The six online teaching modules are all available below. If you would like to see the modules, including the SCORM packages, in the context of a learning management system, visit www.ecarleton.ca and follow the steps to sign up for a free account.
Open Education Expansion Pack
Experiential Learning Expansion Pack
1. Open Educational Resources
This module explores the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in teaching and learning. It describes the key characteristics of OERs, and shares several important reasons for including them in a course. By describing their value both to the student and the instructor, by the end of the module, participants should have the resources they need to search out and incorporate OERs into learning activities.
Topics
- Defining Open Educational Resources (OERs)
- What do OERs include?
- Key characteristics of OERs
- Copyright and licensing models
- What is Creative Commons?
- Why are individuals and institutions engaged in OER?
- Benefits
- Arguments
- How can OER make a difference in teaching and learning?
- Available Open Educational Resources
- Examples including open universities, iTunes U, etc.
By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Define different copyright models and usage rights for educational resources;
- Identify the benefits and challenges of OERs in teaching and learning;
- Locate sources of OERs specific to their discipline;
- Develop a learning activity that uses OERs in the design.
2. Open Data
This module explores the use of open data in teaching and learning. It discusses the types of skills necessary for data management and the potential challenges of embedding data pedagogies into course assignments. Through case studies and commentary, participants will recognize the potential value of using open data in their teaching, learning and research projects. By the end of the module, participants should have the information and tools they need to embed open data into learning activities.
Topics
- Data in teaching and learning
- What is data?
- Getting data
- Common errors in data
- Structured data
- Data skills
- Open data in teaching and learning
- What is open data?
- Empowering scholarship
- Related open initiatives
- Critical analysis
- Civic engagement
- Challenges with open data
- Types of open data
- Sources of open data
- Using open data
By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Discuss basic principles of open data;
- Identify the benefits and challenges open data in teaching and learning;
- Locate sources of open data specific to their discipline;
- Elaborate on the concept of data aggregation;
- Develop an assessment based on the use of open data.
3. Open Access Publications
The goal of this module is for participants to recognize the benefits and challenges of using open access publications (OAP) in education and to locate OAP for use in a course. Open access (OA) refers to scholarly research and literature that is free to read and openly accessible on the Internet. Many educational institutions have open access policies to support open access publishing and the use of OAP in teaching and learning. In this module, participants will learn about the OA movement and dispel some of the myths about OAP. Participants will also review OA business models and look at venues for OA. Finally, participants explore considerations for using OAP in a course or module.
Topics
- What is open access?
- Characteristics of open access
- Open access business models
- Venues for open access publications
- Why open access?
- Advantages of open access
- Open access movement
- Origins of open access
- OAP in teaching and learning
- Challenges of using OAP
- Where to find OAP
Role of institutions - Learning more about OAP
By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Define licensing and access levels for scholarly publications;
- Discuss the benefits and challenges of OAP in teaching and learning.
- Locate sources of open access publications specific to their discipline;
- Develop a learning activity that includes the use of OAP.
4. Micro-Credentials and Badges
This module explores the use of micro-credentials and badges in teaching and learning. Through an examination of current use and effective practices, participants will recognize the benefits and challenges of incorporating micro-credentials and badges into their courses and programs.
Topics
- Micro-credentials in teaching and learning
- What are credentials/micro-credentials?
- Micro-credentials in education
- Benefits and challenges of using micro-credentials
- Digital badges and open badges
- What are badges?
- Designing and using badges
- Best practices for implementing badges
By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Define micro-credentials/badges and identify their current use in teaching and learning;
- Discuss best practices in badges and strategies for implementation;
- Identify course or program level accomplishments for badges;
- Design a plan to implement micro-credentials/badges into a series of course learning activities.
5. Social Media
This module explores the use of social media in teaching and learning. It discusses the different platforms through which it can be used to incorporate into course instruction, and best practices are shared for the successful implementation of the tools in a course. Through examples and descriptions, participants will recognize the importance of using social media in their teaching, learning and research projects. By the end of the module, participants should have the resources they need to incorporate social media into learning activities.
Topics
- Defining social media
- What does social media do?
- Using social media to develop professional skills
- Digital literacy
- Independent and self-directed learning
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Development of global citizens
- Inter-personal skills and networking
- Knowledge management
- Decision making
- Key social media platforms
- Benefits of using social media
- Considerations for adoption
- Faculty use of social media
- Best practices
- Expectations
- Presence
- Audience
- Quality
- Privacy
- Netiquette
By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Identify current uses of social media in teaching and learning;
- Discuss potential impacts of the use of social media;
- Apply guidelines on the ethical use of social media in education;
- Develop strategies for effective pedagogical use and considerations for implementation;
- Create a plan to include social media in a course.
6. ePortfolios
The goal of this module is for participants to explore the benefits and challenges of using ePortfolios for students and instructors, and to practice creating an ePortfolio assignment for a course. Participants will explore the evolution from paper portfolios to ePortfolios and discuss how ePortfolios are used in education. They’ll review the different types of ePortfolios, as well as several examples of each type. Participants will also discuss strategies and best practices for integrating ePortfolios into courses, including considerations for assessing ePortfolios.
Topics
- What are ePortfolios?
- What is a portfolio?
- Portfolios in education
- Why ePortfolios?
- ePortfolios in teaching and learning
- ePortfolios in education
- Product and process
- Types of ePortfolios
- ePortfolio building framework
- ePortfolio platforms
- Integrating ePortfolios
- Benefits and challenges
- Supporting reflective thinking
- Assessing ePortfolios
- Best practices
By the end of the ePortfolio module, participants will be able to:
- Identify the benefits and uses of ePortfolios;
- Compare and contrast product versus process oriented ePortfolios;
- Describe considerations for use of ePortfolios, including strategies for scaffolding activities and assignments;
- Align ePortfolio assignments to course and/or program learning outcomes;
- Develop an outline for an e-portfolio assignment, including assessment criteria.