectives

  1. Articulating the value of OER in higher education

  2. Defining OER

  3. Distinguishing between openly licensed, public domain, and copyrighted materials

  4. Finding OER in your subject area

  5. Evaluating OER

  6. Understanding the differences in Creative Commons license types

  7. Combining different types of Creative Commons licensed materials

  8. Adding a Creative Commons license to your own work

  9. Giving proper attributions to OER

Links to Workshop Days