Secondary History Teacher’s Online Resource Search Behaviors: Research Findings

• In Event: D&D - Practical Use of Open Source and Open Educational Resources

Short Description

Many teachers go online to locate classroom resources. Online databases of Open Educational Resources (OERs) they may encounter frequently provide little or no scaffolding to help them identify/locate resources. Database search engines can be confusing; results can be overwhelming. This presentation reports survey findings from 1250 high school history teachers. It discusses history OER database search engine functionality and design, help functions, OER modification, and participation in user-provided data creation.

Authors

• Ward Cates, Lehigh University

• Paige Hawkins Mattke, Lehigh University