#CurateOER: What are we seeking to learn about K-12 librarians and OER?

#CurateOER: What are we seeking to learn about K-12 librarians and OER?

Through open licensing, Open Educational Resources (OER) enable possibilities for new, more collaborative teaching and learning practices—because the materials can be used, adapted and shared across learning communities. Realizing the potential of OER, school librarians have begun to play an ever-increasing role in enabling its use by working to curate OER to meet specific teaching and learning needs in their schools.
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Notes from a Newbie

Notes from a Newbie

I’m part of a Facebook group titled “I worked for MTV when it was cool to work for MTV.” It’s fun to reminisce about riding the elevators with Kurt Loder (shorter than you might expect) and Cindy Crawford (taller than you even guessed). I’ll never forget playing pool with Hootie and several Blowfish or the time I sat next to Stevie Wonder at a supper club, and as he swayed to the music, his braids swayed in my face. Good times.

Fast forward, and now I find myself in the marketing department—I am the marketing department—at a non-profit devoted to transforming education.

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