Simon KearLearning Technologist

spk7@le.ac.uk0116 229 7548

What is an Open Educational Resource (OER)?

An OER can be …

• A simple text or PDF file• A series of PowerPoint slides • A video• An audio file• A Second Life artefact • A self-contained XML site

And so on …

Example 1. Text: The dissertation proposal planner

• Department of Politics and International Relations

Example 2. MUVEs: The Sami tent in Second Life

• Department of Archaeology and Ancient History

• An environment-specific OER

Example 3. Video: Using a Micropipette

• Virtual Genetics Education Centre, GENIE CETL

• A first-class resource.

• How about untethering it …

https://swww2.le.ac.uk/departments/beyond-distance-research-alliance/projects/otter/otter-images/iphone-sample.wmv

So which media format is most suitable?

• Content

• Delivery

• Re-usability

• Re-purposability

• End-user

What is available to you today?

OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/

And in the future?

JorumOpen