Spring has sprung and is raining OER
Ok, it’s not actually raining OER however we do have a smorgasbord of new content and resources that we’ll be adding to Open.Ed over the next month.
Here’s a sample of what’s coming up:
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March OER of the Month – Innovating with Open Knowledge
Our March OER of the month is Innovating with Open Knowledge. A brilliant series of resources and case studies created by the University of Edinburgh on how to find and access free content, data and research produced by the university sector.
Read moreFebruary OER of the Month – Bioinformatics & Raspberry Pi
The 4273π Bioinformatics using Raspberry Pi project is a crowd pleaser, and one of the top viewed OERs across the Open.Ed […]
Read moreInternship – Come and work with us!
We’re looking for an Open Content Curator Intern to join us over the summer months. Work with the brilliant Open.Ed team, improve your digital skills, and contribute educational resources to the global commons! The position is available to ‘2nd year up-to penultimate year’ undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh.
Read moreJanuary OER of the Month – Approaching Religion Through Story
I wanted to start with Approaching Religion Through Story, a series of delightful stories from Buddhist traditions, Hindu traditions, and Christian Parables. I’m personally fond of this set of OER, not least because the tale of the Monkey King was a childhood favourite of mine, and I was incredibly pleased to see the addition of Hindu stories since my last visit to the website, and that stories from Islamic traditions are also in development!
Read moreStories from Hindu Traditions
Describes some of the stories of various Hindu traditions. Contains six stories and an introduction to the Mahabharata. Aimed at First to Fourth level.
Read moreThe Origins of the Scots Language (In Scots)
A fantastic video introduction to the tongues, peoples and events that shaped the earliest history of the Scots language with […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped – Night Before Christmas
The 12th of our ‘Twelve days of Open’ is a video ‘Night Before Christmas’. The video was created by George […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped – Mahabharata
The 11th of our ‘Twelve days of Open’ is the digitisation of the Mahabharata scroll in the CRC Collections at […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped – OER Games
The 10th of our ‘Twelve days of Open’ is not one but two OER games created by staff and students […]
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