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OER for Precedent

CourseArc

OER for Precedent. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example. Based on the idea of open access, OER is the free, immediate, online use of available research articles with re-use rights. Open access and OER makes content available for anyone anywhere in the world to read, access and build upon.

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Emerging Online Learning Tools Research Session Mindmap

Clark Quinn

So, in addition to all the research on research, David Wiley presented some outcome findings for OERs. Specifically, OERs are at least as good as traditional copyrighted materials. There were some interesting insights, but I cheekily pulled more (they were offering chocolates for questions anyway).

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Selling E-Learning as a Freelancer

Experiencing eLearning

OER Commons. Someone else recommended Lynda.com , which is looking for course authors but probably isn’t quite what he’s looking for. I know of several places where content can be donated or shared with a Creative Commons license. This isn’t a complete list, but a place to start: Wikieducator. Connexions.

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Unleashing The Potential Of OER: The Advantages And Challenges Of Open Learning Materials

eLearning Industry

OER implementation is becoming more common in classrooms. Read to discover if open learning materials are the right fit for your institution. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Instructional Design Experience Before Your First Job

Experiencing eLearning

Sites like OER Commons and e-learningforkids.org accept content, so you could create something and have it used by real people. Local historical societies, museums, or unemployment services offices may be interested in your volunteer work, as might an open source project looking to educate people about their application.

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration.

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The Making of a Future-proof Online Learning Program for Colleges & Universities

Hurix Digital

These sources include open educational sources (OERs). Early research suggests that learning from OERs is similar to that achieved from traditional textbooks. When gathering the course content, there are several other sources to explore beyond textbook material. Use a suitable Instructional Design Model.