Instructional design/Leveraging OER in Your Design/Current OER

There are many Open Education Resources available for instructional designers to pull from and utilize; however, the trick is finding the right one for the lesson you are developing. To be able to do this, you must be familiar with the current landscape of OERs. Below is a short list of commonly used OERs, along with the pros and cons of each.

Let's Practice
'''Let's test your knowledge on what you just learned over each OER. ''' { This OER is highly interactive, but provides lessons only for elementary and high school learners. Who am I? + A: CK-12 - B: MIT Open Course - C: Lumen - D: Carnegie Melon Open Learning Initiative
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 * Correct! Remember, CK-12 one of the more technologically advanced OERs, and really helps to individualize the instruction based on the needs of the learner.
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{ This OER was the first to be created. It provides both undergraduate and graduate courses, although they may not be completely up to date. Who am I? - A: CK-12 - B: Carnegie Melon Open Learning Initiative + C: MIT Open Course - D: Andy Schmitz Archive
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 * Correct! Remember, OERs are only as good as the information they provide. Unless other authors are allowed to make modifications and those modifications are contributed to the specific license, you will need to provide the needed content updates to your learners.
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As soon as you get all greens, you have completed the lesson.

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Author: Lindsay Gerling-Nentrup