August 26, 2020 Open Educational Resources Reading Time: 2 minutes Find out about OER available through Library Services. Categories Faculty Services/Library Services/OERs and eTexts/Teaching Remotely Comments: 0
February 14, 2020 Necesito OER Reading Time: 3 minutes This post was written by Dr. Rita Palacios, faculty at Conestoga College about experiences in writing and creating Open Education Resources (OER) for courses. In... Categories Faculty Stories/OERs and eTexts Comments: 2
September 24, 2019 How we Read Digital Texts Reading Time: 6 minutes How do people read digital texts differently than paper? What do we need to know about supporting reading on screens? Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comments: 2
July 15, 2019 Lesson Planning Ideas for Digital Texts Reading Time: 5 minutes These lesson planning suggestions were collaboratively compiled by faculty participants in the 2019 workshop “Bringing eTexts to Life”. Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
June 26, 2019 Transitioning to a Digital Text Reading Time: 5 minutes Research shows tremendous advantages to using tools built into most e-reading tools. Learn about how to prepare for teaching using digital textbooks. Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
June 24, 2019 Cognitive and Metacognitive Reading Strategies Reading Time: 6 minutes Research indicates that learners are more likely to use meta cognitive strategies when reading online (Azmuddin, Nor, and Hamat, 2017). Cognitive strategies, like rereading difficult sections, adjusting reading speed, or making predictions, are controlled by meta cognitive strategies, such as setting a purpose for reading, previewing the text, and making predictions. Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comments: 2
June 21, 2019 Getting Started with Texidium Reading Time: < 1 minute Many programs are moving to eTexts. These digital textbooks are delivered to students as a link in a course shell, and read through the Texidium... Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
June 21, 2019 Collaborative Annotation with Hypothes.is Reading Time: 2 minutes Many courses are using Open Education Resources (OERs), websites or online articles as course reading, instead of traditional textbooks. These flexible materials are free, openly... Categories Collaborating/OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0