OER: Open Educational Resources

According to The OER Handbook there are eight steps to teaching with OERs.

1. Assess the validity and reliability of the OER.
2. Determine placement within the curriculum, if not already done. Note that some OER integration may be abandoned at this point if the OER relates poorly to the rest of the curriculum.
3. Check for license compatibility. (See License Incompatibility in Licensing for more details).
4. Eliminate extraneous content within the OER (assuming the license permits derivatives).
5. Identify areas of localization (see Adapt OER).
6. Remix with other educational materials, if applicable (see Adapt OER).
7. Determine the logistics of using the OER within the lesson. For example, you may need to print handouts for learners. In other cases special software may be needed.
8. Devise a method of evaluation or whether the currently planned evaluation needs adjustment (see Evaluation for more details).

Reprinted from The OER Handbook by Open Education Resource Foundation and licensed under CC-BY-SA