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1. What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? ............................................................................... 4 2. What are the benefits of Open Educational Resources? .................................................................. 4 2.1 Low cost .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Easily Adaptable .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Free Knowledge Sharing ................................................................................................................. 4 3. What are the drawbacks of OERs?.................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Availability of Materials .................................................................................................................. 4 3.2 Time Allocation ............................................................................................................................... 4 3.3 Not Advertised / Hard to Find......................................................................................................... 4 3.4 Quality Varies .................................................................................................................................. 4 3.5 Availability of Ancillary Materials.................................................................................................... 5 3.6 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................... 5 4. How can the college support OER adoption and development?......................................................... 5 4.1 Make OER use a strategic goal........................................................................................................ 5 4.2 Encourage communication about OERs.......................................................................................... 5 4.3 Financially support OER creation or adaptation ............................................................................. 5 4.4 Promote student choice.................................................................................................................. 5 5. How can I use OERs in my classroom? ................................................................................................. 5 5.1 Adopt............................................................................................................................................... 6 5.2 Create .............................................................................................................................................. 6 5.3 Adapt............................................................................................................................................... 7 5.4 Implement Open Pedagogy ............................................................................................................ 7 References ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Hagerstown Community College Open Educational Resources Guidebook
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