OER lessons providing useful digital skills to employees who are new to online learning

Week	Topic	Resources	suitability
1	Search engine skills and web site verification	http://www.wikihow.com/Get-the-Best-Results-with-Internet-Search-Engines	M – This is aimed at students and not employees
2	Capturing, recording and organising work	http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/tundra-life-in-the-polar-extremes/social-bookmarking-the-power-of-diigo http://www.oercommons.org/courses/use-of-delicious-1/view http://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-management/management/technology-management/storing-and-processing-information/content-section-3	G – Straightforward overview of functions  of two bookmarks M – Content good but linked to an existing course with dates for assessed work to be submitted M – A little old (2008) a good general overview of cloud computing. Provides arguments for and against use of cloud computing.
3	Sharing, collaborating and setting up polls and surveys	http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-and-ict/preparing-your-digital-life-the-21st-century/content-section-3 http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/16038 http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/6901 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=288753 http://online.cofa.unsw.edu.au/learning- to-teach-online/ltto-episodes?view=video&video=267	G – Overview of online netiquette G - Intro to Google docs and Wikis M - Issues with forum bias M - Link to Survey Monkey’s tutorial…not impartial M - Overview on online collaboration and ‘teamwork’, from provider’s pov.
4	Creating an online presence with blogs	http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=305419 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/blog-basics-tutorial/view http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-and-ict/information-and-communication-technologies/web-workshop-part-1-personal-portals http://architecture.mit.edu/class/nature/resources/121005-wordpress-tutorial.pdf	G – Blogging basics G – Further info on setting up a blog M – Constructing a website, similar to blog G - PDF on Creating a blog with wordpress
5	Creating an online presence through social networking sites (LinkedIn, Twitter, Pintrest)	http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/technology/personaltech/29basics.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=Social%20networking%20sites&st=cse&scp=11 http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/technology/true_meaning_of_twitter_lashinsky.fortune/index.htm http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10949/1267/microblogging.pdf?sequence=2 http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/18478 http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2011/07/18/linkedins-reid-hoffman-how-benefit-100-million-people http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/communities-and-connections-social-interest-mapping	M - What not to share on social networking sites M- Introduction to Twitter G – Video and pdf on making practical use of Twitter  M - 10 basic tips for using LinkedIn M - LinkedIn and its potential G – Social networks and interest maps