Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.

Examples: OER Commons, Merlot, CCCOER

Open Educational Resources are broadly considered to meet the “4Rs Framework,” meaning that users are free to:

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Reuse: Content can be reused in its unaltered form;
Revise: Content can be adapted, adjusted, modified or altered;
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UCD Teaching and Learning – Open Educational Resources: www.ucdoer.ie

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Irish Universities – Open Educational Resources: www.irel-open.ie

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National Digital Learning Resources: www.ndlr.ie

The NDLR (or National Digital Learning Resources) is a collaborative community of Higher Education academics in Ireland who are interested in developing and sharing digital teaching resources and promoting a new teaching and learning culture.

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OER Commons – Learning network of shared teaching and learning materials.
Creative Commons Search
Google Advanced Search
OER Africa

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Audio, Video & Images

TEDEd – An extension of TED Talks a library of curated videos.
Khan Academy – Free materials and resources in a range of subjects.
EduTube
OER Africa

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Open Books and Textbooks

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