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Open Educational Resources (OER)

What platform or tool is right for me?

While not all OER are digital, the 5 Rs of OER mean that many OER are easily distributed online.

Educational Technology (edtech) is one tool faculty can use to deliver OER to students—however, sometimes the plethora of options can be overwhelming or difficult to navigate. These resources can help you familiarize yourself with the different options out there and decide how you want to deliver your OER content to your students.

Resource Description Use if:
OpenETC (Open EdTech Collaborative) The OpenETC is a community of educators, technologists, and designers sharing their expertise to foster and support open infrastructure for the BC post-secondary sector. You want to see actual examples of edtech use in actual instructional settings
The Open Page project A University of Windsor project, this page offers a collection of CC-licensed open videos & podcasts that overview edtech platforms and promises. You want informed evaluations and comparisons of existing edtech.
Scholarly Communication Technology Catalogue SComCat comprises a catalogue (knowledge base) of scholarly communication open technologies that provides an overview of the functionality, organizational models, dependencies, use of standards, and levels of adoption of each technology. You want a database of technologies, and you want to compare and contrast tools.
Tools of Engagement project Explore and reflect on innovative uses of emerging technology tools through self-paced, discovery activities. You want to engage in self-directed activities to familiarize yourself with existing tools and pedagogies.

 

Other tools/platforms

Below is an assortment of platforms and/or tools that can help you deliver your OER in an engaging and interactive manner. Check out this wonderful chapter written specifically about OER tools and platforms. Check it out here. If you have a specific need that is not met by these options, or have suggestions for tools to add to this page, please email Christina.Boyle@csi.cuny.edu.

Creating content

  • SPLOT
    SPLOT is an edtech philosophy that aims to simplify the process of posting content to the web without requiring the user to provide any personal information. See SPOLTs in action

Working with video

  • Travis Go
    Annotate videos collaboratively with Travis Go (click on "Open Example Project" to see it in action).
  • EdPuzzle
    Choose a video, give it your magic touch and track your students' comprehension.

Virtual Human Body

Interactive classrooms

  • H5P
    Create, share and reuse interactive HTML5 content in your browser.
  • Mentimeter
    Create interactive presentations with real-time input from online students with live polls, quizzes, word clouds, and Q&As.
  • Poll Everywhere
    Capture powerful feedback instantly during virtual meetings, classes, events, and more. Free for 25 responses per poll.
  • Socrative
    Create quizzes, polls, exit tickets, and more! Free tier available.
  • GoSoapBox
    Web-based clicker tool for Q&A, polling, quizzes, and more. Free for educators winh less than 30 students.
  • Quizalize
    Create quizzes and identify student learning progress. Free tier offers up to 3 classes and 5 activities.
  • Formative
    Create interactive content from pdfs, documents, or embedded websites. Free tier available.
  • Kahoot
    A game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

Video conferencing

  • Big Blue Button
    Open-source web conferencing system designed for online learning.
  • Jitsi
    Encrypted, open source video conferencing. No accounts needed.

Messaging software

  • Mattermost
    Open-source, privacy oriented alternative to Slack.