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Chad Flinn; Jason Openo – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This paper examines the pervasive discourse of disruption in OER literature by recounting a facilitated conversation hosted at the 2023 Open Education Global conference held in Edmonton, Alberta. This dialogue used Bacchi's "what is the problem represented to be" (WPR) approach to structure the conversation in four movements. The first…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Persuasive Discourse, Conferences (Gatherings), Barriers
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Hillman, Angela R.; Brooks, Anna R.; Barr, Marcus; Strycker, Jesse – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
While open educational resources (OER) have gained popularity, nearly three quarters of faculty are not aware they are available for use. However, when used, they are well received and do not negatively impact quality of learning. OER can be used within a variety of platforms, including software that aims to be more interactive and engage students…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Instructional Effectiveness, Introductory Courses, Exercise Physiology
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Oelfke, Alissa L.; Sadowski, Jennifer A.; Mathwig Ramseier, Cari; Iremonger, Christopher; Volkert, Katrina; Dykman, Emily; Kuhl, Lynne; Baumann, Annie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This study evaluated a coordinated and collaborative pilot implementation of open educational resources (OER) across multiple disciplines including nursing, accounting, environmental science, religious studies, and finance. Participating faculty were qualitatively surveyed regarding their experience creating and implementing OER in a course.…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Textbooks, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Bethel, Edward – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Open educational resources (OER), are openly licensed text, media, and other digital and analog assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and research. Recent research has shown that in courses where open textbooks are assigned, students perform as well as or better than students in similar courses with commercially licensed textbooks.…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Textbook Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lane, David C.; Goode, Claire – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This paper describes the functionality, scalability, and cost of implementing and maintaining a suite of open source technologies, which have supported hundreds of thousands of learners in the past year, on an information technology infrastructure budget of less than US$10,000 per year. In addition, it reviews pedagogical opportunities offered by…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Postsecondary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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McGreal, Rory – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Institutions in many jurisdictions are in the process of implementing Open Educational Resources (OER). This short paper is based on a report commissioned by Contact North/Contact Nord as part of their Pockets of Innovation series to better understand the impact of OER implementations at diverse institutions. The investigation looks into 13…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Community Colleges, Universities, Canada Natives