The new OER Collection plug-in, which is in test mode, enables the low-threshold and sustainable use of open educational resources in teaching. Teachers can use it to search for suitable OER via the OERhub, a search engine for OER in Austrian higher education, and embed them directly into their Moodle course.
Whether it is documents, instructional videos, podcasts, images or slides, educational resources can be integrated into courses in a didactically useful way with little effort. This gives students access to a wide range of teaching and learning materials to promote personal engagement and collaborative discussion of current topics.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Digital Teachingteam and the ZID E-learning team developed the plug-in together as part of a project at the University of Vienna.
Detailed user guides (in German) on how to use the OER collection and further information on OER at the University of Vienna (in German) support teachers in their practical application.
Help shape Moodle
The learning platform is constantly being developed and new features, such as the OER collection, are added at regular intervals. The Moodle Preview test environment allows employees and students to test new features, find out about current developments and planned changes in Moodle and create a personal course.
The feedback form allows all users to contribute ideas on how the e-learning platform can be improved or further developed. This is how Moodle can be actively shaped at the University of Vienna.