These resources were collected for OER workshops held January 2018 in Oxford and Jackson, MS.
Workshop participants should come prepared with the following:
- Learning outcomes for each course to be developed.
- A laptop, to browse resources and actively develop your course.
- Your best work, as you will likely incorporate your own assessments, study guides, presentation materials, writing and other materials into your OER courses.
Workshop Facilitators
- Drs. Robert Cummings, Stephen Monroe, and Jocelyn Tipton, University of Mississippi
- Elizabeth Spica, Director of Teaching and Learning, Lumen Learning
- Chris Coppola, Chief Product Officer, Lumen Learning
Workshop Materials & Resources
Find complete courses and mix and match content from the Lumen course catalog.
Workshop Agendas
OER Course Mapping & Development Timeline. Find your custom course URL, course map, content resources, and timeline for course development here. If you are unable to edit, request access from elizabeth@lumenlearning.com.
Content Resources:
- Lumen’s Course Catalog: Content for 60+ Lumen-supported OER courses. Please also share with colleagues the Lumen Course List containing comprehensive, easy-to-adopt OER courses.
- Videos via YouTube and Ted Ed (licenses vary by resource)
- Open images via Flickr and Google
- Finding OER Content (see list on “OER Content Sources” tab)
- Citing Sources: Copyright Resources
- Creating Content
If you have questions or trouble accessing any resources, please contact elizabeth@lumenlearning.com.
Lumen OER Courses for
What are Lumen OER Courses?
Lumen Learning uses open educational resources (OER) to create well-designed, highly-effective digital course materials for general education and high-enrollment college courses. For a low-cost support fee, complete OER course materials with LMS integration, automatic grade return, content customization, personalized learning tools, technical and faculty support are provided. Free, unsupported versions of Lumen’s OER courses are available through their website.
During the 2016-2017 academic year, 125,000 students at over 150 colleges and universities used Lumen-supported OER course materials, saving an estimated $11.9 million on textbook costs.
Types of Lumen OER Courses
Lumen offers three different types of course packages, Waymaker, OHM, and Candela.
Lumen Waymaker
OER combined with high-touch personalized learning tools aim to strengthen metacognition and student success.
✓ Time-saving messaging tools to deepen student-instructor connections
✓ Personalized study plans to guide students
✓ Enriched OER course materials
✓ Data-driven learning design
Download: Waymaker Feature Guide
Overview: Lumen Waymaker
Lumen OHM
Designed by educators, Lumen Online Homework Manager (OHM) draws from thousands of interactive assessment questions to help students master math and other quantitative skills.
✓ Digital homework system for hands-on practice
✓ Customizable courses
✓ Immediate feedback for students
✓ Use with online, blended and emporium classes
Download: OHM Feature Guide
Overview: Lumen OHM
Lumen Candela
With a variety of course materials, Candela is more than just a textbook — it’s an extremely affordable alternative to expensive textbooks at the college level.
✓ Open educational resources for 60+ courses
✓ Curated open content
✓ Access for every student
✓ Fully customizable learning materials
Download: Candela Course Catalog
Overview: Lumen Candela
Featured Courses
Learn more about some of Lumen’s leading OER courses.
Waymaker Introduction to Psychology
This comprehensive, ready-to-adopt Introduction to Psychology course provides thorough coverage of all topics covered in a typical introductory course, including biological psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social and personality psychology, and mental and physical health.
Video: Course Walkthrough
Waymaker Concepts in Statistics
Using highly interactive learning design, this ready-to-adopt Concepts in Statistics course teaches the fundamental principles of statistical inference. Simulations and lab-style synthesis activities invite hands-on exploration.
Video: Course Walkthrough
Lumen OHM College Algebra
This College Algebra course develops students’ understanding of complex algebraic principles. With the OpenStax College Algebra book as a foundation, this course augments learning with worked examples in text and video. Each module begins with real-world problems we can solve using concepts explored in that section, to engage students and provide context for how to apply math in everyday life.
Video: Lumen OER Math Overview
Waymaker Introduction to Business
This ready-to-adopt Introduction to Business course develops students’ understanding of business fundamentals with learning design structured around timely, real-world case studies and examples.
Video: Course Walkthrough
Waymaker English Composition I
This course develops students’ critical reading, writing, and research skills at the college level, with course design structured around essential parts of the academic writing process.
Video: Course Walkthrough
Lumen OHM Math for Liberal Arts
Lumen’s Math for Liberal Arts is designed to provide students with the mathematical skills necessary to fulfill a liberal arts degree. OER content combines curated text, videos, practice problems, and other learning activities, including real-world examples to provide context for how mathematical concepts apply in everyday life.
Video: Lumen OER Math Overview
Lumen Learning Community Support
- Contact support.lumenlearning.com; request help online
- Make an appointment to meet 1:1 with a member of the Lumen support team.
- Join the Lumen Community Slack
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