In 2014 I retired from teaching, but even at that time, I recall hearing about Open Educational Resources and wondering what they were and why I should pay attention to them. I remember thinking at the time that free teaching resources couldn’t possibly be as good as the paid, published textbooks that were much more … Continue reading Texas Learn OER: A Newbie’s Introduction to Open Educational Resources
by Ursula Pike, Associate Director, DigiTex; System Lead, Texas Quality Matters Consortium "Rest Stop Map" by QuesterMark is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 I love road trips. The thought of piling up my car with snacks, downloading hours worth of my favorite podcasts, and settling in for hours of sitting behind the wheel is enough … Continue reading Designing Online Courses & Road Maps
By Carrie Gits, Head Librarian, Associate Professor, Austin Community College The usefulness of an open educational resource (OER) can be measured in its ability to be adapted, modified, and reused by others to meet their unique needs. Authors and creators of OER often intentionally choose an open license that allows others to build upon their work, … Continue reading Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, And Redistribute: The Launch Of Texas Learn OER
by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex Recently, I was asked by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies for the monthly meeting of their Consortia/System Leadership Group, of which I am a part, to share stories of recent faculty development initiatives at our member colleges and at DigiTex. I put out a call to our colleges and received … Continue reading “Be Responsive”: Leading Innovation For Transition And Transformation
by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex Nearly twenty years ago, I began the long, arduous journey on the road to textbook author. With peer-reviewed journal articles and a co-edited anthology under my professorial belt, tenure seemed within reach. So I turned my scholarly efforts toward a new project: the first all-digital introductory textbook in my … Continue reading My Journey to Open
