Storing

List of Tools and Resources for Storing Open Educational Resources

LabSpace logoLabSpace

labspace.open.ac.uk

LabSpace is a space for educators to produce, reuse, remix and share open educational resources (OER).

 

OER Glue

http://www.oerglue.com/
 

Connecting teachers and students with Open Educational Resources

 

 Connexions

www.cnx.org
 
Connexions is a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organised as courses, books, reports, etc.
 

Jorum

www.jorum.ac.uk
Through Jorum, you can find, share and discuss learning and teaching resources, shared by the UK Further and Higher Education community.
 

NDLR

www.ndlr.ie
 
A free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty of higher education in Ireland to share their learning materials.

 Xpert

www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert/
A growing database of open learning resources suitable for students at all levels of study in a wide range of different subjects.
 
 

Flickr logoFlickr

www.flickr.com

Flickr is a photo sharing and management site which is popular in the OER community because you can search for photos which are licensed under creative commons for reuse, and often allow adaptation (repurposing) also Karen Cropper (OLnet) provides useful advice (olnet.org/node/374) on how to reference pictures correctly using www.imagecodr.org/ to create code to embed into the presentation which also puts the relevant cc licence icon(s).

 

Cloudworks

cloudworks.ac.uk

Described as a place to share, find and discuss learning and teaching ideas and experiences Cloudworks is being developed by the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University. It is part of the Open University Learning Design Initiative and is funded by both JISC and The Open University.

 

 

General 

Creative Commons logoCreative Commons

creativecommons.org

With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit — and only on the conditions you specify.

JISC Digital Media logoJISC Digital Media

www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

JISC Digital Media exists to help the UK's FE and HE communities embrace and maximise the use of digital media - and to achieve solutions that are, innovative, practical and cost effective.

Cloudworks logoMindmapping tools for use with OER

cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloud/view/2201

Great examples of mindmapping tools (some with explanations from users) in Cloudworks. Thanks to Giota (OLnet) for this recommendation.

OER Commons logoOER Commons Wiki - Tutorial

wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/index.php/Tutorial

The objective of this hands-on course is to help you quickly start using and creating open educational resources (OER)

HEA ESC logoOER FAQ

www.engsc.ac.uk/oer/faq

Answers to common questions raised about OER provided by the Higher Education Academy.

OER Handbook for EducatorsOER Handbook for Educators

wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one

This handbook is designed to help educators find, use, develop and share OER to enhance their effectiveness online and in the classroom

OER infoKit logoOER Infokit

openeducationalresources.pbworks.com

There are a number of considerations to take into account when dealing with OERs. These range from specific technical issues to barriers and enablers to institutional adoption. This infoKit aims to both inform and explain OERs and the issues surrounding them for managers, academics and those in learning support. It is aimed at senior managers, learning technologists, technical staff and educators with an interest in releasing OERs to the educational community.

 

This list is far from exhaustive so we welcome any further examples you have used to add to the list. Contact us.