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SkillsCommons OER Makeover Strategy with SoftChalk
General links
Session 1: Hidden Potential
Introduce participants to the SkillsCommons Open Educational Resources (OER) makeover strategy with SoftChalk. Participants will discover the benefits of using SoftChalk to makeover OER and explore the free tools in SkillsCommons to support successful makeovers to achieve goals more cost-effectively and efficiently.
Resources for makeovers of lessons with SoftChalk using materials from SkillsCommons:
SkillsCommons: Makeover OER materials
SkillsCommons: SCORM presentations for download to reuse and edit in SoftChalk
SoftChalk: Above materials after they've been made into a lesson in SoftChalk
SkillsCommons: Additional materials for reuse in SoftChalk
SkillsCommons: Interactive simulation for use in a lesson
SoftChalk: Lesson with above simulation embedded into the lesson
SkillsCommons: Downloadable course materials for reuse and editing in SoftChalk
SoftChalk: Course module using above materials
SkillsCommons support resources:
Downloading materials from SkillsCommons
Reusing materials from SkillsCommons
Guide to revising and reusing OER
Accessibility requirement guidelines
Assuring the quality of online and hybrid instruction
Finding more Open Educational Resources
SoftChalk resources:
Session 2: Design on a Dime
Demonstrate how to quickly and easily reuse Open Educational Resources (OER) found in SkillsCommons using the tools of SoftChalk. Participants will be guided in a step-by-step process on how to freely download packaged presentations from SkillsCommons and successfully upload them to a new lesson wrapped in SoftChalk.
Finding content on SkillsCommons:
SoftChalk resources:
Session 3: Love it and Embed it
Demonstrate how to embed found in SkillsCommons using SoftChalk’s tools. In this interactive presentation participants will get hands on practice on how to reuse and remix an Open Educational Resource (OER) simulation with corresponding interactive lab activity found in SkillsCommons and embed them in a SoftChalk lesson.
Session 4: Extreme Makeover
Understand the process of reusing, revising and remixing Open Educational Resources (OER) for an online course found in SkillsCommons using SoftChalk’s tools to transform them into interactive, accessible materials. Materials in this makeover include readable pdfs, images, embedded videos/presentations, quizzes, an OER textbook, activities, and more.
Speakers
Gerry Hanley
MERLOT, SkillsCommon, California State University Long Beach
Sue Evans
SoftChalk
Rick Lumadue
SkillsCommons, California State University Long Beach