Most recent public comments by Sarah Dowhal https://nowcomment.com/users/25159 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=640722 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=640722 I think this sentence best describes my use of OER. Outside of my job as a teacher for the deaf I teach American Sign Language class at our local community college. This class is not for college credit, it is considered a community education class. This means that people of any age are welcome to take the class. They do have to pay $29 for 11 classes. I just started doing this last spring and plan to continue through March 2017. Because the class is a community class and not for college credit I do not want to require my students to buy textbooks. Instead I use an OER called ASL University. The person who created the sight Bill Victors says, "I designed this communication-focused curriculum for my own in-person college ASL classes and put it online to make it easy for my students to access. I decided to open the material up to the world for free since there are many parents of Deaf children who NEED to learn how to sign but may live too far from a traditional classroom. Now people have the opportunity to study from almost anywhere via mobile learning, but I started this approach many years ago -- way before it became the new normal. You can self-study for free (or take it as an actual course for $483, see here for more details). Many college students use this site as an easy way to support what they are learning in their local ASL classes." I use this site as a way to build a curriculum and for my students to access free resources. I enjoy using this site and I think my students find the videos extremely beneficial. http://www.lifeprint.com/index.htm Sat, 17 Dec 2016 01:32:37 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66909?scroll_to=637885 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66909?scroll_to=637885 Students: Please watch the video and read the infograph/list of discussion board etiquette tips. Pick one tip and comment why this tip is important. Respond to at least one other student keeping in mind all the etiquette guidelines. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:16:06 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64087?scroll_to=607494 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64087?scroll_to=607494 Please read the article and make two comments that you feel you can relate to Kristin's story. You can comment about an experience you have had or feelings that you have similar to Kristin's. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 20:05:16 -0500