At MSU, we have been developing OER textbooks such as Basic Hindi, Basic Urdu, Basic Persian, Basic Khmer, and Basic Vietnamese. After the success of these OER textbooks, we proposed a project to the IRS at the U.S. Department of Education. Our project received funding, and the objectives of this project are to develop, publish, and disseminate specialized instruction materials in the form of OER language textbooks. The proposed activities include: (i) developing OER content for multiple languages and levels textbooks for Asian LCTLs over a three-year period, for a total of 12 volumes.; (ii) convening workshops for groups of OER textbook authors to plan and initiate textbook creation; and (iii) publishing and promoting OER textbooks development in collaboration with MSU language faculty members affiliated with COTSEAL, SALTA, SEALC, SASLI, and SEASSI. These textbooks also undergo copy editing and accessibility tests to ensure these OER books follow all the accessibility guidelines.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Learn about developing LCTL OER materials and pedagogical design behind it.
- Use the pressbook and H5P tools to develop interactive and digitally active teaching and learning materials for LCTLs.
