OER'S FOR ME ?
- 1. OER FOR ME ? By Allen Jorgensen BENEFITS vs. CHALLENGES?
- 3. LOTS AND LOTS OF PRECIOUS AND SCARCE TIME MUST BE INVESTED FOR SUCCESS WITH OER’S.
- 4. EVERY SINGLE OER WAS PREPARED BY SOMEONE ELSE FOR THEIR PURPOSES AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS NOT NECESSARILY MINE!
- 5. MAYBE MY STUDENTS WILL FIND THE EVER CHANGING MIX OF DIFFERENT AUTHORS, STYLES AND ORGANIZATION CONFUSING!
- 6. MY OER SOURCES MIGHT COME WITH LESS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW AND CRITIQUE THAN TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOK CONTENT.
- 7. MY STUDENTS MAY BE CONFUSED BY THE DIFFERENT VOCABULARY AND TERMINOLOGY USED BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS!
- 8. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK CONTENT, OER’S MAY COME WITHOUT TESTING OR ASSESSMENT MATERIAL.
- 10. USING OER ENCOURAGES ME TO REVIEW AND LEARN NEW AND DIFFERENT CONTENT IN MY FIELD OF STUDY!
- 11. OER PROMOTES MORE AND BENEFICIAL NETWORKING,….AKA “SCHMOOZING” WITH OTHER EDUCATORS!
- 12. OER CONTRIBUTES TO LOWERING AND MANAGING STUDENT COSTS
- 13. OER’S INTRODUCE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO FUTURE “SELF EDUCATION” OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
- 14. OER’S HELP BUILD AND DEVELOP MY ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS
- 15. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY……… EVERY CHALLENGE,……………….. IS ACTUALLY AND REALLY,………. JUST A BENEFIT IN,………………… DISGUISE!
- 16. BENEFITS V. CHALLENGES FINAL SCORE: CHALLENGES: 0 BENEFITS: 12 BENEFITS WIN BIG TIME!