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During this self-paced course, you will engage in a real-world authentic instructional evaluation challenge that centers on the evaluation and revision of free open educational resources (OER) for adult basic education. This open service-learning course is facilitated by Designers for Learning Links to an external site., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States. We coordinate service-learning opportunities with those who seek to gain experience creating instruction and other types of performance improvement solutions to support important social causes. In this project-based course, you will gain both instructional evaluation and design experience when you revise or adapt the instructional materials that will be made available for free to adult educators and learners in the Adult Learning Zone group on OER Commons Links to an external site..

Where do I begin?

• Before you start the course, please read through the Canvas User Orientation, and complete the Canvas Welcome Survey.
• To get started with the course, visit Module 0: Let's Get Started!

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How is this course structured?

After you have completed the Canvas User Orientation and Canvas Welcome Survey, take a moment to review the course structure:

• This course is structured within modules that organize the materials you will review and complete. See the listing of modules in the table above that includes links to the first page of each module.
• When you return to the course, or if you get lost, remember that the Modules list appears in the left sidebar of every page where you can view your progress, and review the past, current, and upcoming material.
• All of the course modules are open for your review. However, given this is a project-based course, we request that you proceed through the course materials in numerical order starting with Module 0 and ending with Module 3.
• This course is designed to be self-guided with no due dates for Discussions, Reflections, and Assignments. Course facilitators will provide periodic Announcements that will serve as progress checkpoints.
• If you need help, please post your question in one of our two Learner Support Forums. If you have a general question about your project, post your question in the Ask a Subject Matter Expert forum. Questions about using the Canvas Network course management platform can be posted within the Canvas Help forum.