Title: Working with Open Educational Resources (OERs)

This is the second module in a suite of 5 openly licenced Digital Fluency modules developed at OUT in collaboration with OER Africa to address the needs of Academic staff in the 21^st Century.

Nowadays there is a large amount of educational material available online for teaching and learning and research purposes. Open Educational Resources (OERs) provide a means to produce and share knowledge by taking advantage of the digital environment supported by the internet. Through using OER guided by open licenses, users can freely retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute content over the internet, thereby enhancing teaching and learning experiences. This module is aimed at providing the learner with basic guidance on OERs, including underlying concepts, and encouraging practical use of OERs.

Role: Participant — Students generally have fewer privileges within a course.

Section 1
  General News and Announcements forum
  Module Topics, Teaching and Learning Media, and Schedule
  Module 2 Assessment Plan, Certification Criteria, and Evaluation
  Acknowledgements
  Module 2 Licensing
  Where to find Support
  Module 2 Resources
  Digial Fluency: Module 2 Certificate - Working with OERs
  Study Material - Working with OERs
  Glossary of Terms - Working with OER
  Mod 2 - Personal Activity Progress Tracker
  Online Learning Orientation: As some of you may no...
  The Core Rules of Netiquette - Virginia Shea
  Introductions
  Moodle FAQs
Topic 1: Open Educational Resources (OER) Concepts
  Please access and work through the Topic 1 Study M...
  Activity 1.1 - Becoming aware of existing OER practice in Africa
  Activity 1.2 - Searching for OERs in recognized repositories
  Activity 1.3 - Experience practical OER evaluating
  Topic 1 Reflection
  Topic 1 Resources
  Study Material - Topic 1: OER Concepts
Topic 2: Understanding Creative Commons Licensing
  Please access and work through the Topic 2 Study M...
  Activity 2.1 - Identifying licenses in documents and various rich media resources.
  Activity 2.2 - Exploring practical Creative Commons licensing
  Activity 2.3 - Recognizing the Meaning of Creative Commons Licenses
  Activity 2.4 - Hypothetically assigning an OER license to your Work
  Topic 2 Reflection
  Topic 2 Resources
  Study Material - Topic 2: Understanding CC licensing
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Topic 3: Mixing, Adapting, and Reusing OERs
  Please access and work through the Topic 3 Study M...
  Activity 3.1 - Exploring licensing of adapted and remixed OERs
  Activity 3.2 - OER Adaptation
  Activity 3.3 - Preparing and Establishing OER Awareness
  OPTIONAL - Game Activity on OER Remixing Licenses
  Topic 3 Reflection
  Topic 3 Resources
  Study Material - Topic 3: OERs - Mixing, Adapting, Reusing and Producing
Topic 4: OER Production
  Please access and work through the Topic 4 Study M...
  Activity 4.1 - Implementing your institutional survey
  Activity 4.2 - Drafting an institutional OER workflow production process
  Activity 4.3 - Preparing for Institutional OER Policy Development
  Topic 4 Reflection
  Topic 4 Resources
  Study Materials - Topic 4: OER Production Workflow Processes
Module 2 Evaluation
  Survey Questions
Section 7