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OER 101 registration now open for Fall 2024!
Articulate why Open Educational Resources (OER) is important.
In this session, you will work collaboratively on an open-ended problem summarizing the importance of OER specifically at your college. You will also have an opportunity to discuss your questions and concerns about OER.
Global trends pushing OER forward
The role of openness in education
2.2 Reflection and Discussion on At-Home Question
2.2 Reflection and Discussion on At-Home Question
As a group, we will discuss your responses to this week's At-Home questions and posts.
What is your response to the statement that "Education is sharing and the more open we are, the better education will be"?
Why have textbook prices increased three times faster than the rate of inflation?
What are some solutions to high textbook costs?
What are the global trends behind OER?
Discussion
Discussion
Let's hear from a Leeward CC Student as well as a Leeward CC Faculty.
2.2 Discussion
2.2 Discussion
Grading Rubric
Points: 5
5 points for participating with meaningful and reflective comments in class discussion
3 points for minimal participation
0 points for not participating
Recommended resources to be used with Problem-Based Learning Activity: Why OER
"Open 101: An Action Plan for Affordable Textbooks" by Student PIRGs is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Covering the Costs" by Student PIRGs is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Open Education - The Business & Policy Case for OER" by Cable Green, Innovate 2014 is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"A Qualitative Investigation of Faculty Open Educational Resource Usage in the Washington Community and Technical College System: Models for Support and Implementation" by Boyoung Chae and Mark Jenkins, SBCTC is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Opening theTextbook: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2017" by Julie E. Seaman and Jeff Seaman, Babson Survey Research Group is licensed under CC BY SA 4.0
"SPARC Open Education Fact Sheet" by SPARC is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Question Mark" by Peggy Marco is in the public domain CC0
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