Open Educational Practices Toolkit

Overview of Open Educational Practices

What is OER (Open Educational Resources)?

OER Handbook at Western, Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, Western Washington University
What the Heck is OER?, Edutopia

Moving from OER (Open Educational Resources) to OEP (Open Educational Practices)

7 Things You Should Know About Open Education: Practices, Educause
What is Open Pedagogy?, David Wiley
The Values of Open Pedagogy, Educause Review
Examples of Open Pedagogy, Open Pedagogy Notebook
Critical Open Pedagogy, podcast by Rajiv Jhangiani
What's Open About Open Pedagogy, slideshare by Christina Hendricks

OEP and Social Justice

Open Pedagogy and Social Justice, Digital Pedagogy Lab
OER: Bigger than Affordability, Inside Higher Ed.
Using TED Talks for ELL, Empowering ELLs

Moving to Renewable Assignments

What are Disposable, Renewable, and Authentic Assignments, Christina Hendricks, University of British Columbia
Moving Towards Renewable Assignments, David Wiley
Why Faculty Benefit from Renewable Assignments, BCcampus
Examples of Structured Renewable Assignments, University of Washington

Open Pedagogy

Open Pedagogy Approaches, Alexis Clifton and Kimberly Davies Hoffman

Curating Content

Reframing Text

Students as Producers, Students as Partners, Inside Higher Ed.
Examples of students producing "text", Vanderbilt University

Licensing (CC/Public Domain)

Creative Commons, Creative Commons
Creative Commons and Public Domain Teaching Handbook, Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, Western Washington University
Open Educational Resources Handbook, Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, Western Washington University

Open Textbooks

What is an Open Textbook and How to Use It, BCcampus
Open Textbook Library, Open Textbook Library
Open Washington, Open Washington
OER Commons, OER Commons

Interactive Learning Materials or Objects

What are Interactive Learning Materials?, Madison Technical College
Where can I Find Interactive Learning Materials?, InstructionalDesign.org
Evaluating Interactive Learning Materials, University of Hawaii

Podcasts

Podcasting in Education: What are the Benefits?, the podcast host
8 Ways Teachers can Leverage Podcasts as a Learning Tool, EmergingEdTech
Using Podcasts for Education, Higher E-Learning
The Value of Using Podcasts in Class, The Atlantic

TED Talks

Using TED Talks in the Classroom, Cambridge
25 reasons to use TED in the Classroom, Class Tech Tips
Using TED Talks in the Flipped Classroom, Russel Stannard

Creating Content as a Practice

Instructor Producers

Learn to Screencast

How to Screencast, wikiHow
How to Screencast like Khan Academy, Teach Thought
Best Screencasting Technology for Teacher s, Andrew Douch
Getting the Most from Screencasting, Teaching in Higher Ed.
Screencasting to Engage Learning, Educause Review

Blogging

Teaching with Blogs, Inside Higher Ed.
How to Use Blogs in a College Classroom, eLearning Industry
Getting a Blog set up for the Classroom, University of Michigan
Integrating, Evaluating, and Managing Blogging in the Classroom, The Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Choose the Best Blogging Platform in 2019 (Compared), wpbeginner
Basics of Wordpress, University of Michigan
What is RSS and How to Use it, Blogging Basics 101

Produce a Podcast

There's Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education, Educause Review
Produce your Podcast, Podcasters' Studio
Teaching Podcasting: A Curriculum Guide for Educators, NPR
Project Audio: Teaching Students How to Produce Their Own Podcasts, The New York Times
Technology Needed to Produce a Podcast, Entreprenuer

Student Producers

Podcasts

Starting Your Podcast, For Students, NPR

Blogs

Why Blogging is Key to the Future of Higher Ed, Campus Technology
Why Teachers and Students Should Blog: 18 Benefits of Educational Blogging, Kathleen Morris

Social Media

Social Media in Higher Education: Strategies, Benefits, and Challenges, Hootsuite
Recommendations for Using Social Media in the Classroom, University of Washington
Handbook for Using Twitter in the Higher Education Classroom, OnlineCollege.org
Teaching with Twitter, Teaching in Higher Ed.

Learning Activities

Using Open Data

Open Data as Open Educational Resources, Javiera Atenas and Leo Havemann
What are Data Repositories?, Data Insider
- See Also: Open Educational Resources

Using Open Research

What is Open Research?

What is Open Research, Wellcome Trust
Facts and Figures for Open Research Data, European Commission
- See Also: Open Educational Resources

Class Blogs

Example of Class Blogs at Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University

Platforms to Use to Create Class Blogs

Creating Wikis

Teach with Wikipedia, WikiEdu
Wikify your Course: Designing and Implementing a Wiki for your Learning Environment, Educause Review
Using Wikis to Enhance Undergraduate Research, Teach for the Earth
When to use a Wiki, Vanderbilt University
How to Use a Wiki in the Classroom, eLearning Industry

Class Curated Syllabus

Co-Creating Course Syllabi, Dr. Nikki Bogan and Dr. Sydney Bueno, East Carolina University
Curriculum is Power, So Co-Create It With Students, Education Week

Creating Textbooks

A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students, Rebus Community

Books and Other Sources

Impact

Open educational resources and perceptions of financial aid

Podcasting

Students as Producers

Student as producer and open educational resources: enhancing learning through digital scholarship

Blogs

Wikis