THREE Exciting (Free!) Professional Development Opportunities | Assessment, Learning, Teaching

"if you are looking for clear and concise professional development regarding [1] Open Educational Resources (OER) [2] Adopting Open Textbooks, [3] Planning an Effective Digital Learning Transition (DLT) ... Here are three faculty-centered (and free) opportunities offered by reputable institutions! [1] How to Use Open Educational Resources ... The eLearning folks here at SBCTC are pleased and proud to announce a new course (free!) course for faculty:  How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER). The purpose of this course is to provide information and experience in using open educational resources (OER) in your teaching practice ... [2] Adopting Open Textbooks ... BCcampus is offering a free online workshop on adopting open textbooks.  Geared towards faculty, staff, and students on your campus who want to understand the steps to adoption, this self-paced course runs from September 23 thru Oct 18 ... [3] Digital Learning Transition (DLT) ... The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) wants you to know about an upcoming free, online course designed to help district and school leaders plan for the effective use of technology. This isn’t another course about how to 'use' technology; this course helps education leaders develop plans and policies to implement digital learning in support of sound instructional practices and specific goals for student achievement.  We are pleased to announce the Digital Learning Transition (DLT) Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed) that was created by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education and the Alliance’s Project 24 initiative ..."