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Introduction

This unit looks at the pedagogical issues involved in the creation and selection of self-study educational resources for a set of intended learning outcomes as exemplified here on OpenLearn. It is a unit about writing a unit. Although it considers the way that people at The Open University set about writing open-learning materials, it will not focus specifically on the University’s particular production system. Nor does it look deeply at the technical issues involved in producing certain types of media. It distinguishes between the different purposes of self-instruction and gives advice about techniques and strategies to help the learner when they are engaging with what we normally consider to be open-learning materials.

Learning Outcomes

After studying this unit you will:

  • be able to state your own motivation for producing self-study Open Educational Resources (OERs);
  • have investigated and analysed some of the research into online learning;
  • have evaluated some examples of educational resources for active open learning;
  • be able to plan a structured learning experience using a range of resources;
  • be able to construct an OpenLearn-style unit by remixing resources;
  • have considered how to evaluate your teaching resource.
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Creating open educational resources
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Introduction

This unit looks at the pedagogical issues involved in the creation and selection of self-study educational resources for a set of intended learning outcomes as exemplified here on OpenLearn. It is a unit about writing a unit. Although it considers the way that people at The Open University set about writing open-learning materials, it will not focus specifically on the University’s particular production system. Nor does it look deeply at the technical issues involved in producing certain types of media. It distinguishes between the different purposes of self-instruction and gives advice about techniques and strategies to help the learner when they are engaging with what we normally consider to be open-learning materials.

Learning Outcomes

After studying this unit you will:

  • be able to state your own motivation for producing self-study Open Educational Resources (OERs);
  • have investigated and analysed some of the research into online learning;
  • have evaluated some examples of educational resources for active open learning;
  • be able to plan a structured learning experience using a range of resources;
  • be able to construct an OpenLearn-style unit by remixing resources;
  • have considered how to evaluate your teaching resource.
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