OER in Computer Science

Why Open Education Matters by BlinkTower. CC BY-SA

Welcome to my page - My name is Jonty and I have put this page together to help highlight principles about OER and to show you best practice in both Computer Science and at a wider level, in education, covering many subjects such as Psychology.

So let's start at the beginning. What is OER?

What is Open Source, and what are the principles of OER?

OER can be boiled down to these principles:
re-use:
re-distribute:
revise:
re-mix:
retain: Further info can be found here and here

Open Source Basics (2014) by Sarah Moyle, Intel Open Source Technology Center.

They should be:
Free to legally copy, use, revise, adapt and re-share.
OERs can include a variety of teaching materials including curriculum, course outlines, textbooks, teaching notes, assignments, tests and projects.
Not format specific -- can include digital, audio, video or animation. The native format is digital but print copies can be made.
Attribution and sharing the content are almost always requirements

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