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OER commons

Module by: Bridget Nash. E-mail the author

Summary: Access free to use learning and teaching content. A culture of sharing resources and practices will help facilitate change and innovation in education. OER Commons gathers relevant materials about teaching, technology, research, and more, and encourages you to add links to materials, projects, or news related to the emerging field of Open Education.

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OER Commons

http://www.oercommons.org/

  • Access free to use learning and teaching content
  • A culture of sharing resources and practices will help facilitate change and innovation in education
  • OER Commons gathers relevant materials about teaching, technology, research, and more, and encourages you to add links to materials, projects, or news related to the emerging field of Open Education

What the website offers

  • On the left of the page under “OER Materials” search for resources by subject or grade level
  • You can also type in your search criteria in the search space at the top of the page e.g. “cell division video”. You can then further refine your search by selecting / deselecting criteria to the left of the page
  • The links that come up take you to new websites or allow you to download PDF's of educational content.

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Definition of a lens

Lenses

A lens is a custom view of the content in the repository. You can think of it as a fancy kind of list that will let you see content through the eyes of organizations and people you trust.

What is in a lens?

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Who can create a lens?

Any individual member, a community, or a respected organization.

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