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QUESTION 1.1 Where can you find OERs for your teaching? Provide at least five
database names. ........................................................................................................... 1
QUESTION 1.2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using OERs for teaching
in your context?
QUESTION 1.3 Provide advice for under-resourced schools as to how they can
increase their access to teaching and learning resources ..............................................3
QUESTION 2.1 How could you use the Think-Pair-Share strategy in a subject you teach?
Provide the subject, grade, and question(s) you will give the pairs of learners .............4
QUESTION 2.2 What are the benefits and challenges of using this approach? .............5
QUESTION 2.3 How will you provide feedback to the pairs and whole class? ............... 6
QUESTION 3.1 Create a single-point rubric to assess a topic/task in your subject with
at least 3 criteria. Change the headings to reflect the terms you use in class.
QUESTION 3.2 What are the benefits and challenges of using a single-point rubric? ... 8
References ..................................................................................................................... 9
QUESTION 1.1 Where can you find OERs for your teaching? Provide at least five
database names.
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are educational materials that are freely
accessible and can be used for teaching, learning, and research purposes (Smith,
2015). These resources, which include text, media, and other digital assets, are often
openly licensed, allowing educators and students to use, adapt, and share them
without restriction (Johnson & Collins, 2017). Five databases where educators can
find OERs:
OER Commons - A comprehensive digital library where educators can find, share, and
collaborate on a wide range of high-quality OERs (Davis, 2018).
MERLOT - A curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty
development services contributed and used by an international education community
(Roberts & Wilson, 2019).
OpenStax - A nonprofit educational initiative that offers students free textbooks that
meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses (Turner, 2020).
MIT OpenCourseWare - An initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) to publish all of the educational materials from its undergraduate and graduate-
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