Teaching and Learning

This guide provides instructor a basic understanding of Open Educational Resources (OER), including how to find, evaluate, use, and adapt OER materials for their own curriculum.

I am writing this from OpenEd15 in Vancouver. And this is a call to my like-minded compatriots spread across our conference rooms here, but also to the tweeps and digitalactivists I’ve worke…

New report shows alternative textbook model could save students a billion dollars.

Look no further than this guide to what the Creative Commons Licenses mean for you as the user and as the creator. And it's done in plain English!

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The number of faculty members choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks has nearly doubled in the last year, but awareness over all remains low.

The changes in global LMS adoption patterns we are beginning to observe may spell trouble for Moodle’s long-term sustainability.

Open Access Monographs - Current initiatives and progress on sustainable models for making monographs openly accessible Webinar for Open Access Week Tuesday,...

UVenus writers respond to the recent controversies related to academic publishing.

Thanks to the broadest view of the installed base of LMS solutions across the globe, we can see a duopoly from Moodle and Blackboard Learn.

The Described and Captioned Media Program is a free-loan library of accessible educational media for use by teachers and family member of K-12 students with a vision or hearing loss. This U.S. Department of Education-funded program also serves as a clearinghouse of accessibility information and training resources as well as a gateway to accessibility information from partnering organizations.

The site home page

A description and definition of CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services.

Accessibility tutorial/training

A resource for creating a more accessible syllabus.

A summary of accessibility testing done on Canvas LMS.

Designing for accessibility in Moodle.

Google Classroom is the easiest way to start with a blended classroom. Google Classroom allows you to assign work and collect it. You do not need to

"Paper or Tablet? Reading Recall and Comprehension"

In a survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers, a majority say digital tools encourage students to be more invested in their writing by encouraging personal expression and providing a wider audience for their work.

Use and assessment of student blogging.