Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

Several online platforms are available for teachers to use, create and host their own Open Educational Resource (OER) courses. But how does one choose which platform to use? To answer this we review some of the common free and open source platforms that can be used to develop and deliver courses using a rubric developed for this purpose. We discuss the features of the platforms for pedagogical features with a special focus on the requirements of astronomy education. Similarly, we also discuss technical and infrastructural requirements of the platforms. We will also look at features of the platforms which offer free hosting services for online OER courses. Finally, some aspects of open licensing and its implications specifically for the educational context will also be elaborated.

About Amit Dhakulkar

Amit is a researcher in science and mathematics education. Amit has been working with and recommending the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Free and Open Source Software in education for the last decade under various projects. His interests include graphicacy, OERs, designing and developing teaching-learning activities in science, mathematics and digital literacy, technology in education and open pedagogy. He has a PhD in science education and is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher under the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER at the North-West University in South Africa.

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