Digital Learning Resources and Open Educational Resources | Dr. Primo G. Garcia

Summary

This session explores resource-based learning as a framework for utilizing digital learning resources in education. It highlights the shift from passive to active learning, emphasizing the importance of diverse resources—print, non-print, and human. The discussion includes the role of digital learning resources, their classifications, and the significance of Open Educational Resources (OER). OER promotes accessibility, adaptability, and collaboration while addressing the need for inclusivity. The session also outlines the advantages and disadvantages of OER, the legal frameworks governing them, and effective methods for locating these resources, ultimately showcasing their potential to enhance learning in a digital society.

Takeaways

• 📚 Resource-Based Learning promotes active learning by encouraging students to use various educational resources.
• 💻 Digital Learning Resources include a range of materials from simple images and videos to complex courseware designed to enhance education.
• 🌍 Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that can be freely used, adapted, and distributed, removing barriers to access.
• 👩‍🏫 Teachers are crucial as human resources in the classroom, but additional resources can further enrich the learning experience.
• 🤝 Digital resources support collaboration and problem-solving, catering to diverse student needs and learning styles.
• 🔄 Accessibility and currency are vital factors in selecting appropriate digital learning resources for educational purposes.
• 📖 OER can include full courses, assignments, multimedia applications, and more, contributing to a collaborative educational environment.
• 💡 Open licenses, like Creative Commons, allow creators to share their work while retaining credit, promoting resource sharing.
• ⚖️ While OER has many benefits, challenges include ensuring the accuracy of materials and addressing accessibility for all learners.
• 🌐 Various search engines exist to help educators find high-quality OER, enhancing the teaching and learning process.

Q & A

What is resource-based learning?

Resource-based learning is an educational model that promotes active learning, encouraging students to use various educational resources to seek information and solve problems.

How are students viewed in the context of modern education?

Students are seen as active constructors of knowledge rather than passive recipients of information from their teachers.

What are digital learning resources?

Digital learning resources are digitally formatted materials included in a course context, such as images, videos, audio clips, and courseware, which support learning outcomes.

What are the different formats of digital learning resources?

Digital learning resources can be categorized by format into text, graphics, audio, video, animation, and simulation.

Why are digital learning resources increasingly used in education?

The rise in digital learning resources is attributed to advancements in ICT, making them easily updated, interactive, and capable of expanding learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

Open Educational Resources are educational materials released with licenses that allow free use, adaptation, and distribution, fostering accessibility and collaboration in education.

What are some advantages of using OER?

Advantages of OER include freedom of access, lower costs for students, avoidance of vendor lock-in, and encouragement of pedagogical innovation.

What challenges are associated with OER?

Challenges include verifying the accuracy of OER, meeting accessibility requirements, and the potential lack of recognition for educators who create OER.

What is the role of Creative Commons in OER?

Creative Commons provides a range of licenses that allow authors to retain acknowledgment for their work while permitting sharing and adaptation under specified conditions.

How can one find high-quality OER?

High-quality OER can be found through specialized search engines like Jorum, OER Commons, and others that ensure resources are findable, clearly licensed, and trustworthy.