Training
Self-paced Tutorials
- Introduction to Open Educational Resources (Word document)
- Introduction to OER: Self-Paced Tutorial: (Connexions)
- Open Textbook Adoption (5 steps)
- The “How Tos” of OER Commons
- Overview of OER (must have iTunes installed)
- Developing a Culture of Sharing and Receiving: Open Educational Resources (2/11/08 webinar)
- OER Handbook for Educators
- Quick Guide
- Why OER?
- OER Workshop Toolkit
- Textbook Writing Tutorial
- Intute: Virtual Training Suite
Blogs
Online Facilitated Courses and Seminars
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Save $$ with Free and Open Textbooks, @ONE Lunch ‘n Learn Desktop Seminar scheduled for Thursday, November 6th at noon (PST)
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Composing free and open online educational resources (Wikiversity online course, started 3/3/08)
MERLOT Open Textbook Project
The Student PIRGs and MERLOT formed a strategic alliance to promote use of open textbooks with the new Open Textbooks Project. Visitors to MERLOT can now find open textbooks using the Open Textbook category under Advanced Search > Material Type. See open textbooks listed at MERLOT. MERLOT members are encouraged to provide evaluation and commentary on the listed open textbooks. For details, visit MERLOT Innovations.
Google Book Search Help Center
How can I find books that I can download?
- Visit books.google.com
- Click on Advanced Search
- Search for downloadable books by clicking on the “Full view books” radio button before entering your search terms.
- Once you select a book from your results, you’ll see a “Download” button on the right side of the page if the book is out of copyright.
- Click the button to download a PDF of the book to your computer.
- Once the book is downloaded, you can print it and read it at your own pace.
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