One of the grade-able types of activities that you will find in an online course is a discussion forum. This video is an introductory tutorial which demonstrates how to view, post a new topic, and reply to a post in a discussion forum in the ANGEL Learning Management System.

This course has been created by Tiffany D. Pogue with support from Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity to provide an introduction to learners on A Pedagogy of Hope (PoH).  By the end of the course's completion, learners will be able to discuss the development of a PoH, describe the basic characteristics of the pedagogy, use it to plan a lesson, and reflect critically upon their experiences. 

This guide provides a primer on copyright and use permissions. It is intended to support teachers, librarians, curriculum experts and others in identifying the terms of use for digital resources, so that the resources may be appropriately (and legally) used as part of lessons and instruction. The guide also helps educators and curriculum experts in approaching the task of securing permission to use copyrighted materials in their classrooms, collections, libraries or elsewhere in new ways and with fewer restrictions than fair use potentially offers. The guide was created as part of ISKME's Primary Source Project, and is the result of collaboration with copyright holders, intellectual property experts, and educators.

This guide provides a primer on copyright and use permissions. It is intended to support teachers, librarians, curriculum experts and others in identifying the terms of use for digital resources, so that the resources may be appropriately (and legally) used as part of lessons and instruction. The guide also helps educators and curriculum experts in approaching the task of securing permission to use copyrighted materials in their classrooms, collections, libraries or elsewhere in new ways and with fewer restrictions than fair use potentially offers. The guide was created as part of ISKME's Primary Source Project, and is the result of collaboration with copyright holders, intellectual property experts, and educators.* "Copyright license choice" by opensource.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

A collection of word lists by syllable type and phonics pattern based on Orton-Gillingham organization of six syllable types.

This goal of this course is to introduce learners to phonological awareness, a foundational component of reading development in young children.  This unit is meant to introduce pre-service teachers to the concepts of phonological awareness and how to work with English Learners in their oral language development.  Phonological awareness is often misunderstood, therefore not addressed accurately in classroom settings.  The course is intended to supplement an existing course in foundational reading development. 

These practice tests from MIT OpenCourseWare cover topics in the Introductory Probability and Statistics course. They were originally written by Professors Jeremy Orloff and Jonathan Bloom, and adapted by the team at OpenStax CreatorFest. The files include both assessments and solutions.

In Prison Escape, online students are divided into prisoner and police teams, and they utilise different types of transportation such as cars, buses, taxis and trains to travel on various routes with different nodes as travel stops on a PDF format map which students can download online. The map helps students to visualise where they are on the map and how to ‘catch’ the prisoners or ‘escape’ from the police. Animated YouTube videos have been developed to introduce the online exercise. Online students can use Moodle discussion forums (or any other form of communication such as facebook chat or whatsapp) to share their knowledge and ideas and thus all activities and decisions in the exercise are completely made online. Prison Escape, an interactive, innovative and fun gamified activity, mimics complex real-world experiences (competitive and cooperative behaviours) without requiring students to be in a face-to-face setting. The exercise lasts for three weeks, allowing time for students in their teams to organise, manage and share knowledge/resources as well as to apply skills (e.g. teamwork and critical thinking) in an online environment. Prison Escape should be used in conjunction with assessment strategies which should be carefully developed and integrated to enhance student learning. After the exercise, instructors may ask students to prepare a self-reflective report which helps them to reflect on their own learning journey in the exercise, as well as to understand the course subject knowledge. The exercise and reflective report, when purposefully constructively aligned with course learning outcomes, can assist students to engage with their online peers, to develop critical concepts of the subject matter, and to practise skills that are associated with the course. Please contact the Author of Prison Escape, Associate Professor Eric Kong at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, for any further enquiry of the online exercise.

Module home primarily starts with introduction and pronunciation of individual names cultivating scopes for interaction and sharing views. Breaker room discussions  generate initial thoughts, prior experiences and storytelling among learners from all walks of life. Each section of the module has relevant scholarly readings along with educational YouTube videos to facilitate the learners. Besides, discussion assignments, interactive sessions, in every module one homogenous group learner get the chance to present intercultural sessions with another homogenous group. For the final project requirement learners will design 5 online modules embedded with CRT online learning to demonstrate their application of knowledge. Finally, assessment questions provided for interactive interview and certification.  

This series of units will walk us through thinking organizers, reflective activities, and a protocol that could be used as a starting point for taking a deeper look at the ways in which our assessments of students may contain unconscious bias. Why Rubrics? This series focuses on classroom, rather than standardized, assessments. The pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning that are grounded in using rubrics tend to be simultaneously the most (potentially) engaging for students and most vulnerable to subjectivity in "scoring" by teachers. Since rubrics are most commonly utilized to score student products and performances, in contrast to multiple choice or fill-in assessments, there is a higher likelihood of cultural, linguistic, and ableist biases to be present in both the scoring instrument (rubric) and the scoring process.

Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the major theories of emotionDescribe the role that limbic structures play in emotional processingUnderstand the ubiquitous nature of producing and recognizing emotional expression

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss Freud’s theory of psychosexual developmentDescribe the major tasks of child and adult psychosocial development according to EriksonDiscuss Piaget’s view of cognitive development and apply the stages to understanding childhood cognitionDescribe Kohlberg’s theory of moral development

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the stages of prenatal development and recognize the importance of prenatal careDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs from infancy through childhoodDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs during adolescenceDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs in adulthood

This is a 3-unit 6 week course on quantitative history.  It is designed to facilitate intersectional learning with a focus on families and communities.  It includes equity in education.  The OER is intended to be taught by teacher education faculty to teacher candidates in educator preparation programs.  The Equity Rubric for OER Evaluation was also used to guide design:  Key features are access, identities, funds of knowledge, value, meaning construction, perspective, equity & inclusion, empathy, divergence, pluralism, intersectionality, connections, and engagement.