Professional Development

Professional Development Competencies

Purpose: The following competencies provide a foundation on which to design faculty development training on topics related to open educational resources and practice.

Introductory

1. Discover open resources for teaching and learning

1.1 Define Open Educational Resources and Practices (5-Rs / Theory / Evidence of OER/OEP impact on student success and satisfaction)

1.1.1 Identify if/when you might apply these theories (*activity)

1.2 Locate repositories and other resources for finding relevant OER

1.2.1 Use a search tool to find OER (activity)

1.2.2 Select Appropriate OER – ancillary, full book, digital artifact, etc. (activity)

2. Identify basic principles of open licensing and its application(s)

2.1 Recognize the differences between Creative Commons (CC) licenses

2.1.1 Match the CC image to the license description (activity)

2.2 Distinguish the 5-Rs (Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute, Retain) in a variety of instructional settings

2.2.1 Scenario-based / H5P Branching Story (activity)

Advanced

3. Apply mechanisms for open-resource adoption

3.1 Evaluate viability of open resources

3.1.1. Apply a rubric to evaluate selected resources (UGLI)

3.2 Demonstrate some form of the 5Rs with open resources

3.2.1 Integrate open resources in the context of their course (make a page/handout and discuss)

3.2.1.1 Recognize steps and associated criteria for adopting / adapting / remixing OER with proper attribution and licensing

4. Utilize existing open resources in instructional settings

4.1 Examine principles of OPP

4.1.1 Apply a rubric to evaluate (activity 1 – read case studies / respond to multiple-choice questions)

4.2 Integrate OPP into a curriculum plan

4.2.1 Include OPP in a lesson (activity 2 – design approaches – discussion)

Mastery

5. Create new open resources for academic use

5.1 Create an open educational resource

5.1.1 Create a Pressbooks page (activity 1 – TEST DRIVE / add text, styling, annotation, and an h5p activity) – Submit Artifact

5.2 Collaborate on an open educational resource / pedagogical practice (w/colleagues or students)

5.2.1. build collaborative artifact in google, word, Pressbooks, website – Submit Artifact

6. Conduct research on open academic practices

6.1 Apply qualitative methodologies to open educational resources and/or practices

6.1.1 Design survey to assess the impact of OER/OPP

6.1.2 Reflect on what would I change, did students like it…(provide a template to have them build their own survey)

6.1.3 Iterate – add/enhance/revise

6.2 Apply quantitative methodologies to open educational resources and/or practices

6.2.1 Design research instrument using quantitative methodology

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