Free Open Education Resources webinar

Dear Health Literacy Colleagues:

I've lifted the announcement below from the LINCS Science CoP.  The OER available for basic science and special topics, like anatomy and nutrition, are very impressive so I hope you will sign up.  After the webinar, we can compare notes, share ideas, and share additional health-related links. 

Cynthia Zafft

Health Literacy Moderator

 
Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern

Register today! 

Resource available to support practitioners in developing lesson plans and materials.  Open Education Resources (OER) provides access to already-created, freely available ideas  for use, modification, and distribution.  In this webinar, you will learn the basics of what OER are, how to find them, how to interpret the licenses and how to evaluate the resources.  Major focus will be on: (1) using OER to improve instruction and (2) contributing to the rapidly growing pool of lessons.

Pre-webinar expectations: 

  1. Please set up an account at https://www.oercommons.org/registration. Explore the site and find a lesson that appeals to you. 
  2.  Watch the YouTube video of David Wiley's keynote speech on open education found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRctjvIeyQ&nohtml5=False

Presenter:

Donna Parrish is an Adult Basic Skills instructor at Rogue Community College in Grants Pass, Oregon, teaching math classes as well as overseeing independent study labs. Donna also conducts trainings for math teachers in Oregon and other national venues and enjoys authoring informative articles regarding mathematics instruction and learning.