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WikiEducator provides several tools for identification and use of OER including the Exemplary Collection of Open eLearning Content Repositories . Lola Exchange  provides learning objects and learning activities available for searching by topic, title, discipline, or author.  Disciplines listed are Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Arts, Education, and Humanities.  All materials are reviewed according to standard criteria by volunteers. Curriki  is a global education and learning community dedicated to providing quality learning materials worldwide.  Learning materials can be searched by the following topics:Arts, Educational Technology, Foreign Languages, Health, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Vocational Education.  A re-launch of the site is planned soon to add the following new features:

• Access information, tools, and resources from the new member home page .
• View and comment on other members' learning resources .
• Edit and collaborate on learning materials, and build collections and resources with Currikulum Builder .
• Develop content in the Currikulum Builder with templates .
• Manage your own contributions and collections, as well as your user profile and blog, using your personalized space in MyCurriki .

Col knowledge finder

COL Knowledge Finder is a service that searches reliable sources of information in open and distance learning and provides organization tools. Emphasis is on international development goals like poverty alleviation, health and education for all. The COL Knowledge Finder service is provided by The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) which is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. To use the search tool, click on "Search". Then follow the guidelines on the screen. More details are available from the Orientation . Training videos for effective searching and use of the COL Knowledge Finder tools are available.

Creative commons

Creative Commons provides a way to find shareable photos, music, text, books, and other educational material utilizing Creative Commons enabled search services at Google, Yahoo!, Flickr, blip.tv, Owlmusic, and SpinXpress. A Content Curators wiki area is available that provides a list of curators of Creative Commons-licensed content. Users are invited to contribute to and edit this list themselves.

Edu2.0

Take a tour of Edu2.0 to discover all browsable shared course content organized by topic. Resources include quizzes, webquests, presentations, projects, experiments, courses, classes, curricula, audio, video, powerpoint, excel and other kinds of attachments.

Activity

Experience

• Review the criteria available from MERLOT’s Peer Review process.
• Go to OER Commons , MERLOT , Connexions , and FREE  to search for content in your teaching discipline.
• View the CNBC  video interview with Scott McNealy about Curriki.
• Visit the OWL Institute Portal to search for resources, people and communities; browse courses and home pages or create your own.

Reflect

• Participate in the latest OER Commons Survey and check the results.
• Visit the OER Matters Discussions to read and post comments about the How and Why of OER:

"Share your thoughts, experiences and expertise on the OER movement, its challenges and potential impact. Why does OER matter, how does it work, and what are the possibilities for the future of use and re-use of open education content?"

Apply

1.  Review learning materials at OER Commons . Type keywords in the Search box in the upper right corner of the screen to identify at least one OER to review.

• Click on Save this Search.
• Sort by Rating. Click on the title of the OER you want to review, then click on View Item.
• Click on Rate Item to give it your rating.
• Click on Review Item to submit your review.

2.  Submit your review of some learning materials at MERLOT .  You will need to become a member before you can submit your review.

3. If you know of a good source of open educational resources, submit the Internet address for inclusion on the COL Knowledge Finder submit-a-site page .

Review questions

• What are some of the repositories where OER can be located and reviewed?
• What tools and features are available to identify and select OER?

Resources

• Exemplary Collection of Open eLearning Content Repositories
• Searching for Public Domain Materials on the Web
• Open Educational Practices and Resources. OLCOS Roadmap 2012