{"id":3713,"date":"2021-07-08T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T14:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2021-07-09T19:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T19:30:50","slug":"3-letter-acronym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2021\/07\/08\/3-letter-acronym\/","title":{"rendered":"3 LETTER ACRONYMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jeopardy<\/p>\n

“OER”<\/p>\n

Octopus Ear Rings?
\n<\/del>Open Education Roots. . .<\/p>\n

If the various phrases above look like someone practicing for a Jeopardy question on acronyms, sadly, all the answers are wrong. First, LeVar Burton<\/a> will tell you they aren\u2019t phrased in the form of a question, and second the acronym \u201cOER\u201d stands for Open Education Resources. Excuse me. What are Open Education Resources?<\/p>\n

So, what are<\/em> OERs?\u00a0 At the RLB Library, they include our expanding list of databases on digital media history<\/a> (thanks @kylemeikle<\/a>!), MIT open case law<\/a>, social sciences data sets<\/a>, and Mexican Intelligence Agencies<\/a> archives; our library of faculty publications <\/a>that = lower or no cost textbooks for classes this Fall; and other open<\/a> tools that help us collaborate directly with tutors<\/a>, coaches<\/a>, and consultants<\/a> and get those resources out to students and faculty on a slick publication platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That collaboration is key (it\u2019s part of what \u201copen\u201d means). We\u2019re working together to build a set of resources that supports you not just with sources, but with a human library of experts.\u00a0 Who better to learn math and stats<\/a> from than a fellow student <\/a>who took your class?<\/p>\n

To extend the collaboration, we\u2019d love to hear from you! If you know of a good open source<\/a> tool or resource, or want to suggest a fellow student who could be a tutor, coach, or consultant, suggest them in the comments section of this blog post or write Kristin Conlin: kconlin@ubalt.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Part 2 of this series on OER will review LeVar\u2019s work on Jeopardy<\/a> and premier some great collaborations the library is doing to advance access to free or low cost resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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