OER in Education:Books
From this page you can
- Download and print our own books
- Create your own ORBIT book
- Get inspiration for content in your own ORBIT book
Pre-compiled Books
ORBIT Books
ORBIT:Books/ORBIT
The core ORBIT book starts with an extensive introduction, discussing its use in classroom practice and CPD, the use of Creative Commons licence material, and an overview of the materials. The body of the book contains a number of study units, each of which includes
- An introduction and research commentary for the topic being covered
- Teacher Education Resources for exploring the particular topic
- Classroom use resources which we think are illustrative of good practice in the pedagogic approach
The final chapter of the book covers the use of ICT in education.
OER4Schools Books
ORBIT:Books/OER4Schools
This is a professional learning resource for teachers, focusing on interactive pedagogy for teaching with and without Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The resource consists of 6 units. Each unit includes an introduction to that unit (providing an overview of the topic itself), and a number of activities,
How to Create your Own Book
There is a tutorial on using the bookcreator for Wikipedia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1K03AZfpDM&feature=player_embedded#! The main difference is that instead of clicking a link on the left side, you should go to this page http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book to start creating your book.
Suggested Books
If you have any books you'd like to create, link them here. If you have any you've written definitions for, do the same - we'd love to share them! E.g., one book might cover ICT in interactive pedagogy
