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#GoOpen Phase 4

Ensuring High Quality Learning Resources

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Revising and�Remixing a Rubric

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Dan McDowell

Director of Instructional Technology

Grossmont Union High School District

dmcdowell@guhsd.net

@danmcdowell

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Driving Questions

  • What tool or rubric are you using for quality assurance of instructional materials?�
  • How often will you review and refresh openly licensed educational resources?

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Driving Questions

  • What tool or rubric are you using for quality assurance of instructional materials?
    1. How are you currently selecting materials?
    2. Are ALL classroom materials currently reviewed?
    3. How are Open Educational Resources different than traditional resources?

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Step 1: Identify Resource Types

Core Content

(Textbook-style Materials, Williams Settlement)

Supplemental Materials

(Videos, readings, primary sources, etc.)

Instructional Materials

(Lesson plans, projects, assessment options, etc.)

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Types of Resources

Source

License

Use Guidelines

Rubric Category

Open Textbook-Style Materials

CK-12, OpenStax, or other open resources

Open (Creative Commons or other similar)

Make a copy and update as needed.

Core Content

Videos

YouTube, Vimeo,

Copyrighted.

Link or embed.

Supplemental Resources

Online Articles, Primary Sources, etc.

News sites, university websites, article repositories, etc.

Copyrighted unless otherwise designated.

If copyrighted, link. Include teaching resources when possible.

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If open, make a copy. Integrate teaching resources.

Supplemental Resources

Online Simulations

Education websites - free and commercial, subject-area

Copyrighted.

If copyrighted, link. Include teaching resources when possible.

Supplemental Resources

Printed Materials

Is it relevant?

Is a printed resource relevant for this topic?

Copyrighted.

Printed materials can referenced and cited, but not included (e.g. scanned)

Supplemental Resources

Teaching Resources - Found

Is it a quality resource?

Can it be used “as is” without modification?

Copyrighted unless otherwise designated.

If copyrighted, link.

Instructional Resources

Teacher Resources - GUHSD Created

Does the resource meet our quality controls?

Does it need modification / updating?

Teacher / GUHSD places an open license on it.

If open, finalize a copy to be used with the OER collection,

Instructional Resources

Resource Type Document

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Step 2: Remix a Rubric

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GUHSD Generic Rubric | Science Version

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Step 3: Review

  1. Initial Review
    • Use the rubric for collected resources.
    • Examples
      • World History: Collection | Curation
      • Science 1/2: Collection | Curation
  2. Ongoing Review
    • Every two years

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#GoOpen Phase 4

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Revising and

Remixing a Rubric

Dan McDowell

Director of Instructional Technology

Grossmont Union High School District

dmcdowell@guhsd.net

@danmcdowell

Initial Review Process

  1. Identify resource types
    • Core content
    • Supplemental resources
    • Instructional materials
  2. Develop rubric that allows efficient review
  3. Multiple layers of reviews
    • OER Team Review
    • Secondary Reviews

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Ongoing Review Process

  1. In depth reviews every two years.�

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General GUHSD Documents

  • Resource Types

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NGSS Earth and Space Systems

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World History

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More Resources

  1. What tool or rubric are you using for quality assurance of instructional materials?
  2. How often will you review and refresh openly licensed educational resources?

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