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6 Science lessons using chickens as the common theme

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Chickens can teach us about food science

Yes, chickens. Those pecking birds that don’t fly for some reason. The ones that give us eggs and meat. There is a whole lot of science going on with those chickens. Here are science lessons using chickens as the common theme among them. Prepare to be amazed.

1. Chickens can teach us about food science and science-based policy making

Why chickens? Why chicken farming? This subject brings up the topics of food policy, food science and food technology research.

Kids should discuss, research and think about questions like:

    • Why do we eat so much white meat? What makes it better than red meat? Do we need all that protein?

 

    • How did the chicken become our top choice of poultry around the world? For a family-friendly, fun watch on the many types of birds and their differing tastes, this comedy video of a “Blind Bird Taste Challenge” can show kids that there are in fact more edible birds than chickens (even more than turkeys and ducks).So that brings up the question: why chickens?

      Then, see this great article by the Smithsonian Magazine for more research to delve into with your students. It’s about how chickens got so popular around the world, and throughout history.

 

 

  • Is it morally ok to modify chicken growth for our benefit? What if we alter their DNA to produce drugs that save humans? Or should we care about the chickens’ quality of life? And (not related to food specifically) is cock fighting ok for entertainment and money earning? Or should it be illegal?

Chickens can teach about protecting endangered species

Another subject to get into that can relate to chickens is the matter of endangered species. Believe it or not, there is a species of chicken, called the Attwater’s prairie chicken that is endangered. And it hasn’t been an easy or straightforward ‘fight’ to keep them thriving – creating conflict among oil companies, government and wildlife concerns.

This subject can teach kids about the way multiple interests can affect policymakers, even when it comes to saving a chicken.

2. Teaching chicken science can tell us about our own body muscles

So, you know how at the dinner table, people fight over the dark meat or the white meat of the chicken (or turkey)? It may seem like a food choice, but in fact, dark and white meat can teach kids about our own muscles! How we use our muscles can affect what becomes ‘dark meat’ and ‘white meat’ in our biological and chemical makeup. So this makes yet another science lesson using chickens.

Here is a video you can use to start your lesson planning on this subject:

The Science Of Dark vs. White Meat (see the description of the video for more resources)

3. Teaching chicken science can tell us what feathers are for, if not for flying

Dinosaurs had feathers! Seriously!

But did they fly? Not really. And neither do all modern day birds (like chickens). So then, what are feathers for?

This resource can teach kids about why feathers and birds are perfect for flight. But this article from Britannica teaches kids about 8 birds that can’t fly.

As it turns out, feathers do more than help with flying. They can help with temperature regulation, for example. Plus, there are many kinds of feathers that perform different functions. This biology lesson can teach kids a thing or two to impress parents at the dinner table!

4. Teaching kids about DNA and the science of chickens can explain why Jurassic Park couldn’t happen in real life

By now we know that dinosaurs evolved from birds, and thus, chickens are basically modern day dinosaur relatives. And that has been a cool discovery for teaching science and palaeontology.

But did you know chickens are being used to try to grow dinosaur parts? And, one man, who inspired a Jurassic Park character, is trying to reverse-engineer a dinosaur using DNA science – from, yes you guessed it: a chicken! Talk about teaching science using chickens at its best!

The following educational video would be suitable to show kids when teaching DNA science using chickens:

Can We Make a Pet Dinosaur?

5. Chicken egg lesson and teaching the science of fertilization explains why not all eggs hatch

Here’s a golden question kids may have at the breakfast table: why aren’t all eggs hatching into baby chickens?

Now’s your chance to teach the science of fertilization. As it turns out, not all eggs turn into animals! To understand why, you may need to know what is inside an egg. This resource helps with that:

Appliance Science: The biology of the chicken egg

Now, how do we get an egg that WILL hatch?

Well, first you need a rooster. But there is more to it. This resource can help when you teach how chicken eggs get fertilized:

How Do Chicken Eggs Get Fertilized?

Another thing you’ll need is incubation…and supplies. This is a website devoted to helping kids hatch chicken eggs. This can be a fun learning project. It can accompany science lessons on animals, biology and reproduction in an applicable way.

6. The science of the chicken and egg: which came first?

After all the points above, we know what you must be asking: which came first, the chicken or the egg? We’ll let you have fun watching this video by A.S.A.P. Science to come to the conclusion of that answer!

As you can see, chickens can be a diverse subject for teachers to use in lesson planning. History, food science, biology, aviation, DNA, palaeontology, fertilization…and the list goes on (we didn’t even cover circadian rhythm with the rooster crow!). They can also bring about the idea that there are many aspects and ways of looking at something we take for granted. Who knew we could learn so much from chickens!

4 ways in which going to the movies can be educational

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Movies can teach children chemistry

A visit to a movie theatre doesn’t have to be only about entertainment. Children can learn plenty from a movie treat, even as a learning field trip. Let’s take a look at four ways in which going to the movies can be educational.

#1. Going to the movies can teach children about optical illusions

At first, movies were stored on a plastic reel in the form of frames with still images in them. Thanks to the optical illusion of the phi phenomenon, the images seem to move “when viewed in rapid succession,” (Wikipedia).

To teach kids about optical illusions using movies and the phi phenomenon, ask them to draw a simple figure of a man on each bottom right corner on the front of 20 pages. Now tell children to draw the man as if he were walking, making him take a different pose on each page. Then ask the children to thumb through the sheet of paper. When they get the knack of this, let them experiment with other drawings! With phi phenomenon, the objects can not only appear in motion, but also seem to get closer or farther from the observer.

See our related article on teaching optical illusions to kids:

Optical illusions: A hands-on science activity for kids

#2. Movies can teach children chemistry

We already know the first movies were stored as thousands of frames on a reel. Each frame contained one image – just one! But how do we actually get an image onto that plastic reel? Using photochemistry.

Photochemistry studies “chemical reactions that go with light” (KidzSearch). There are substances that change colour or translucency when they are exposed to light – any light. This is how paper photographs are made on special paper, and also how film is made into a special plastic that can ‘capture’ images based on the amount of light it gets exposed to.

Movie reels are made of thin plastic coated with silver halide crystals. When the sensitive movie reel is exposed to light, the chemical processes burn an image into a frame. Going back to the 1800s, one of the first chemical processes to produce permanent still images (without hand-tracing) was coined as the “Daguerreotype.”

This is important when learning about the history of chemistry used in movie-making. You see, the Daguerreotype was a preceding technology to it all. Further inventions that made modern movies possible, as always, were based on the concept of ‘standing on the shoulders of giants.’

Side note: If your local high school has a photography lab, you may be able to take students to see a real Daguerreotype being made! Be sure to ask what type of equipment is available at your school for learning on this subject. If the Daguerreotype is not available, a photography lab may have other chemical equipment to teach kids about photochemistry.

#3. Use movies to teach kids about light and the history of cameras

Following the above lesson, you can continue by explaining that photochemistry is a very important process in our everyday lives. Our vision depends on it. The discovery of light reflections through small pinholes also explained how the human eye works. Our eyes can be thought of as cameras themselves!

In history, light was experimented with using objects like the camera obscura. This ‘box camera’ is actually a fun experiment to teach kids about light. It can be made with materials as simple as a shoebox and tracing paper. Or, you can turn an entire room into a camera!

This extremely simple discovery about light’s journey was the first camera, which eventually led to movie-making. Of course, there were many steps for mankind to make before “moving pictures” were invented (like the magic lantern, for example). This teaches kids that history is important to science and modern inventions.

Taking this to the next level, you can introduce kids to the concept of light travel, and objects that bend light, such as glass lenses. This is how bacteria were first discovered, using early microscopes. From there, it’ll then be easy to explain why all modern-day cameras have curved lenses. It’s all part of show biz!

#4. Movies can teach children about analog vs digital

While film and light effects are cool to learn about, they don’t explain everything about the movie theatre experience in the 21st Century. Most of the movies we see at the movie theatre today are fully digital.

Digital cinematography is a very interesting concept to explain to children. By necessity, digital video recording uses binary data, which is a series of ones and zeros. And to make video ‘viewable’ to us, it has to pass through analog to digital, or digital to analog.

So this now brings up the lesson on the difference between analog and digital. This is an important concept for young kids to learn in today’s modern age of ‘gadgets’ and technology. Teaching analog vs digital also stems into other media formats, which kids may be interested in (like their music!).

Here’s a nice handout on how to explain binary numbers to children in an easy way.

And here is a great resource on teaching binary numbers with activities and subjects of interest to young kids.

Introducing your children to binary numbers can be a nice starting point to teach them how to code. We’ve written about why this is important on our blog here.

 

As we’ve seen above, going to the movies can be an educational experience. The science of the movies can teach children about optical illusions, chemistry, and even math. Now make your next trip to the movies a nice entertaining lesson for you and your kids.

As another fun project, maybe kids can learn about movie making itself! Check out this site for a fun learning resource on how to make movies with kids:

But remember, movies aren’t the only way to learn. In fact, they can be harmful in some ways. See our article titled, “How much is too much screen time?” for more info on this subject.

Geography lesson – types of maps that teach other subjects

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Teach children about different types of maps

In the world dominated by the Internet and digital media, it’s easy to rely on various electronic tools to create a map. But the craft of making maps, otherwise known as cartography, can teach children a lot about mathematics, geography, and aesthetics. Teaching your children how to create maps can expand their sense of the size of the world. Maps are also important for other development processes.

Let’s take a look at what creating maps can teach your child.

Teach kids ratios and how to scale by creating a map

Depending on the area a map covers, one of the first steps in making a map is to determine its scale. Scale is the ratio of a single measuring unit on the map to ground distance. There are many things to consider while scaling. For example, Earth’s curvature. Because the Earth is an oblong sphere, the scale on a big map fluctuates. However, maps covering a small area can dismiss scaling restrictions of Earth’s curvature since the influence of curvature won’t be significant enough to cause any measuring errors. That said, maps with a scale of 1:10 000 usually represent small areas in a lot of detail (a city, for example), and 1:100 000 maps represent large areas with less detail (a country; a continent).

Explaining what scaling is might be a challenge, but one that will teach your child a lot about mathematics and spatial thinking.

Teach children about different types of maps and why they matter

There are many types of maps, each helping to illustrate different data. Let’s take a look at four most common map types and the subjects they teach kids.

General reference map

These are maps representing cities, roads, lakes, rivers. Basically, they serve to help you navigate around a city and reach a specific destination. General reference maps can teach your children how to navigate from one point in the city to another.

Thematic maps

These maps can represent language usage across a continent, cultural habits, political beliefs, or animal habitats, for example. These maps can help your children learn about international commonalities and dependencies. They also introduce them to the way environment affects human behaviour. For example, understanding population density using the visual form a thematic map can help students understand that humans tend to migrate to cities. This can lead to cultural discussions about why humans thrive when living near each other, or problems that can arise as a result of overpopulation, and so on.

Teach a thematic maps historical lesson about John Snow:

One famous example of a thematic map used for problem solving was when John Snow marked the areas of London that had cholera outbreaks. He used this information to relate the disease to the water supply in the city – an idea not well known at the time. This type of mapping is further segmented into an area of study called ‘medical geography,’ which helps doctors save lives today.

Get kids interested in their own thematic map references:

Here is a lesson by National Geographic that uses thematic maps as a learning point for students, in a way that may interest them:

Where in the World Would You Like to Live?

As well as another lesson by Saint Michael’s College:

Topological maps

These maps represent how certain elements on the map connect without relying on actual distances. Think about a subway map, for example. Or the way the Internet network may be displayed. A topological map can help explain the points at which information travels, rather than exactly how each fiber optic cable is winding through land or sea to get to us.

Topological maps are a good way to begin teaching kids about topology in mathematics, though this can become complex for younger learners. As an alternative, use this opportunity to teach how simplifying information can help us understand complex things in easier ways.

Here is a lesson that explains how to create a topological map, and the reasons why.

Weather maps

These maps serve to illustrate different meteorological conditions in a specific area. For example, within a country. They can also represent characteristics of various climates around the globe.

Weather maps can teach your children how to recognize and then associate different weather-related symbols. Try to teach kids what those symbols mean on weather reports.

Different kinds of maps can teach your children a wide spectrum of topics. From mathematical and geographical terms, to seeing connections and differences across and within countries. Encourage your children to use their imagination to come up with an idea for their own map in each of the many map types.

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More educational YouTube resources for older learners – Part 2

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More educational YouTube resources

Following our article on educational YouTube channels for older learners (part 1), we’re continuing our list of places to find videos that would be suitable for high school or university-age students. Or the curious-minded adult!

Plus, don’t forget our two original posts listing even more educational YouTube resources:

YouTube engineering learning channels

We found a few that are great for the budding engineer or science major and decided to group them together separately here:

Practical Engineering – engineering that affects your life is brought together in a video series on this channel.

Learn Engineering – for the young adult that loves machinery. You know who they are.

Real Engineering – this channel does a great job at explaining in a simple way the ‘why’ of how things are made. For instance, why are plane windows round? But it doesn’t stop there. The creator of this channel also delves into things like the materials and inventions that changed the world. They are illustrated with voiceovers.

The Future Is Now – partially a news channel, except it covers lots of recent inventions and futuristic devices. Great for inspiration, or for the teen who likes the idea of creating gadgets.

YouTube psychology education channels

BrainCraft – explores the neuroscience topics of all brains – even those of animals. And it explains the curiosities of how our brain may trick us in many ways.

Bite Size Psych – also a hard one to know where to place in our categorization of educational YouTube channels. This one covers an array of topics that help to open up the mind for intrepid thought, though it is a smaller channel with slower development thus far.

Crash Course Psychology – this is not a new channel that we’ve talked about. However, since writing our original article on educational YouTube videos, the creators at CrashCourse have come up with a series devoted to psychology. It’s dedicated playlist is linked to here. Production quality is done extremely well, although the presenters do talk quite fast, so you may need to play them more than once to keep up.

Educational, current affairs YouTube channels

Being a well-rounded person with an awareness of a variety of topics is important. A lot of the time learning references other subjects. Plus, knowing current affairs can be argued to make our young adults more knowledgeable as contributing citizens in our world community. For that reason, we’re listing some ‘newsy’ current affairs channels that do a great job of breaking down complicated news topics for those who may not have much background on what the 6 o’clock newscaster is talking about. Or, they simply do a better job reporting to the young masses.

Here they are:

Vox – this current affairs channel challenges what we think to be ‘normal,’ They sometimes do investigative reporting into issues like possible scams (such as the word ‘natural’ being used on food labels, or the hidden cost of having a baby in America). Other times they explore a unique side of an issue, like how political polarization can affect dating. They also do relevant-to-today history pieces. And, if someone is not very aware of the American political process, this would be a great channel to catch up on it. As they describe themselves, Vox “helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s driving events in the headlines and in our lives.”

AJ+ – similar to the style of Vox, this channel also aims to “challenge the status quo” with their news reporting. In some ways you could say this channel gives a voice to the unheard aspects of news. The channel does a lot of international reporting as well. But you’ll see when you watch the pieces that they do things in a ‘cool’ way, which is great for the younger generation to absorb.

Attn: – Not a very active channel, however it’s a source for explaining news stories that may be a bit more in-depth from a certain angle.

NowThis – These are short, shareable videos with typographic captions explaining the news clip. Learning all your news from this channel however, is not advisable, as short clips and headlines rarely give anyone an in-depth view of an important news topic. But for the quick bites, this channel has some eye-grabbing headlines.

The Seeker series – produced by the same people behind DNews (by Discovery), the Seeker series span into three channels with great quality educational content:

Seeker Network – From glass blowing to holy doors, this channel explores the world’s corners and niches with photography and high quality video footage and narration.

Seeker Stories – This channel delves into stories that show us how fascinating of a world we live in. Focused on human interest stories, it delves into topics of inspiration, and the ‘I didn’t expect that’ type of reporting.

Seeker Daily – If you have questions after reading trending news of the day, this channel answers those questions. Or, it will answer the questions you didn’t know you had.

The Economist – Yes, this is YouTube channel of the magazine our older generation already knows about. While not all topics are on current affairs, the channel does provide video-format explanations on political news, cultural news, tech news and so on. For visual or auditory learners, this is a great option to get caught up on feature stories such as the ones on “The Economist explains” playlist.

New York Magazine – this one is not entirely educational, nor mostly on current affairs in the traditional sense. However, they do have a great animated playlist called “The Science of Us”, which delves into answers on questions like how to get better sleep, why kids are vulnerable to advertising, and so on. Some of these topics may be great research references when writing papers or essays.

Don’t you just love these open educational resources (OERs)?

The search doesn’t end there! YouTube is becoming more and more of a resource for Open Educational Content. Read our article on the subject here. And, let us know how you use these resources for educational purposes! We’d love to hear your stories!

 

Educational YouTube resources for older learners – Part 1

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YouTube channels for older learners

This article is a follow up to our other articles listing educational YouTube resources. Check those out at the links below:

Those provide extensive resources and reviews of some great free content you can find on YouTube that is educational and fun!

Below we’re going to expand our list of educational YouTube resources by delving into the channels that may be best suited for older learners.

Here goes!

Educational YouTube channels for an expanded mind

Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD Comics) – this is a YouTube channel that uses the learning ability of illustration to explain university-level topics. However, they’re not all extremely complicated, and some younger kids may also like this channel. Also, not all are animated, but that doesn’t mean they lose their power of interest!

Wendover Productions – a great channel getting popular by explaining in a detailed way, with animation, the ‘why’ of life’s hassles and questions. For example, why is flying so expensive? When you find out what goes into a plane ticket, you may not hate airlines so much anymore! But there are also fun topics like, “Which way should toilet paper face?” and how to keep time on Mars. Great for creating a well-rounded mind that is aware of how our practical universe works.

The Infographics Show – while not all topics on this show are only for older learners, the YouTube channel does present some mature content that teens may be curious about, but too afraid to ask. Parents do check them out before suggesting to your kids!

The School of Life – all about philosophical subjects on life in general. They present animated and narrated videos on subjects about human emotions, human motives, and all things ‘human nature.’ These are not necessarily fact-based, but more a form of exploratory thought.

Big Think – we almost would have put this in the ‘science’ section below, but technically the channel covers other subjects, such as philosophy. Big Think brings together ‘big minds’ that give talking-head lectures in short, edited format. Here you’ll find ideas spoken by the engaging scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson and again, Bill Nye (of course!), among others.

Vlogbrothers – this is a more ‘vlog’ style video series, as the name suggests. However, the creators, brothers John and Hank Green, use their fame to educate their followers on important current issues. They also explore thought-provoking topics of epiphanies they have had during their week. Given the ‘smart-ness’ of their brains put together, there is no shortage of knowledge to be gleaned from their conversations to one another. And yes, this is the famous John Green who wrote the popular teen novels, ‘Paper Towns’ and ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, both of which have become theatre-hitting films.

And, by the way, this duo is also a successful YouTube channel generating factory. They are the minds behind Sci Show, Crash Course, and other niche channels such as 100days (coming up) and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (a fun mini series for any Jane Austen literature fan). And that’s just touching the surface of their accomplishments.

How to Adult – a great channel for learning very practical life skills and knowledge. For example, should you rent or buy? And just how do you manage finances? Or get a job? Although the channel has announced it’s ending, it’s still a great resource available online for, you guessed it, how to adult.

Nerdwriter1 – also an exploratory thought type of channel, this presenter uses essay-style scripts in voiceover format with great visuals to raise questions. The topics range across the board of what could count as a ‘thing’ to think about. The interesting factor here is the way in which the writer presents his ideas of thought, the structure of the thought and the things in life he notices. It may be the way that Donald Trump answers a question. Or it may be on the way that another YouTuber has revolutionized vlogging and filmography style. Or an observation about a movie. In short, nothing goes unnoticed in this detailed analysis of ‘anything.’ And teaching young minds to think this way, and then articulate it, or even just to absorb the thoughts is what is so interesting.

PBS Idea Channel – another channel where the focus may not be clear, but the presentation and articulation of ideas is what matters the most. Topics could be about copyright, or bias in algorithms. The aim seems to be more on dialogue than on sticking to a single subject.

Science YouTube channels for older learners

Business Insider Science – from climate change, to drug effects and the planet Mars, this channel explains a myriad of current and popular science subjects with video. And sometimes, science celebrities are featured on the channel, like Bill Nye and Richard Dawkins.

Scientific American – this is the official YouTube channel of the Scientific American magazine. Here you’ll find all things science, answering questions on topics from gravitational waves to how dogs understand us.

Conservation Strategy Fund – this is the type of channel you’d want to bookmark for when you have a research paper due on forestry or conservation policy topics, and need an easier way to digest the science of it all. Or, if you’re just interested in how policy affects our use of energy and resources.

Alex Dainis – made by a genetics grad student, this channel is a vlog-style YouTube channel that covers science topics. Great for high schoolers or university students trying to get a grasp on some class subjects.

Healthcare Triage – this channel may also be of great interest to parents. It’s a ‘talking head’ video style series on subjects related to current health news. The presenter is a doctor who also is a published writer. Any kids interested in medicinal sciences may like what he has to say.

DNews Plus – we’ve mentioned DNews in our first article on educational YouTube resources. Since then, the network has started a channel where a presenter delves deeper into a subject matter over a series of videos. The style is more like a podcast, with an unstructured script. However, it presents ideas and research on a scientific subject from different aspects. For

Thebrainscoop – although this channel’s presenter was mentioned before in our article on ‘more’ YouTube learning channels, the channel itself that brought her to fame was not. This one has been slightly controversial because of the graphic nature of the videos it presents. Therefore, we thought to include it in the list for older learners here. The interesting thing about this channel is that the presenter, Emilie, is passionate about taxidermy and natural history research in museums. She, along with her museum co-hosts aim to ‘normalize’ things like bugs and the dissection of animals in a scientific way, which is what any high schooler would need to do in a biology class anyway. Her motivation for the advancement and education of the field is evident, especially where females are involved (but not only females!).

Stated Clearly – while this channel could theoretically be used to show to younger learners, its topics may require a background understanding of high-school level (or higher) science. A strong proponent of evolutionary theory and the science behind it, these animated videos answer questions relating to DNA, biology, natural history, and so on.

We’ve got more YouTube resources!

It seems the search for quality educational content on YouTube is expanding and never ending. Stay tuned for next week when we list more educational YouTube channels, including current affairs channels for the new generation, engineering channels, and psychology learning channels.

Ways to use open education resources (OERs) when teaching

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Open education resources

In last week’s article, we discussed:

How teachers can benefit from open education resources (OERs)

However, according to an article on EdTech, the knowledge that open access course material and educational resources exists is slim. This is unfortunate considering that the movement’s aim is to provide more access, for which teacher awareness (in all grade levels) is essential.

So how can we as tutors and teachers begin using these materials that educators so passionately put online for all to use? Here are some ideas:

Know the barriers and limitations to OERs and how to overcome them

The OER movement is new, and may require a change of thought among leaders at your educational organization, or the company with which you work. Not only that, it may require some technical knowledge as the assumption is mostly that the material is made available through the Internet. Plus, you’ll need to be aware of what “open” and “creative commons” actually mean. Permissions can vary among educators who release their content. And sometimes “free” doesn’t always mean “open.” Here is a guide to open educational resources as a starting point for your discovery:

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/open-educational-resources

Start incorporating OERs as required reading material

This will not only help save the costs for student learning, it can expand the information a teacher has access to. Without filtration of gatekeepers at traditional publishing houses, you may be surprised what reading material you may find out there to ignite thought and ideas in the classroom.

Point students to OERs for their research projects

We live in the information age, so why force students to use books at the library? If the information they need is available online, and is just as good, if not more modern and up-to-date, then why not use it? Be sure to let them know where to find the OERs to include in their research papers or projects.

Use OERs to plan your course content or tutoring sessions

These can range from using Khan Academy (which we wrote about here) to iTunes U and plenty of other sources.

The site below lists open source resources for finding educational content:

https://opensource.com/education/13/4/guide-open-source-education

This archive of posts on Open Education Week’s website also has some resources to browse:

https://www.openeducationweek.org/resources

Get involved with open education

As an educator, you too can help to provide open educational resources for the world to access. Just imagine, without knowing it, you may be helping a school in an underfunded community gain access to materials that could contribute to life-changing education! Your involvement can also spark conversation and awareness with others, further spreading the knowledge of OERs.

While there may be debate on the benefits of open educational resources, there is no doubt a positive side to them, which we have seen in this article.

Keep up to date with our blog, as we hope to discuss other similar terms and movements, such as open universities, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and open courses – all of which are built upon open educational resources. We also welcome your feedback and contribution to this topic! If you would like to be interviewed for a future article on these subjects, get in touch!