Thread by @humcommons

With the fall semester approaching for many of our users, we want to highlight a few of the ways that @humcommons can help make planning and managing courses easier. So, without further ado:

What tools does HC offer educators? A THREAD (1/?)

#edu #edchat #CollegeTeaching

Since we posted about this yesterday, it makes sense to start w/the CORE Repository’s syllabus collection. There are 200+ syllabi for you to peruse & download. Make sure to check the @creativecommons license attached to know how/if you can use it. hcommons.org/deposits/?face… (2/?)

@creativecommons Even if you don’t find a syllabus that fits your particular course, you can always draw inspiration from the other syllabi… who knows? You may find assessment ideas or student guidelines that work for your course! (3/?)

@creativecommons There are other things beyond syllabi to find in CORE that can help educators. Whether you’re in the process of designing an entire course or specific lessons, check out the Course Materials collection. (4/?)

@creativecommons In CORE's Course Materials collection, you’ll find various items to use in class, from lecture notes to discussion questions to unit plans, and beyond! hcommons.org/deposits/?face… (5/?)

@creativecommons Again, don’t forget to check the creative commons license attached to each item so you know exactly if/how you can use it in your own work! (6/?)

@creativecommons And of course, don’t forget to upload yr own syllabus &/or course materials to CORE once they’re ready to share! Not only will this help other educators, but your teaching work will gain its own DOI & a readership it normally might not receive. hcommons.org/deposits/item/… (7/?)

@creativecommons Along with CORE, @humcommons groups can also be a valuable resource to any educator. I’ll share a list of edu-focused groups in my next tweet. These groups are all great spaces for you to chat with other educators and share or co-create teaching materials. (8/?)

@creativecommons Some example #edu -focused HC groups:
#OER - hcommons.org/groups/open-ed…
Education & Pedagogy - hcommons.org/groups/educati…
#GradStudent Teachers - hcommons.org/groups/graduat…
& more!
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@creativecommons You can also create an HC group for your class and ask your students to create HC accounts and join the group. You can set the group’s privacy settings to public, private, or hidden. (10/?)

@creativecommons Educators have used groups in the past as off-campus discussion spaces for their students. For an example, check out the ENG 1302-056 group (it’s private, so you won’t see much): hcommons.org/groups/eng-130… (11/?)

@creativecommons The last HC tool for educators to highlight is sites. As you may know, our users can build many types of sites tied to their HC profiles- personal sites, blogs, project sites, event sites, etc. (12/?)

@creativecommons Perhaps the most relevant types of site for educators are class sites and digital anthologies… (13/?)

@creativecommons Course sites are great because they provide a digital space for you to place all relevant course information and materials (ie: syllabus, course reading assignments, etc.), making it easy for students to locate and access. (14/?)

@creativecommons You can also ask students to post comments to your site’s posts in which they discuss the assigned reading. For example, check out Dr. Stan Renard’s class discussion on the Intro to the Music Industry course site: mus2263.hcommons.org/september-7-pa… (15/?)

@creativecommons You might chose to share ownership of your course site with your students and have them take on the responsibility of publishing blog posts each week. For example, check out the posts on @plaidsicle ‘s Digital Cultures course site: engl6560.hcommons.org (16/?)

@creativecommons @plaidsicle Example HC course sites (though there are many excellent ones out there!):
Jurisprudence of 9/11: jurisprudence911.hcommons.org
Intro to the Music Industry: mus2263.hcommons.org
BIB 525– Miqra’ot Gedolot: ajubib525.ajs.hcommons.org
Digital Cultures - engl6560.hcommons.org/syllabus/
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@creativecommons @plaidsicle The other type of course site that may be helpful to a college educator is the digital anthology site. You can either create your own (if your readings are all in the public domain) or use one of the anthologies already built as an #OER textbook for your students. (18/?)

@creativecommons @plaidsicle Some @humcommons digital anthology/textbook/resource sites:
American Literature Anthology Project: amlit1.hcommons.org
Literary Studies in the Digital Age: dlsanthology.mla.hcommons.org
1917 Resources: 1917resources.aseees.hcommons.org
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@creativecommons @plaidsicle Finally, you might want to check out some of the helpful presentations made during the #HCTwitterConf19, which we’ve archived over here:

conference.hcommons.org/schedule/

Many were pedagogy-focused & since this was a Twitter conference, you can ‘attend’ whenever you want!
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@creativecommons @plaidsicle ...That’s it for now, though I’m sure educators will find even more ways to use the tools HC offers! Thanks for reading through this thread and please respond here if you have any questions or if you’d like to share something you’ve built/used on HC for your own courses! (21/21)