Teacher:Nellie Deutsch
Price:Free
Duration:60 minutes
Type:Public Class
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About the Class
Exploring Open Educational Resources (OER) and how we can make them work for us
FACILITATORS
Wayne Mackintosh
Founder of Wikieducator and elected member of the WikiEducator Community Council
Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago, Polytechnic, New Zealand
Nellie Deutsch
Facilitator
Active Member
Patricia Schlicht,
Co-Facilitator
Learning4Content Coordinator
WikiEducator
ABSTRACT
The Internet provides unique opportunities for educators to access, use, modify, and share educational materials. Open Educational Resources (OER), as these free materials are called, can include "full courses, textbooks, streaming videos, exams, software, and any other materials or techniques supporting learning ". The OER movement shows considerable potential to reduce cost, improve quality and widen access to educational opportunities. WikiEducator was launched in 2006 to turn tomorrow''s promise for OER into today''s reality for teachers, lecturers, and trainers around the world.
WikiEducator is an international community of educators committed to the development of OER at all levels of the education system. WikiEducators are returning to the core value of education, namely to share knoweldge freely. In this session, experienced WikiEducators will share what the concept of "OER" and explore ideas on how to get the most from this rewarding project.
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Agenda
Exploring Open Educational Resources and how we can make them work for us
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1. Welcome of participants (Nellie Deutsch)
2. Introduction of Facilitators (Nellie Deutsch)
3. Presentation by Dr. Wayne Mackintosh
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Keywords:
oer, open educational resources, wikieducator, eteaching, online teaching, e-learning
About Nellie Deutsch
(Teacher)
Profile Summary
Nellie is a Canadian English teacher to speakers of other languages (EFL/ESL) who has completed a three year doctoral program in educational leadership, specializing in curriculum and instruction at the University of Phoenix online. Nellie is researching instructor use of technology in blended learning courses in higher education around the world.
In addition to researching e-learning, Nellie is co-administrator and coordinator of a Moodle website at Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) which is a non-profit initiative to provide learners with free e-learning. Her goal is to promote e- learning worldwide in education, environmental issues, curriculum development, PTSD, Emergency Family Planning, Peace (Education4Peace), Storytelling, Second Life, Mindfulness Meditation Practice, Collaborative Instruction and e-Learning via Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL) and WikiEducator.
Nellie is an accredited PAIRS and Reiki practitioner with an interest in online distance healing. She conducts online presentations on Marriage Enrichment, Mindfulness meditation practice, and the Alexander technique via Blended Online Learning (BOL) using WiZiQ and IT4ALL Moodle.
Nellie has been teaching English as a foreign language for over 30 years and integrating technology into the ESL/EFL classroom since the mid 1990s.
Please feel free to contact Nellie for further information.
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