Title: Stage 4
Course: Stage 0 - Orientation

Resources and Open Educational Resources

In Stage 4 we start by initiating a Resource Audit. We then extend the possibilities for finding appropriate resources by introducing Open Educational Resources (OER) and exploring licencing conditions - Copyright vs Creative Commons. Our next focus is on searching for OER in Open Repositories. At the end of this stage you will examine the quality of your identified resources guided by a set of questions, and then take stock of your progress with your Moodle course. Finally you will prepare an Action Plan for completing your new online course.

Stage 4 Outcomes: On completion of this stage, participants will have:

  - performed a Resource Audit
  - gained an understanding of Open Educational Resources (OER)
  - understood the Creative Commons approach to materials licensing
  - learned how to find OER
  - learned how to assess the quality of OER
  - formulated an action plan for improving their blended/online course