Group 4: "Open Courseware"

 

    1. Working together using this wiki
    2. Group members
    3. Online Resources
    4. Acrostic -
    5. The Big Question
    6. Enter Your Findings

 

Working together using this wiki

 

Think of this wiki as a shared online whiteboard. Your entire group can share information using this wiki, making your research accessible to everyone. Play around with this wiki: Notice how you can add comments to a page, see what people have changed, and edit all the text.

 

Group members

  • Xan
  • Leah
  • Carolyn
  • Member Name

 

 

Online Resources

 

  1. Open CourseWare links on del.icio.us

 

Spend some time looking at the website above. Click on the links to various resources and explore!

 

Make it work for YOU: Look for a course that interests you and go through the program, or have one of your students take an opencourse as an enrichment project. After all, the best way to learn about a new resource is to USE it!

 

 

 

Acrostic -

Opportunity for learning

Professional development

Each student use different course

Never closed

 

Comprehensive

Open to everyone

User friendly

Resourceful

Simple

Educational

Worldwide

Available anywhere with an internet connection

Ready to use

Effective

 

 

 

The Big Question

 

1. What is Open courseware and why is it important for teachers and students?

 

New opportunity to learn about topics of interest.  No fee, easy to use, well organized.  Good way to differentiate. 

 

2. Name a course that you or your students would be intrested in taking.

 

 Depend on individual and individual needs -- geared towards individual interest and learning.  Leah wanted to learn about sailing.

Enter Your Findings

 

 

 


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