2022 Archives - Online Consortium of Oklahoma

Teaching of Physics Courses with Open Educational Resources

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: In this presentation, I will be sharing my experience using different types of Open Educational Resources (OER) in teaching physics courses. Several research studies have shown increase student learning with the use of OER. Materials available on OER can be customized effectively with variety of combinations to create a quality course.

Facilitators: Susmita Hazra (Cameron University)

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OER 101: An Overview

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: The benefits of incorporating Open Educational Resources (OER) into our classrooms go far beyond the obvious one of making education more affordable for all, but for many educators and stakeholders, they still hold a little (or a lot!) of mystery. This session will attempt to get everyone on the same page by providing a brief, general overview of OER, including what and where they are, how to use them, the benefits they bring, and where to learn more.

Facilitators: Jamie Holmes (Tulsa Community College)

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Teaching with Pressbooks

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: This session will present an example of how an OER textbook supported on the Pressbooks platform is used with pre-service teachers. How the content of the OER was selected and adapted will be discussed as well as open pedagogy strategies used to support the achievement of student learning outcomes.

Facilitators: Jason Proctor (Northeastern State University)

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OER Funding Opportunities Review

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: For the 2022-23 academic year, OSRHE is offering funding opportunities to faculty and staff at Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities for open educational resources. Join us to hear how you can take advantage of these opportunities! For faculty, open textbook adoption/development grants are available to help convert courses to zero-cost, openly licensed instructional materials. For faculty and staff who support teaching and learning, incentives are available to complete a basic OER training course offered through the Online Consortium of Oklahoma.

Facilitators: Brad Griffith (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education)

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The State of OER in Oklahoma 2022

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: Join the OSRHE online education team to hear what’s happening with OER in Oklahoma this year! Through the initiatives led by the Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO), faculty and staff now have access to free professional development, free OER development resources, and grant funding opportunities for those areas. Visit us at http://dev.ocolearnok.org to learn more about our online learning and OER initiatives!

Facilitators: Brad Griffith (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education)

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Creating a culture of responsiveness: Shifting the concept of office hours

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: Faculty availability to support learners outside synchronous classroom sessions is vital to learner success. The 20th century solution was defined office hours for scheduled, in-person meetings. Now, with technological advances, new tools, and concepts from services marketing, faculty and administrators can collaborate to create a culture of responsiveness, supporting faculty flexibility that improves learner success.

Facilitators: Dana Gray and Maryann Lamer (Rogers State University)

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Personalize Your Google Scholar Library

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: Creating a personalized Google Scholar Library helps researchers work more efficiently and reduces the overwhelm that can come from such a large quantity of options from results in the Google Scholar search.

Facilitators: Ally Sharp (Langston University)

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Exploring H5P: What it means, and how to use it to create dynamic, engaging OER

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: Dynamic, interactive content can enhance Open Educational Resources such as textbooks and other online materials and allow for greater student satisfaction and higher levels of retention, comprehension, and understanding. H5P, or HTML-5 Packages, make it simple to create customized content such as dialog cards, image collages, drag-the-words, memory games, and much more—all of which can be added to Pressbooks and other publishing platforms. This presentation will help participants understand what HTML5 means and why it’s so important to the modern web, and also demonstrate the process of locating, customizing, and implementing interactive H5P elements in OER materials.

Facilitators: Simon Ringsmuth (Oklahoma State University)

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How to Use Pressbooks to Create Your Next OER

PXM-Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Description: 2022 Oklahoma OER Summit: Presented by Amy Song and Jocelyn Jones (Pressbooks), This session will provide information and platform guidance for both novices and experts when creating an OER in Pressbooks. Two representatives from Pressbooks will take you through the process from start to finish.

Facilitators: Amy Song and Jocelyn Jones (Pressbooks)

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Accessibility: Let’s Talk About It!

PXM-Staff — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0000

Description: This round table brings together all types of practitioners to talk about tangible ways we incorporate accessibility into every role, responsibility, and process. This discussion is a space to learn alongside one another as we share accessibility best practices and resources. Bring your experiences, questions, and curiosity!

Facilitators: Cristina Colquhoun and Dr. Kathy Essmiller (Oklahoma State University)

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