scholarly journals Exploring Open Educational Resources for College Algebra

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Chiorescu
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
College Algebra ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
School Year ◽  
College Instructor

<p class="3">It is estimated that the average student spends around 1200 USD on books and supplies every school year; thus, textbook affordability has become more and more of a challenge for students. Replacing traditionally expensive learning resources with open educational resources (OER) can have a great impact in the reduction of cost for post-secondary education and student learning. With these benefits as a backdrop, this article describes a case study in which one college instructor adopted OER for College Algebra, offered as a hybrid learning model. This paper discusses this experience with adopting such materials and their impact on student success.</p>

The UNESCO OER Community 2005-2009

2012 ◽  
pp. 16-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan D’Antoni
Keyword(s):  
Educational Planning ◽  
International Community ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Personal Reflection

This is the story of an international community convened to raise awareness of the growing Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. The experience of the international OER Community underlines the potential of the Internet to link people in an inclusive manner to promote collaboration – individuals who would never normally be able to meet and hold focussed discussions over a sustained period. Launched by an international organization, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), and supported the primary champion of the OER movement, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the OER community was exemplary in its interaction, action, and longevity. From 2005, the members of the community have come together from time to time to discuss OER in what can be described as a series of virtual seminars. At two points they put forward their opinion of the priorities to advance the OER movement. Now, with support from the UNESCO Chair in OER at Canada’s Athabasca University, they are about to be invited to make another contribution. This is both the story of a community as a case study, and a personal reflection.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from the Development of Open Educational Resources at Post-Secondary Level in the Field of Environmental Modelling: An Exploratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quazi K. Hassan ◽  
Khan R. Rahaman ◽  
Kazi Z. Sumon ◽  
Ashraf Dewan
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Environmental Modelling ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Student Ratings Of Instruction ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Open educational resources (OER) have become increasingly popular in recent times. Here, the aim was to synthesise the lessons learned through the development of OER materials for a university-level course called “environmental modelling”. Consequently, the topics of discussion included: (i) how to choose an appropriate creative commons license; (ii) ways of incorporating materials from other sources, such as publicly available sources, other open access materials, and an author’s own published materials if not published under a creative commons license; (iii) the impact of the developed OER in the field of environmental modelling; and (iv) the challenges in developing OER material. Upon developing the materials, we observed the following: (i) students enrolled in the course did not purchase textbooks; (ii) our OER materials ranked as one of the most accessed (i.e., number 7) materials according to the usage data that summed the number of file downloads and item views from PRISM (i.e., the hosting platform maintained by the University of Calgary); (iii) the students learned relatively better as per the data acquired by the University of Calgary’s universal student ratings of instruction (USRI) instrument; and (iv) other universities expressed interest in adopting the materials.

How to facilitate self-regulated learning? A case study on open educational resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tak-Lam Wong ◽  
Haoran Xie ◽  
Di Zou ◽  
Fu Lee Wang ◽  
Jeff Kai Tai Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning
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