I’d never heard of Open Educational Resources before, but I imagine that they are needed more than ever right now.  I’m quite interested in the Radical Digital Literacy ORE from the University of Edinburgh. It may be one that I revisit at a…

Open education resources feel like another mine field for the digitally challenged/ easily confused such as me. It was, therefore, very reassuring to read the University’s policy on open education resources which clarified things for me quite a bit. I keep thinking that I have a firm grasp, indeed I am even the author of… Continue reading Thing 12, open education resources

I have been asked to find an open Educational resource and share it on my blog. After having a browse through various open courses I found one in particular which may be of use. The course is an introduction to becoming an open educator and could be useful to incorporate into a module on teaching … Continue reading Thing 12 – Open Educatioal Resources

Bonus Thing C asks “Have you or would you now consider creating and sharing any of your own materials as OER?” The answer to this is NO, up to this point I haven’t shared any materials as OER. I also think I’m unlikely to in the future given that I don’t work in a teaching … Continue reading →

I have to admit that Open Educational Resources were a new concept to me – I hadn’t heard of them until I came to Thing 12. This is probably due to the fact that I’m not directly involved in teaching or the production of resources for teaching. Open.Ed was an interesting site to browse – I … Continue reading →