The Cowbell
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Implementing Open Educational Resources (OER) into Your Course
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This article is the third part in our series on OER. You can read more about Open Educational Resources and Affordable Educational Resources in part one and two alternative models for textbooks, Inclusive Access and Equitable Access, in part two. I’m ready to adopt an Open Educational Resource (OER) – how do I find a…
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Inclusive and Equitable Access Models for Course Materials: Comparisons with OER and AER
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This article is the second part to our post about Open Educational Resources and Affordable Educational Resources. It is important to acknowledge a few other contenders in the push to lower textbook costs for students: Equitable Access and Inclusive Access. Equitable access replaces the costs of textbooks with a fee added to students’ tuition at…
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Intro to Open Educational Resources and Affordable Educational Resources
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What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? You will find multiple definitions of OER, but for our use, we will focus on the 2017 definition from UNESCO, Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under…
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Event Follow-Up: Improving Accessibility in Learning Materials
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On Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024, CATL teamed up with Assistant Professor of Humanities, Kristopher Purzycki, for a workshop on improving the accessibility of educational resources shared in courses and on campus. This session explored common accessibility pitfalls in crafting digital learning materials, covering tasks like creating and sharing PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, and Canvas elements such…
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Three Types of Activities (Absorb, Do, Connect)
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In higher education, the effectiveness of teaching plays a significant role in how students engage with the material and achieve learning outcomes. One approach to structuring the course activities involves categorizing them into three distinct types: Absorb, Do, and Connect. By classifying activities this way and designing them intentionally to meet dynamic learning objectives, instructors…