Instructional Materials

LEARN: What and Why

In any course, there are key subject matter content concepts and skills that students need to learn. After clearly defining your course learning objectives and key assessments (i.e. how they’ll demonstrate what they’ve learned), the next step is to choose the instructional materials and learning activities that will lead students to achieve the learning goals (Wiggins & McTighe, 2012). 

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ENGAGE: How to do it

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APPLY to your course

Review your course, asking yourself: 

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• Schedule a Zoom meeting and practice Meeting With Your Class in Zoom
• Request an Echo360 course, download Echo360 Universal Capture, and record a practice session 
• Record a practice VoiceThread
• Add Library Reserves to your Moodle course

• Explore the OER available on the UMass Library OER Webpage

References & Resources

The Council of Chief State School Officers. 2016, December 4. “What is OER?” William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. 

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