OER Guidebook


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