Open Educational Resources (OERs) are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. The use of OERs in your courses offers a transformative, cost-effective approach to education, enhancing curriculum design flexibility while promoting student engagement and success. By adopting OERs, you can customize high-quality educational content to meet the unique needs of your students and course objectives. This not only fosters a more inclusive and dynamic learning environment but also alleviates the financial burden of expensive textbooks for students. We encourage you to explore and consider integrating OERs into your courses for these compelling reasons.
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This refers to the right to make, own, and control copies of the content. For example, you can download, duplicate, store, and manage the content.
This is the right to use the content in a wide range of ways. For instance, you can use the content in a class, in a study group, on a website, or in a video.
This gives you the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself. A common example of this would be translating the content into another language.
This is the right to combine the original or revised content with other material to create something new. An example of this could be incorporating the content into a mashup.
This is the right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others. For example, you can give a copy of the content to a friend.
Recognizes the importance of respecting Indigenous knowledges and community protocols, ensuring that OERs honor and reflect the values and laws of Indigenous communities.
Emphasizes the duty of authors to work ethically, acknowledging the collective ownership of Indigenous knowledges and the need for informed consent from communities.
Encourages a mutual exchange, where the use of Indigenous knowledges in OERs benefits both the educational community and the Indigenous knowledge holders.
Highlights the significance of building and maintaining relationships with Indigenous communities, which is foundational for the ethical incorporation of their knowledges into OERs.
Reverence in the context of Indigenous OERs goes beyond mere acknowledgment. It embodies a deep respect for Indigenous knowledges, cultural practices, and spiritual connections. It recognizes that these knowledges are sacred and hold immense value.
Relevance focuses on making Indigenous knowledges meaningful and applicable within educational contexts. It aims to legitimize these knowledges by integrating them into curricula and learning materials.
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