Interactive open educational resources : a guide to finding, choosing, and using what's out there to transform college teaching / John D. Shank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shank, John D., author.

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet research.

Electronic information resources.

Internet in higher education.

Open learning.

Physical Description:

xvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2014]

Summary:

"Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), this one-of-a-kind book demonstrates the best tools, resources, and techniques for discovering, selecting, and integrating interactive open educational resources (OERs) into the teaching and learning process. The author examines many of the best repositories and digital library websites for finding high quality materials, explaining in depth the best practices for effectively searching these repositories and the various methods for evaluating, selecting, and integrating the resources into the instructor's curriculum and course assignments, as well as the institution's learning management system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Interactive Learning Materials: Setting the Stage 1

1 Interactive Learning Materials: Engaging Learners in the Emerging Digital World 3

2 Defining an Emergent Class of Educational Resources: Interactive Multimedia Modules, Simulations, and Games 11

Part 2 Finding ILMs: A Digital Exploration 19

3 The Discovery Process: The Art of Discovering ILMs 21

4 The Pioneers: Searching Online Educational Repositories in North America and the United Kingdom 35

5 The Educators: Searching College and University Educational Repositories 61

6 The Entrepreneurs: Textbook Publishers, Entertainment Media, and Educational Software Companies 83

7 The Exhibitors: Museums, Professional Organizations, and Governmental Organizations 95

Part 3 Choosing and Using ILMs 111

8 The Selection Process: How to Choose and Evaluate ILMs 113

9 The Implementation Process: How to Instruct and Engage Students through ILMs 129

10 The Assessment Process: The Impact of ILMs on Student Learning 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shank, John D. Interactive open educational resources

ISBN:

1118277457

9781118277454

OCLC:

863100332

Publisher Number:

99957246736