Intellectual Gems- Cross-fertilization of Experiences and Exposures is a valuable resource for individuals who embrace the idea of knowledge sharing through Open Educational Practices (OEP).The goal is to raise awareness about the limitless dissemination of experiences and exposures through the culture of open sharing. It encourages a mindset where learning takes precedence over financial considerations, fueled by passion and a vision for a more inclusive education system.

Intermediate College Writing: Building and Practicing Mindful Writing Skills is an open textbook designed for use in university‐level courses that focus on cultivating study skills alongside effective academic and workplace writing skills. It offers a no‐cost alternative to commercial products, combining practical guidance with interactive exercises and thoughtfully designed writing opportunities.

This textbook’s modular design and ample coverage of topics and genres means that it can be used flexibly over semester‐long or stretch courses, allowing instructors and students to select the chapters that are most relevant for their needs. By blending new material with reviews of key topics, such as academic integrity, the chapters provide fresh perspectives on matters vital to the development of strong writing skills. The book adapts, builds upon, and expands material covered in our first open textbook, Mindful Technical Writing: An Introduction to the Fundamentals (Atkinson & Corbitt, 2021).

This introductory unit covers definitions of terms used in the component, with an emphasis on paradigm shifts in healthcare, including the transition from physician-centric to patient-centric care, the transition from individual care to interdisciplinary team-based care, and the central role of technology in healthcare delivery. This unit also emphasizes the core values in US healthcare.

This resource consists of four mini units on Open Educational Resources (OER). Mini-units are designed to introduce learners to the following questions: (1) What are OER? (2) What is a Creative Commons (CC) license?, (3) How do I locate, evaluate, and use OER?, and (4) How do I create my own OER?

The material was originally designed for a lunch and learn event targeted at faculty members at a Canadian university.

This is the first module in our training series that will provide participants with an introduction to OER and the value added, highlighting successful use cases from around the world. We have designed these modules to first spark the learner's interest in the topics covered and then dig deeper into the content through presentations, storytelling, and demonstrations of the tools. We will offer opportunities for learners to practice exploring the resources and tools, and reflect on how they might use them in their work.

This guide is meant to provide Langara instructors with a brief introduction to open educational resources, or OER, and help get you one your way to incorporating OER into your teaching practice.

Each section will include links to more in-depth resources for those wishing to delve deeper into OER use, adaptation, and creation.

Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Learning OER Anytime (LOERA) is a series of self-paced, interactive, on-demand, responsive learning modules. LOERA contains 15 learning modules that can be used to provide a structured learning path towards the introduction to Open Education Resources (OER) and an opportunity for additional exploration and discovery of OER.

What is 'learned behaviour'? Where does it feature in the environment? And how does it compare to 'innate behaviour? In this Ecology GCSE / K12 video learn all of the answers to these questions.

After being traditionally published for many years, this formidable text by W. Keith Nicholson is now being released as an open educational resource and part of Lyryx with Open Texts! Supporting today’s students and instructors requires much more than a textbook, which is why Dr. Nicholson opted to work with Lyryx Learning.

Overall, the aim of the text is to achieve a balance among computational skills, theory, and applications of linear algebra. It is a relatively advanced introduction to the ideas and techniques of linear algebra targeted for science and engineering students who need to understand not only how to use these methods but also gain insight into why they work.

The contents have enough flexibility to present a traditional introduction to the subject, or to allow for a more applied course. Chapters 1–4 contain a one-semester course for beginners whereas Chapters 5–9 contain a second semester course. The text is primarily about real linear algebra with complex numbers being mentioned when appropriate (reviewed in Appendix A).

The Information and Communication Technologies ICT -evolving into an integral part of everyday life, shapes profound changes in our societies. Consequently, everyone should access ICT in the same way as everyone else, which means that ICT should be accessible to everyone, regardless of his/her abilities, needs, or disabilities. This calls, among other effective measures, for developing skills in ICT accessibility, which includes a shared understanding of ICT accessibility and Inclusive Design ICT-AID, as well as acquiring necessary digital accessibility competencies for everyday life and work. Nevertheless, selecting appropriate accessible training and education materials aligned with specific ICT-AID competencies, especially in the Arabic language, remains a barrier to all, inhibiting aspirations and willingness to build capability and proficiency in ICT accessibility. This paper presents Mada ICT Accessibility and Inclusive Design ICT-AID Competency Framework, encompassing all core competencies required to effectively integrate ICT accessibility principles into training and educational curricula toward closing the training and knowledge gap in this field.

This paper presents the results of collaborative research between open textbook provider OpenStax College (OSC) and the OER Research Hub (OERRH), a Hewlett funded mixed methods open research project examining the impact of open educational resources (OER) on learning and teaching.

The paper focuses primarily on the results of two surveys that were conducted with educators using a range of OSC open textbooks during 2013 and 2014/2015. The results of this research shows that OER such as OSC enables a majority of educators to better respond to student needs whilst often making teaching easier and in some instances changing teaching practices. Although this paper does not focus on the impact of OER on students, a majority of educators surveyed perceive an increase in student satisfaction when using OER such as OSC and believe that OSC are saving students money.

This book will introduce you to the idea of Open Educational Resources (OER), where to find them, why we recommend using them, and how to go about creating your own.

Edited by Sarah Hare, Jessica Kirschner, and Michelle Reed

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This collaboratively authored guide helps institutions navigate the uncharted waters of tagging course material as open educational resources (OER) or under a low-cost threshold by summarizing relevant state legislation, providing tips for working with stakeholders, and analyzing technological and process considerations. The first half of the book provides high-level analysis of the technology, legislation, and cultural change needed to operationalize course markings. The second half features case studies by Alexis Clifton, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Michael Daly, Juville Dario-Becker, Tony DeFranco, Cindy Domaika, Ann Fiddler, Andrea Gillaspy Steinhilper, Rajiv Jhangiani, Brian Lindshield, Andrew McKinney, Nathan Smith, and Heather White.

Word Count: 81533

ISBN: 978-1-64816-983-0

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LibGuide of resources for Michigan Community College Librarians providing information, training, and support for faculty adoption of open educational resources. Includes training material, examples of OER such as textbooks and full courses, as well as helpful copyright resources and research on OER and its impact.

These Organization of American States (OAS) Eastern Caribbean Training modules aim to support the need for country-specific OER implementation while taking advantage of shared knowledge, resources, and tools that can be accessed and contributed to by all educators across the region. The Training Modules offer a blended approach, combining live webinars and self-directed online practice activities to give participants the flexibility of exploring the tools and resources at their own pace and personalizing them to best suit the needs of their community. The course webinars will be hosted by ISKME, recorded and posted in the Hub, along with all online course materials.

These Organization of American States (OAS) Eastern Caribbean Training modules aim to support the need for country-specific OER implementation while taking advantage of shared knowledge, resources, and tools that can be accessed and contributed to by all educators across the region. The Training Modules offer a blended approach, combining live webinars and self-directed online practice activities to give participants the flexibility of exploring the tools and resources at their own pace and personalizing them to best suit the needs of their community. The course webinars will be hosted by ISKME, recorded and posted in the Hub, along with all online course materials.

This Canvas Course was developed to support faculty in learning more about Open Educational Resources and other affordable textbook options. It includes modules on understanding OER; finding and evaluating OER; mapping OER to learning outcomes; adopting, adapting, and creating OER; and identifying other affordable learning materials (low cost / no cost). Support for the course was provided by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and modules are modeled after the Creative Commons Certificate course, Cleveland State University’s Textbook Affordability Summer Symposium, and other resources cited in the course. To request Canvas course cartridges, please email malonecenter@montevallo.edu.

This is the second module in ISKME's OER Academy series that will provide participants with an introduction to OER and the value added, highlighting successful use cases from around the world. We have designed these modules to first spark the learner's interest in the topics covered and then dig deeper into the content through presentations, storytelling, and demonstrations of the tools. We will offer opportunities for learners to practice exploring the resources and tools, and reflect on how they might use them in their work.