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Interactive Open Educational Resources: A Guide to Finding, Choosing, and Using What's Out There to Transform College Teaching PDF

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Interactive Open Educational Resources A G U I D E T O F I N D I N G, C H O O S I N G, A N D U S I N G W H A T’S O U T T H E R E T O T R A N S F O R M C O L L E G E T E A C H I N G John D. Shank Cover image : © iStockphoto.com/trafc_analyzer Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Brand One Montgomery Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94104-4594-www.josseybass.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the Web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-748-6011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best eforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifcally disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or ftness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. Te advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of proft or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Readers should be aware that Internet Web sites ofered as citations and/or sources for further information may have changed or disappeared between the time this was written and when it is read. Jossey-Bass books and products are available through most bookstores. To contact Jossey-Bass directly call our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800-956-7739, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3986, or fax 317-572-4002. Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material at http://booksupport.wiley.com. For more information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and is on fle with the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-118-27745-4 (paper); ISBN 978-1-118-41967-0 (ebk.); ISBN 978-1-118-42156-7 (ebk.) Printed in the United States of America first edition PB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Te Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series C O N T E N T S Preface: Transforming the Learning Experience through New Forms of Instructional Materials in the Digital Information Age ix About the Author xv PART ONE Interactive Learning Materials: Setting the Stage 1 ONE Interactive Learning Materials: Engaging Learners in the Emerging Digital World 3 TWO Defining an Emergent Class of Educational Resources: Interactive Multimedia Modules, Simulations, and Games 11 PART TWO Finding ILMs: A Digital Exploration 19 THREE The Discovery Process: The Art of Discovering ILMs 21 FOUR The Pioneers: Searching Online Educational Repositories in North America and the United Kingdom 35 F I VE The Educators: Searching College and University Educational Repositories 61 S I X The Entrepreneurs: Textbook Publishers, Entertainment Media, and Educational Software Companies 83 S EVEN The Exhibitors: Museums, Professional Organizations, and Governmental Organizations 95 v PART THREE Choosing and Using ILMs 111 E I GHT The Selection Process: How to Choose and Evaluate ILMs 113 N INE The Implementation Process: How to Instruct and Engage Students through ILMs 129 TEN The Assessment Process: The Impact of ILMs on Student Learning 143 Epilogue: How Faculty, Librarians, and Instructional Support Staf Transform Learning with ILMs in the Future 155 References 163 Index 169 vi Contents To my family, who explore life to the fullest with me: Jennifer, Katie, Sam, Daniel, Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel To my mentors and friends who inspire me: C. Patrick Kohrman, Robert Erb, Diane Lovelace, Deena Morganti, Gregory Crawford, and Steven Bell To my colleagues who helped make this particular work possible: Marjory Kruppenbach, Mary Ann Mengel, Amy Roche, Tricia Clark, and Nancy Dewald

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