OER Discipline-Specific Sources

Lesson Components Fast Fact Skill/Objective Success Indicators Introduction Activity Review questions Resources

Fast Fact Learning objects are: Web-based, self-contained, small chunks of learning small enough to be embedded in a learning activity, lesson, unit or course flexible, portable, and adaptable, and can be used in multiple learning environments and across disciplines

Skills/Objectives Learners will be able to: Identify resources for locating OER in their own teaching disciplines. Develop a lesson plan using a discipline-specific OER.

Success Indicators Lesson plan developed which uses OER.

Introduction In addition to simply searching for Public Domain Materials on the Web, a number of OER and learning object repositories of on the internet provide a means to search for learning materials by topic and academic subject matter. The Center for International Education at UW-Milwaukee provides a thorough list of learning object repositories. Other repositories include: Wisc-Online (Wisconsin Online Resource Center) Gateway to Educational Materials Co-operative Learning Object Exchange (CLOE) Wikipedia List of Graphics in the Public Domain Wikimedia Public Domain Images Creative Commons LibriVox ibiblio OAIster catalog of digital resources Photos at Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Subject Specific Images for Educational Use from University of MichiganGCSE Bitesize Other discipline-specific sources of OER include: Archeology Archeology Art HistoryArt History images from University of MichiganComputer ScienceXML: Managing Data Exchange Programming from the Ground Up Learning 2.0EconomicsEconPort Marketing Corporate Finance Principles of Enterpreneurship U.S. Economy in Brief Outline of the U.S. Economy Political Economy New Rules for the New Economy Introduction to Economic Analysis French French Learning Object Repository for Education Health Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness CDC Public Health Image Library MedlinePlus Interactive The Chemistry of Health HIV Medicine 2007 Free Medical InformationHistory Library of Congress, American Memory Digital History: American History Harvard University Library Open Collections Program History Matters Internet Modern History Sourcebook University of California, American West Collection World History Sources American Political History images EASE History Hypertext History: Our Online American History Textbook US History.org Hippocampus - click on U.S. history, then click on Textbooks tab Oral Histories America’s Story Jump Back in Time American Memory Timeline Freedom A U.S. History (webisodes) Outline of U.S. History About America: Women of Influence Literature Electronic Text Public Library Online Texts Children's Literature U.S. Literature in Brief Math Drexel University, Math Forum Eisenhower National Clearinghouse AMSER the Applied Math and Science Education Repository CauseWeb Math Linear Algebra A First Course in Linear Algebra Introduction to Probability Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra Linear Methods of Applied Mathematics Multivariate Calculus Mathematics under the MicroscopePhilosophy Stanford University, Encyclopedia of Philosophy Formal Logic PhysicsOpen Text Project -- Physics Physics Physics Light and Matter PhysicsPolitical ScienceDemocracy in Brief How the U.S. is Governed Outline of the U.S. Legal System Introduction to Human Rights Outline of American Geography Psychology ePsych Science Illumina Access Excellence Carnegie Mellon University, Chemistry Collective University of Washington, High School Human Genome Program National Human Genome Research Institute National Science Digital Library University of Colorado, Physics Education Technology National Science Teachers Association, Science Teachers’ GrabBag AMSER the Applied Math and Science Education Repository Teacher's Domain Bacteriology Physical Geography The Physical Environment Introduction to Physical Geography Intro to Physical Oceanography Biochemistry Biology The Structures of Life (biology) Chemistry Human Physiology The New Genetics Environmental Science Introduction to Physical Oceanography Inside the Cell - Biology Curiosity Creates Cures The Value and Impact of Basic Research Medicines by Design (pharmacology)SociologyIntroduction to Sociology SpanishSpanish

Activity Experience Find learning materials in your teaching discipline at each of the following repositories. Note whether or not a review or rating of the learning materials is available. MERLOT Wisc-Online (Wisconsin Online Resource Center) Gateway to Educational Materials Co-operative Learning Object Exchange (CLOE) Wikipedia List of Graphics in the Public Domain Wikimedia Public Domain Images FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Creative Commons ReflectComplete one of the following reflection activities: Join MERLOT, identify learning materials in your teaching discipline, then add an assignment to a learning object or review a learning object. Join OER Commons, then make your own posting to the OER Matters Discussions area. Click on OER Matters Localization Forum to answer the following question: "Participate in discussions about how open education content is localized and how the creation of OER facilitates or impedes making content be context-specific. How is content localized at the individual, school, cultural, and national level, and what are the benefits?" ApplyIdentify the most useful sources of OER for use in your teaching discipline. Develop a lesson plan using these discipline-specific sources. Post your lesson plan to MERLOT

Review Questions What is a learning object? What are the most useful sources of OER in your teaching discipline? What criteria can be used to assess the usefulness of these OERs?

Resources The Instructional Use of Learning Objects: Online Version A KEEP Toolkit Case Study: Promoting Use of MERLOT Learning Objects by Sharing Authors' and Users' Pedagogical Knowledge and Experience All about learning objects Learning Objects - EduCause