A. Discuss the difference between online educational content and openly licensed educational content
In my opinion, openly licensed educational content is a subset of online educational content.
Oline educational content can be any sources people can access, it can be online course videos, can be research paper, or online textbooks; people can find them online and use them, but some online educational might need permission to access, like this course, EDCI 339 at UVic, UVic students need to register the course, pay the tuition, then they can access this excellent online educational content. However, openly licensed educational content allow public to access the educational resources and to modify appropriately without permission.
B. Find an open educational resources (OER) and present it on your portfolio, either by linking, embedding, or by including a screenshot
First, the video below well explains what open educational resources are.
One OER I use the most is an educational website called Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/). On the website there are many free courses, including Math, Science, Economics, etc.
C. Review the OER using the evaluation guide found in the tutorial, provide a brief comment on this process in your post
I found it useful when I was a freshman. To be honest, as a Chinese I was bad at Calculus. I was conflicting with derivitives problems and I found an educational video on Khan Academy.
According to the evaluation guide, the calculas teaching videos have a high relevance. The content of the videos highly fit my calculus course, they directly address many learning objectives in the course. And the video content were all accurate, the instructors in the videos are experienced teachers, students can watch the videos without worries about typos or major errors. Also, I think the quality of the resources is high, instructors usually show a very clear problem-solving procedure. Most of the teaching videos include subtitles, and some of them even offer different language options for non-native English speakers, which also show a high accessibility. Furthermore, the Khan academy videos have some interactivity. Viewers can leave comments under the videos, and the instructors encourage viewers to discuss any problems about the topics. After every chapter, there was a little quiz to check viewers’ understanding about the topics. In addition, about the licensing, most of materials in this website are allowed for educational reuse.
D. Discuss how you might use OER in your own life or professional work.
I am major in ECON, sometimes when I do not understand any economic concept, I will search for some teaching videos on Khan Academy because I prefer that someone could use interesting examples to explain to me.