OER Service Digital Skills Events
The OER Service runs a wide range of workshops and events as part of the University's Digital Skills programme. Our up and coming events are listed below, and you can find a full list of workshops we offer here: OER Service Digital Skills. If you would like us to come to your school or college to run a session tailored to your requirements, please contact us at open.ed@ed.ac.uk.
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OER Quick Start: A short introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
March 20 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
This 30 minute Quick Start information session will introduce you to open education resources (OER) – free sustainable teaching and learning materials that can be used by anyone anywhere. You’ll learn a brief history of the OER movement, why the University of Edinburgh has an OER Policy and a strategic commitment to open education, and how you can engage with OER to transform your own teaching and learning.
Learning Outcomes:
This session will introduce participants to:
- A brief history of the movement
- Definitions of Open Education and OER
- Where to find OER
- University of Edinburgh’s OER Policy
- Creating OER
- OER case studies from across the University
- Find out more
This session will be run by Lorna Campbell. Lorna has almost twenty years of experience working in education technology and manages the OER Service within Information Services at the University of Edinburgh.
Pre-Requisites:
There are no pre-requisites required for attending this course.
Delivery:
This will be delivered solely online via Collaborate. Attendee’s should make themselves aware of the best practise advice from Collaborate before joining the session: Collaborate Session Best Practices.
Bookings for Staff via People and Money
Booking for Postgrad students via Events bookings
