Overview

This 4-week, instructor-led course provides an overview and insights into the key issues of OER. These resources have the potential to revolutionize how we teach and increase equity in online learning. Over the four-week course, you will explore, discuss, evaluate, and identify resources that are beneficial to your teaching and leadership experiences.

Learners who complete this course have the opportunity to earn the Open Educational Resources for Instruction Certificate.

Outcomes

As a result of completing course activities and assignments, participants will:

  • Assess their current knowledge of Open Educational Resources
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of OER use in higher education settings.
  • Use an OER repository to find OER resources to support instruction.
  • Evaluate OER for appropriateness and quality.
  • Create a strategy for using OER in the classroom.
  • Identify a potential open textbook for use in a higher-education classroom or program.
  • Evaluate the open textbook using specific assessment criteria.
  • Identify the Creative Commons licensing and usage rights for OER.
  • Discuss issues and trends related to OER in the higher-education classroom or program.
  • Create and modify an Individual Learning Plan based on what was learned during the course.
  • Identify next steps in using OER for instructional purposes.

Enrolling is EASY!

  1. Login or create an account.
  2. Enter payment information.
  3. Look for access links in your inbox.

If you are an institutional contact and want to register multiple people from your organization, please contact ION at ion@uis.edu. We can bulk enroll participants from a list.

Foundations of Open Educational Resources

Cost:

$345.00

Duration:

4 weeks

Program

This course is a part of the Open Educational Resources for Instruction Certificate program, which includes the following courses:

You must complete the following courses to be eligible for the OER professional certificate:

  • Foundations of Open Education Resources
  • Using Open Education Resources to Support Instruction
  • Creating and Sharing OERs for Online Learning

In addition, you must successfully complete one of the following electives:

  • Universal Design Principles for Online Learning
  • Instructional Design for Online Course Development

Planning

Prerequisite: None

See the proposed course schedule  and important registration dates to help plan your learning path. 

Discounts

Learners pursuing the Open Educational Resources for Instruction Certificate can receive a 12.5% discount by .

Discount codes

If you are from a community college that receives a discount on ION courses, please acquire your code from the ION contact at your institution or email ion@uis.edu before registering. 

Community college members must also use their college email for verification.