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Tips for introducing active learning activities using OER and sharing your own content, shared by Jason Rhode @jrhode during Northern Illinois University's Teaching Effectiveness Institute, January 10, 2014

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Open Educational Resources Tips for Introducing Active Learning Activities Using OER and Sharing Your Own Content Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Spring 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute Beyond the Textbook: Using Open Educational Resources January 10, 2014
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 How are students already using OER? Photo credit: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf
Implementation sites Countries represented Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Population description States represented 2013 Educause Study of Undergraduate Students
71% of students For every 10 students… Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 have used OERs in past year
Student Quote Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 “Sometimes taking notes and listening to a lecture [by] the same person can be like bashing yourself over the head with a textbook if it doesn’t make sense. But it’s nice to listen to other styles of teaching like Khan Academy. It gives a valuable perspective.” Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9610353582
“Students recommend that their instructors use freely available course content, we found that most identified, at least vaguely, ways that they imagined bringing free course content into their studies: as learning aids, as supplemental information sources, and as providers of different perspectives on topics.” Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Study Recommendations
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Students Seeking Out OER Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049783061
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Khan Academy khanacademy.org
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Stats Available on Progress
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 MIT Open Courseware ocw.mit.edu
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 MOOCs (example: EdX) edx.org
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Open Textbooks collegeopentextbooks.org
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Tips for Introducing Active Learning Activities in Your Course
• What is it students should be able to do by the end of your course? • What performance gaps or patterns do you recognize among your students? • What activities or resources will better help them develop necessary skills, knowledge, or attitudes? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Keep Your Course Objectives in Mind
Identify activities and resources you currently use to create key learning moments Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/8374316458 What’s Working?
Look for activities or resources that might further enhance the learning experience Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049787629 Keep Your Eyes Open
Provide clear guidelines and expectations for students on assigned resources and activities Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049800812 Be Explicit
Help students realize why resources and activities assigned aren’t “busy work” Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/10164574656 Show Relevance of Resources to Learning Outcomes
Whenever possible select resources and activities that all students can access Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9607439071 Keep Accessibility in Mind
If multiple resources or activities are available, let students choose from among several options Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/10163884836 Provide Options and Alternatives When Possible
Consider incorporating activities where student-generated content can be a resource for future classes Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Let Students Contribute
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Sharing Your Content with a Wider Community
Choose the level of access you’d like to grant other users and how envision your resources will be shared Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 How Widely You Want to Share?
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Share within NIU The Blackboard Content Collection can be used to share resources with other NIU faculty
Coming soon will be the ability to share easily with faculty from other institutions who also use Blackboard Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Blackboard xpLor
Upload your resource to a publicly-available online site and apply the desired creative commons license Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Post Your Resources Online
Consider submitting a resource you’ve created with one of the many creative commons repositories Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 External Repositories
Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Q&A What additional questions do you have or comments would you like to share? Tweet presenter @jrhode

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  • 1. Open Educational Resources Tips for Introducing Active Learning Activities Using OER and Sharing Your Own Content Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Spring 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute Beyond the Textbook: Using Open Educational Resources January 10, 2014
  • 2. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 How are students already using OER? Photo credit: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf
  • 3. Implementation sites Countries represented Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Population description States represented 2013 Educause Study of Undergraduate Students
  • 4. 71% of students For every 10 students… Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 have used OERs in past year
  • 5. Student Quote Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 “Sometimes taking notes and listening to a lecture [by] the same person can be like bashing yourself over the head with a textbook if it doesn’t make sense. But it’s nice to listen to other styles of teaching like Khan Academy. It gives a valuable perspective.” Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9610353582
  • 6. “Students recommend that their instructors use freely available course content, we found that most identified, at least vaguely, ways that they imagined bringing free course content into their studies: as learning aids, as supplemental information sources, and as providers of different perspectives on topics.” Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Study Recommendations
  • 7. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Students Seeking Out OER Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049783061
  • 8. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Khan Academy khanacademy.org
  • 9. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Stats Available on Progress
  • 10. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 MIT Open Courseware ocw.mit.edu
  • 11. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 MOOCs (example: EdX) edx.org
  • 12. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Open Textbooks collegeopentextbooks.org
  • 13. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Tips for Introducing Active Learning Activities in Your Course
  • 14. • What is it students should be able to do by the end of your course? • What performance gaps or patterns do you recognize among your students? • What activities or resources will better help them develop necessary skills, knowledge, or attitudes? Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Keep Your Course Objectives in Mind
  • 15. Identify activities and resources you currently use to create key learning moments Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/8374316458 What’s Working?
  • 16. Look for activities or resources that might further enhance the learning experience Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049787629 Keep Your Eyes Open
  • 17. Provide clear guidelines and expectations for students on assigned resources and activities Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049800812 Be Explicit
  • 18. Help students realize why resources and activities assigned aren’t “busy work” Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/10164574656 Show Relevance of Resources to Learning Outcomes
  • 19. Whenever possible select resources and activities that all students can access Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9607439071 Keep Accessibility in Mind
  • 20. If multiple resources or activities are available, let students choose from among several options Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/10163884836 Provide Options and Alternatives When Possible
  • 21. Consider incorporating activities where student-generated content can be a resource for future classes Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Let Students Contribute
  • 22. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Sharing Your Content with a Wider Community
  • 23. Choose the level of access you’d like to grant other users and how envision your resources will be shared Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 How Widely You Want to Share?
  • 24. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Share within NIU The Blackboard Content Collection can be used to share resources with other NIU faculty
  • 25. Coming soon will be the ability to share easily with faculty from other institutions who also use Blackboard Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Blackboard xpLor
  • 26. Upload your resource to a publicly-available online site and apply the desired creative commons license Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 Post Your Resources Online
  • 27. Consider submitting a resource you’ve created with one of the many creative commons repositories Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/8049767663 External Repositories
  • 28. Teaching Effectiveness Institute - January 10, 2014 Q&A What additional questions do you have or comments would you like to share? Tweet presenter @jrhode