Great this OER

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Every so often I discover a little gem and I thought I would both share this and add it my blog for quick reference later. A purpose built course to facilitate the sharing of good practice in Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Let the sections get you all excited because the contents amount to over 200 pages and a 3 day training package that can be tailored to meet your own requirements. All free to use with some perfectly reasonable restrictions:

The content contained in this facilitator’s guide is available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License.
You are free to:
·    Share – copy, distribute and transmit the work
·    Remix – adapt the work.
Under the following conditions:
·    Attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
·    Share Alike – If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a compatible license.

So if you are interested in ODL it is well worth a look.

Commonwealth of Learning - Training Educators: "Training Educators to Design and Develop ODL Materials (VUSSC course) 

• Module 1: Principles of Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
• Module 2: Instructional Design Models
• Module 3: Needs Analysis
• Module 4: Developing a Learner Profile
• Module 5: Methods of Delivery (including learner support)
• Module 6: Developing Content for Open and Distance Learning
• Module 7: Assessment in ODL
• Module 8: Developing a Student Guide
• Module 9: Relevant Technologies
• Module 10: Course Evaluation
• Module 11: Other Key Issues Associated with ODL Material Development

The complete course is available for download below in a useful word format this could save hours of work and help you get started, 'good old OER'

Training Educators to Design and Develop ODL Materials (March 2008) .doc (5MB)