Chapter 3 – Adapting
In this chapter, the goal is to demonstrate your ability to critically evaluate and adapt an existing Open Educational Resource (OER) to meet the diverse needs of students better. By focusing on assessment, accessibility, and inclusivity, you will develop a plan to modify an OER in a way that ensures it is both accessible to all learners and reflective of a variety of cultural perspectives.
You are not expected to fully implement these changes in the OER itself but rather to provide a detailed plan for how you would approach the adaptation process. Additionally, you will reflect on how these changes would enhance the learning experience for a diverse group of students.
Key Concepts:
- Assessment: Adapt the OER to include varied assessment methods that align with your learning objectives and accommodate different learning preferences and abilities.
- Accessibility: Ensure your adapted OER is accessible to all learners, including those with disabilities, by integrating accessible design features (e.g., alt text, captions, screen-reader compatibility).
- Inclusivity: Make adjustments to ensure the content is culturally sensitive and represents diverse perspectives, providing an inclusive learning environment for students of all backgrounds.
Instructions for Completing Chapter 3:
1. Select an Existing OER:
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- If you need help locating OER materials, refer to the resources from the OER Advocate Pressbook. There, you’ll find guidelines and strategies for identifying high-quality OER materials across various platforms. This may serve as inspiration as you select an OER that fits your teaching goals.
- Some recommended platforms include:
- Choose an OER that is relevant to your teaching practice. This could be a textbook chapter, a video lecture, an interactive learning tool, or any educational resource that you use or plan to use in your course.
- Provide a link to the original source material in the form below. This will allow us to review the resource as part of your adaptation plan. If the OER comes from a platform that offers multiple formats (e.g., PDF, HTML, etc.), please clarify which format you’re working with in your adaptation plan.
2. Create an Adaptation Plan:
Your adaptation plan should be a clear and concise outline of how you would modify the selected OER in the areas of assessment, accessibility, and inclusivity. Below are the specific parameters and expectations for your submission.
Instructions for Each Section of the Plan:
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- Assessment:
- Review the current assessments in the OER and consider how they align with your course’s learning objectives.
- In your plan, describe how you would modify or add to the assessment methods to support a variety of learning styles and abilities.
- For example, would you add quizzes, projects, group work, or reflective assignments? How would these new or modified assessments better align with the learning objectives and cater to different student needs?
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