I think nearly every teacher I’ve talked to has advised me on the benefits of using any existing resources I can find, rather than trying constantly to create everything from scratch. As new teachers, doing all we can to avoid burnout in those first years (and beyond) is key. And, after all, imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? Ironic, considering my last blog discussing copyright and fair dealing, among other things.
As an aid to myself, and anyone else who stumbles across this blog, I’ve started to collect a list of OER collections and OER-related resources that may be useful in the future:
Great idea, this will be really helpful in the future!