1. 1. Using OER for course design Professor Frank Rennie Lews Castle College UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands)
2. 2. sideCAP
   • EU Funded project to improve the quality and flexibility of distance education provision on a sustainable basis.
   • 3. Includes UKOU, UHI, USP, UWI, & UM
   • 4. Practical training in new technologies and software
   • 5. Focus on Open Educational Resources (OER)
3. 6. Pedagogic Styles Distributed Learning Blended Learning Distance Education elearning f2f
4. 7. The essence of OER
   • 1) Open access
   • 8. 2) Freely available
   • 9. 3) Shareable
   • 10. 4) Relatively discrete 'chunks'
   • 11. 5) Saves needing to 'reinvent the wheel'
   • 12. 6) Needs to be contextualised
   • 13. 7) You can add to the OER pool
5. 14. OER Template Learning Resources Certification Award Assessment TMA Exam Tutorials email LMS Peer-to-peer Dboard skype OER OER OER OER OER OER
6. 15. Using OER in course design 2. Searchfor relevantresourcesthat can bere-used fortheseheadings. 3. Write 'wrap- around' materialsthat contextualiseand support thelearning resources 4. Add yournew materialsto the commonpool (if required) 5. Selectthe formatfor sharing(a wiki etc. 1. Identify the main genericheadings for course content (key topics for discussionand learning)
7. 16. Opening page in VLE
8. 17. http://climatechangecourse.wetpaint.com
9. 18. Course on Open Learn
10. 19. Useful Links
    • The project wikihttp://sidecap.wetpaint.com (check especially the resources section)
    • 20. The Course Wikihttp://climatechangecourse.wetpaint.com
    The course on Open Learnhttp://labspace.open.ac.uk/PUB_91_1.1 [email_address]