@june24-cohort Thank you everyone for your participation in today’s session. Greetings to those of you who couldn’t make it. Please find here our brief recap and all resources related to the session for your reference:
The creation of content is one of the most important stages in the process. The work you do in this phase can make the next phases of editing, review, and formatting much easier. As OER content creators or contributors, your project teams can change the status quo in education.
With your student audience at the core of your efforts, you can develop both OER and specific pedagogical methods that in synthesis will work to support accessible and inclusive learning. Well-structured content not only helps your students identify what matters to the discipline and specific courses, but also what matters to them. In our session, we looked closely how specific elements in textbooks/ OER can work to represent and support your diverse learners on the book and chapter levels.
Homework Activity
Thinking through the structure of your OER will take some time and dedication, but we hope that the homework activity will guide your team’s discussion around the structure and parts in your resource [see handout linked above]. It will help you redefine the alignment of your content with the envisioned outcomes for your project, so you can determine the parts that will further enrich your OER and make it stand out within your discipline. Feel free to browse the examples shared in your handout for inspiration as well (we looked at the Foundations of Neuroscience one together).
Please post the rough draft of your OER Structure Template to this homework forum.
Next week, we will dig a bit deeper into the editing process and discuss how you can set up an effective workflow and smooth logistics that includes checklists, tracking sheets, and an author guide to orientate everybody on your team.
