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Open Resources for Biology Education (ORBE): A Resource Collection

Authors :
Sanah Ahm
Tiffany Adjei-Opong
Ashley B. Heim
Keenan Noyes
Kelly Schmid
Brian A. Couch
MacKenzie R. Stetzer
Lillian G. Senn
Erin Vinson
Michelle K. Smith
Kira Treibergs
Source :
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. 2024 25(2).
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In undergraduate life sciences education, open educational resources (OERs) increase accessibility and retention for students, reduce costs, and save instructors time and effort. Despite increasing awareness and utilization of these resources, OERs are not centrally located, and many undergraduate instructors describe challenges in locating relevant materials for use in their classes. To address this challenge, we have designed a resource collection (referred to as Open Resources for Biology Education, ORBE) with 89 unique resources that are primarily relevant to undergraduate life sciences education. To identify the resources in ORBE, we asked undergraduate life sciences instructors to list what OERs they use in their teaching and curated their responses. Here, we summarize the contents of the ORBE and describe how educators can use this resource as a tool to identify suitable materials to use in their classroom context. By highlighting the breadth of unique resources openly available for undergraduate biology education, we intend for the ORBE to increase instructors' awareness and use of OERs.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1935-7877 and 1935-7885
Volume :
25
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1437928
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive