Introduction

It is beneficial to include introductory information for your asynchronous course, as it will describe the purpose of the program and other house keeping information such as whether or not there will be optional in-person meetings.

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Open Education Training Program for Instructors and Staff

Welcome to [name of institution] Open Education Training Program for instructors and staff! I am delighted that you can join us. This training will support instructors in learning more about open education (OE) and help you develop the skills you need to start an open educational resources (OER) project.

How does this program work?

• OER: 101
• Copyright & Open Licensing
• Finding & Evaluating OER
• Adapting & Creating OER

Time Commitment & Program Structure:

Each module will take one week to complete. There are 4 components to each module:

1.  Warm-Up (Recommended): Each module includes a short warm-up activity, such as a video clip and a short survey. Warm-up activities will take no more than 10 minutes to complete.  I encourage you to complete each warm-up activity prior to viewing the pre-recorded lecture, so you can fully engage in the activities embedded in the lecture.

2.  Pre-Recorded Lecture (Required): The pre-recorded lectures (approximately 40 minutes of content) have been developed by the program’s facilitator and will introduce all participants to the module content. There will be interactive questions and activities embedded in the pre-recorded lectures to help you test your understanding of the material. The slides will also be made available as a PDF document.

3.  Building Block Activity (Recommended): Each module will have a building block assignment which is designed to help you apply your new knowledge and create deliverables that feed directly into the planning and development of an OER project. The time commitment for these activities will vary, but will typically take 20-30 minutes to complete.

4.  Additional Resources: For those who would like to delve deeper into the module content, I have included a set of additional readings and videos for each module. These are not mandatory.

5. Drop-In Zoom Q&A Sessions with the Facilitators (Optional): The facilitator will be hosting two optional drop-in Zoom Q&A sessions to answer any questions participants may have about the training program. Each participant has been sent an Outlook invite for the sessions with the Zoom information; however, the information is also listed below:

• Drop-In Zoom Session #1: Date and Time
  • Zoom link | Meeting ID # | Passcode #
• Drop-In Zoom Session #2: Date and Time
  • Zoom link | Meeting ID # | Passcode #

Discussion Forums Used in this Program:

• Course Announcements Forum: Program announcements will be posted in this forum.

• Building Block Activity Forums: Participants are encouraged to post their completed Building Block activities for each module to their respective building block forums. While these forums will be monitored by the facilitator(s), I encourage participants to also provide peer feedback.

• Discussion Forum: Participants are encouraged to post questions, thoughts, ideas, progress updates, and any challenges they encounter on this forum. The forum will be monitored by the facilitator(s), but I also encourage participants to respond to each other and provide peer feedback.

Important! [Name of learning management system] is meant to be a safe, private space where you and your fellow module participants can interact. Please treat the information you read there as confidential.

Program Facilitator(s):

• Name, Job Title, Department, Email address
• Name, Job Title, Department, Email address

Program Credits: