FREE OA AND OER RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH and LEARNERS EVERYWHERE:
This website will continue to feature the best free student-oriented and scholarly resources for research, study, academic reflection, adult learning, Faculty teaching, and immersion in a particular field.
This is the very purpose behind the Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) movement -- to place powerful free databases, new generation search engines, free lecture notes and course materials, well-constructed lesson plans, and free peer-reviewed textbooks before students, scholars, professors, researchers, community activists, and adult learners.
This website grew out of two educational grants I was awarded by a U.S. Embassy in Africa --the structure and content of this website is partially based on my teaching seminars arranged through the U.S. Embassy. An example: FREE DATABASES AND SEARCH ENGINES - 2023
OA/OER RESOURCES by ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE are noted in these resources, inludes how to find OA/OER academic resources:
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NEW FACULTY OER TOOLKIT : includes WHAT IS OER? and OER by SUBJECT and LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT ISSUES
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MAKING THE CASE FOR OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:A Publication of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. THE FULL TEXT OF THIS BOOK IS FOUND HERE:
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TABLES OF CONTENT OF MAKING THE CASE:
- What Are Open Educational Resources?
- Why Use OER?
- Cost and Student Behavior
- Student and Faculty Perceptions
- Student Success Outcomes
- More Equitable Outcomes
- Summary and Conclusions
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This is a new Search Engine focusing on free Textbooks in all subject areas -- new resources will be found on a daily basis.
See also DIGITAL LITERACY for related material and resources
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(ALA - American Library Association)
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WEBSITES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 2023 version
(please click on the .pdf version above ---and then DOWNLOAD - the DOWNLOAD option will appear on the TOP LEFT.)
Introduction:
I. The Case for OER
II. The Pedagogical Implications of OER
III. OER Advocacy, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Student Engagement
IV. Library-Supported Adoption and Creation Programs
(by STEPHEN PERRY)
GENERAL (includes the Open Textbook Library, How to Use EXCEL, Open Access Dissertations and Theses; Critical Thinking Exercises, with Lesson Plans; Tips for Grants and Proposal Writing; MEDIA and DIGITAL LITERACY; NEW PREPRINT SEARCH ENGINES to access the latest research and developments; Student Success, Research Tips; Writing Resources and Writing Textbooks, and other free resources.)
(INCLUDES ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; a variety of CALCULATORS for Math and Sciences; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH SCIENCES AND HEALTH LITERACY; MATHEMATICS; MATH CALCULATORS; MEDICINE, NURSING; PHYSICS; SCIENCE & STEM LESSON PLANS; STATISTICS; ZOOLOGY; IT/COMPUTER SCIENCE; WOMEN IN SCIENCE and Resources for Science Laboratories)
STEM= SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING and MATHEMATICS
("The project "seeks to ensure any science teacher anywhere can access and download freely available, high-quality, locally adaptable full-course materials." Developed with and for classroom educators, OpenSciEd has a variety of units covering chemistry, physics, health, and more. Though the current focus is on middle school curriculum, the project plans to expand to provide resources for K-12 educators over time. New content is released periodically, and readers can find the Unit Release Schedule under the Instructional Materials tab. In addition to the wealth of instructional resources available, readers will also have access to professional development tools. Users must create a free account to access the materials.")
AFRICA:
(Includes many free Academic Databases and free Academic Article Search Engines - now updated with the latest free resources.)
FOR KIDS, BY KIDS (Useful for both ESL/EFL Teachers and those teaching children)
An overhauled ESL WEBSITE lists brand new ESL resources, as well as numerous free, quality, peer-reviewed textbooks in Writing and Composition, and How to Research -- this section is valuable for Educators teaching these topics, or, for those wishing to assign free textbooks for their classrooms.
ESL= ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (EFL, ELL, ELT, and similar terms are covered in this new website) - the ESL website also has new (FREE) academic textbooks on how to teach writing, with Lesson Plans, Exercises and Handouts.
(covers many subject areas and topics; including Black History Month,
(includes Free Textbooks and free Databases for research projects and to stimulate ideas)
RELATED:
(from Arabic to Aztec to Maya to Haitian Creole to Hindi to Maya to Uzbek to Vietnamese to Yoruba-- and oh my - so much more!)
FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS: A NEW SEARCH ENGINE THAT SEARCHES for FREE (easily and freely downloadable) Academic TEXTBOOKS IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS IS NOW AVAILABLE: https://bit.ly/FTEATEXT
(This Search Engine imagined and created by STEPHEN PERRY)
(The University of Wisconsin, Superior has written a most useful LIBGUIDE on OERs, detailing their importance on campus as well as the OER GUIDE authored by the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.)
SEE THE RELATED:
(IMPORTANT NOTE: THESE RESOURCES ARE FREE AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD.)
(also includes books and guidelines for insuring Academic and Student Success, especially in student's first year in college -- focuses on how students can study more effectively, and retain what they learned.)
(https://bit.ly/LPLANS11)
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and the Federal Reserve, the Bond Market, Currency, Interest Rates, Recessions, the Financial Crisis, and Banking. These last few are under FINANCE.
THE LESSON PLANS WEB PAGE ALSO INCLUDES:
PARENTS and CAREGIVERS will find MANY RESOURCES TO HELP AND NURTURE KIDS under MORE EDUCATION RESOURCES.
A CURATED LIST OF THE BEST and FREE OA / OER RESOURCES, including FREE TEXTBOOKS, FREE RESEARCH DATABASES for the RETRIEVAL of ARTICLES AND RECENT DISSERTATIONS, may be found in this document: TAMALEFREE
A few of the more important and impressive RESEARCH-ORIENTED DIGITIZATION PROJECTS / INITIATIVES -- may be found here: TAMALEDIGITIZATION
(Again, not a comprehensive listing; rather it is meant to be representative of a few of the more important digitization initiatives)
OA = Open Access
OER= Open Educational Resources
Let us please remember the words and deeds of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr;
and, let us also reflect on the importance of racial justice, inclusion, and equity, and, how we, as individuals, can make a difference.
(from NYPL - THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
and:
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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(Italics in both quotations are mine) |
And, one of my favorite quotes:
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
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(Universities in the USA and Canada, IMHO, should publish similar statements, geared towards the specific circumstances found on their campuses)
"The materials, available through a range of modalities and to be accessed in no particular order, are as follows:
- Explore the environmental scan to discover currently available anti-racism and anti-hate resources you can use to develop your own action themes and next steps.
- Check out the Calls To Action Workbook [PDF] developed by the BCcampus Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Working Group to see how these issues affect racialized and Indigenous people in the post-secondary sector in B.C.
- Watch the Empty Chair webinar to find case studies with actionable information to improve equitable outcomes for anyone in the post-secondary sector.
- Lock in your learnings by completing the Equity Sequence training (more info below) to evaluate the anti-racism/anti-hate projects at your institution. "
(covers many subject areas and topics; all resources are FREE.
Black History Month, are covered.)
Includes free Writing Textbooks and Grant Resources plus Tools for Academic Success.
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This site was designed for ESL Students and Teachers from the Intermediate to Advanced levels.
This site also includes the very latest medical, technological, engineering and scientific research and discoveries, plus new medical inventions.)
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