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Teachers' toolkit for creating and re-purposing OER using FOSS/A toolkit for creating and re-purposing OER using FOSS tools (view source)
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===About the tool-kit===
===About the tool-kit===
The “''Hands-On Toolkit for Teachers to Create, Re-purpose and Publish Open Educational Resources (OER) using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)''”, aims to promote the creation, re-purposing and publishing of OER using FOSS applications. The toolkit has been developed by IT for Change, an organization working with teachers and school systems on the use of FOSS for OER creation. The development of this course material was supported by the Commonwealth of Learning, Burnaby, Canada as part of the Grant #2015-2585 generously made by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA
The “''Hands-On Toolkit for Teachers to Create, Re-purpose and Publish Open Educational Resources (OER) using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)''”, aims to promote the creation, re-purposing and publishing of OER using FOSS applications. The toolkit has been developed by [http://ITforChange.net IT for Change,] an organization working with teachers and school systems on the use of FOSS for OER creation. The development of this course material was supported by the [http://col.org Commonwealth of Learning], Burnaby, Canada as part of the Grant #2015-2585 generously made by The [[wikipedia:William_and_Flora_Hewlett_Foundation|William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]], USA
This toolkit is aimed at native and non-English native speakers, hence the language has been kept simple and accessible.
This toolkit is aimed at native and non-English native speakers, hence the language has been kept simple and accessible.
====Assumption about the user of this tool-kit====
====Assumption about the user of this tool-kit====
The toolkit assumes that you have a basic comfort in using computers, you can start and shut down a desktop computer. It assumes very basic familiarity with the commonly used applications on a computer, such as file explorer, web browser and text editor. The toolkit assumes similar basic comfort in using a feature mobile phone (aka ‘smart phone’).
The toolkit assumes that you have a basic comfort in using computers, you can start and shut down a desktop computer. It assumes very basic familiarity with the commonly used applications on a computer, such as file explorer, web browser and text editor. The toolkit assumes similar basic comfort in using a feature mobile phone (aka ‘smart phone’).
The toolkit also assumes that you are aware about the concept of OER and familiar with the copyright / licensing requirements of OER. If not, you can read the [https://www.col.org/resources/basic-guide-open-educational-resources-oer A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)] book or undergo a two [http://tell.colvee.org/mod/scorm/view.php?id=196 hour course on OER], from the [https://col.org CommonWealth of Learning].
The toolkit also assumes that you are aware about the concept of OER and familiar with the copyright / licensing requirements of OER. If not, you can read the [https://www.col.org/resources/basic-guide-open-educational-resources-oer A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)] book or undergo a two [http://tell.colvee.org/mod/scorm/view.php?id=196 hour course on OER], from the [https://col.org COMMONWEALTH of LEARNING].
===Help===
===Help===