Post on 19-Nov-2014
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Finding Open Educational Resources (OER) for Language Learning
Rachael GilgProjects Manager, COERLL
Today’s Mission
Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
DefineWhat are these OER we are looking for?
DiscoverHow and where can we find OER?
ExploreRepositories, collections, and communities as sources for language learning OER.
Types of OER• Open Textbooks (Digital / Print-on-Demand)• Open Courseware (PowerPoints, Audio or Video
Lectures, Lecture Notes, Syllabi)• Classroom activities, lesson plans, assessments• Homework and practice exercises
• Authentic content in the L2 (texts, video, audio, images, realia)
Open Content / Open Licenses
File:Tyler.stefanich_Creative_Commons_Swag_Contest_2007_2_(by).jpg found at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki / BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
Benefits of Open Licenses
You are allowed to:
Copy and distribute without having to ask permission from the copyright holder.
Legally download and publish the material in a stable location so you don’t have to rely on just linking.
(In some cases) adapt and customize the materials for your learners.
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Recognizing_licensed_work
Recognizing a CC Licensed Work
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Recognizing_licensed_work
http://search.creativecommons.orgCC Search
http://www.dailydot.com/news/youtube-creative-commons-record
4 million openly-licensed videos!
13 million free media files (photos, videos, sounds)http://commons.wikimedia.org
67 million free, shareable photos. (CC-NC-SA)http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
40,000 public domain books (65 languages)http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
• Credit the creator• Provide the title of the work• Provide the URL where the work is
hosted• Indicate the type of license it is
available under and provide a link to the license
• Keep intact any copyright notice associated with the work.
Attributing a CC Licensed Work
Narrowing the Search: Sources for Language Learning OER
Repositories, Collections & Communities
Evaluation Criteria
Match with learner needsAlignment with curriculum standardsEase of use and accessibility (open formats, ability to
download source files)License restrictions (degree of openness)Reputation of author / peer reviewCommunity support
Sources: OER Repositories
MERLOThttp://www.merlot.org
Large collection of language materials
Ability to Browse by language
Curation, peer review, and comments help best resources rise to the top
Materials are not necessarily OER
OER Commonshttp://www.oercommons.org/
Focused around OER
Includes both “big” OER and “little” OER
Language material collection is small but growing. Can’t browse by languages.
New authoring features make it easy to contribute and remix materials
Connexionshttp://cnx.org
• Create and share small knowledge chunks called “Modules”
• Platform for assembling Modules into courses, textbooks, etc.
Sources: Language Centers and Institutional Archives
http://coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/materials
Language Resource Centers (LRCs)http://nflrc.msu.edu/login/scripts/materials_search.php
Source: Social Media & Individual Curation
#langchat on Twitter
Français interactif Facebook Community
http://www.delicious.com/syntiromsn
Sources: Content Re-Mixing Platforms
https://video-tech.ca/
VidéoTech by Carleton University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
“We haven’t come close to tapping the full potential of OER. We need to help more people understand that these
materials are not just free, they can also create communities of teachers and
learners who collaborate on their continuous improvement, and that’s the
real magic – in the actual reuse and remix.”
Cathy Casserly, CEO of Creative Commons
Q&A Period
What questions do you have about finding OER for language learning or any of the sites & tools shown?
Thank youSymposium website: http://sites.la.utexas.edu/power-of-openness/
Contact me: rgilg@austin.utexas.edu