This module will help you design and plan how you will train others in OER use and implementation.
Before you begin to design your training, it is important to research who your audience is, and understand their needs, priorities, timeline and content gap areas.
Once you have an understanding of your audience’s needs, you can start to identify what your learning goals and outcomes are.
Consider the following elements as you determine your training approach:
Now you are ready to create your training agenda. It should include all of the activities that will take place, with descriptions and time needed. Use the OER Training Design Template to get started in creating your agenda.
Consider ways to provide participants with support to plan and implement their OER work.
Inspire your training participants by showing examples of what high quality OER looks like.
Find great exemplars from eCampus Ontario’s Open Textbook Library, a curated collection of open textbooks, many of which have been reviewed and vetted by educators across Canada.
Share resources from the Open Course Library's collection of course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by teams of college faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and other experts.
Try the Getty Institute Open Images, a searchable database of open images, or the Creative Commons image search tool.
Showcase content from the University of British Columbia’s Open Collections , a repository that includes digital photos, books, newspapers, maps, videos, theses and more. These publicly-accessible collections are constantly growing and reflect the research interests of the UBC community and beyond.
The OER Toolkit was a developed by Colleges Libraries Ontario (CLO) and the Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS) in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME). Original page: OER Toolkit