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=The Search for OERs: Developing an online training module.=

My 'mashup' (only in the loosest sense of that word) on finding and creating OERs. I used **Zoho**'s presentation software, and **Jing** to record the presentation. I was going to use LTC's wiki, but couldn't figure out how to embed videos, so reverted to wikispaces. I also used **creately** (www.creately.com), **bubbl.us** (www.bubbl.us), and **YouTube** (to load and present my videos). Only Zoho is open source, and only bubbl.us uses some form of a creative commons license, but all were free or close to free (I have a $14.95 pro version of Jing)

My background images are from **Creative 103** (http://creativity103.com/). The remaining images are from **Flickr** (slide #, author & name of image listed after the presentations). Including this badge - an idea I stole from LTC's wiki. I spent quite awhile looking for music that I could use, and found some possibilities, but since Zoho doesn't allow me to embed sound and I was limited by Jing's 5 minute window I decided to ditch the soundtrack idea. Plus, sound really had nothing to do with creating an appropriate OER for my department. I would have loved to do something clever with the TV shows that are available for download via the Internet Archive (I love Popeye tracing the line):

media type="custom" key="4932677" I adore the Internet Archive, and wish that the OERs I typically create were more music/media related because it is a store house of useful stuff. I'm not a deadhead, but the Grateful Dead, for example, would provide some fabulous background music ('ve provided a short 'noodle' for you to listen to). media type="custom" key="4932783"

I wanted to embed some videos that I have access to, but I can't upload them to YouTube (don't have permission). I don't think they've entirely thought out all the issues involved in OERs, but these tutor training videos were created by Univesity of Saskatchewan, are free to use, and are available to me (I sent you a link last week to the videos).

Creative Commons' images from Flickr media type="custom" key="4930685"

All other images, except for one, are from "open" sites, but taking images of those sites is potentially not acceptable so I just linked. The Flickr photographs I used are: "Little Scribbles" by Sarah M http://www.flickr.com/photos/32194418@N05/4144348769 (slide #22) I was going to use this picture (but decided not to): "writing-tutor" by Foxtongue - http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/52372781/ (slide #8)

All that aside, this is my Jing presentation in 3 parts (total 15 minutes).

Part One (5 minutes) =media type="youtube" key="-eDtsBCRPao" height="340" width="560"=

Part Two (5 minutes) media type="youtube" key="8AwhOq3z0CQ" height="340" width="560"

Part Three (5 minutes) media type="youtube" key="_zOwt3dmdek" height="340" width="560"

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