1.5 Instructional Design

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Where are you Going?

As you look for OER for your course, be sure that you are finding materials that will take you where you need to go. It's helpful to use backwards design to first determine your desired results, then your assessment evidence, and then to identify the support materials and activities for students to be successful.

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Here's a good resource on Backwards Design: Links to an external site.Where are you going? Links to an external site.

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Curating or Dumping?

As you find OER to use with your students, it can be tempting to share everything you find with your students. It's important to not overload them with too many resources though, and to just provide the resources that they need to be successful. Check out the Curating or Dumping blog post from Jennifer Gonzalez for more on this. 

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Blog Post from Jennifer Gonzalez: Curating or Dumping? Links to an external site.(Cognitive Load)

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