From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:41:39 -0400

A few years ago I tried without success to drum up support to build a
site for curated OER materials.  The need for this is growing, as the
use of OER grows (and will continue to grow).  The problem, as I see
it, is that OER often requires a great deal of adaptation by
individual instructors, many of whom don't have the time or ability to
do this work.  A curated site would identify the good stuff and
provide guidance for instructors.  It goes without saying that the
commercial textbook publishers all do an excellent job of this.
That's why they enjoy such a wide and profitable following.

Joe Esposito


On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:04 AM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Charlotte Roh <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:29:50 -0400
>
> Hm, this is interesting question. I know there are videos on how to evaluate
> websites or Wikipedia, but I don't know about OERs. This might be because
> there are so many different types of multimedia.
>
> We don't include evaluation on our libguide
> (http://guides.library.umass.edu/oer) but when I mention that certain
> resources are peer-reviewed, faculty definitely appreciate it.
>
> If you get any responses off list, I'd be interested to hear them!
>
> Best,
> Charlotte
>
>
> Charlotte Roh
> Scholarly Communications Resident Librarian
> W.E.B. Du Bois Library
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA  01003
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: "TAYLOR, TUCKER" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:28:54 +0000
>
> Hi all-
>
> I'm working on a libguide about open educational resources, mainly focused
> on materials used in teaching.  I wanted to include a page
> about how to evaluate open educational resources.   Can anyone point
> me to some good sources?  I'm particularly interested in short video, but
> would be happy for any information that could be useful for my faculty and
> students to use to evaluate this information.
>
> Thanks very much-
>
> Tucky
>
> Tucker Taylor
> Head, Circulation Department
> Thomas Cooper Library
> University of South Carolina
> Columbia, SC 29208
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