Integrating OERs for Science Education

The course aims at promoting the use of OERs as part of science education. Pedagogy of Science is based on the fact that what students learn is to be in the connection with the real world, it has to have applications and relevant use, it should be able to cater to the diversity of races, cultures of the students. What is it about learning science that is so difficult or challenging that most students choose not to continue taking science beyond the required courses and most adults feel uncomfortable participating in science-related debates, even those that impact their communities. The answer is it is the lack of proper dissemination of the content and that is why it becomes essentially important to empower the science teachers which can make them feel confident about preparing their own content so as to make the entire process of teaching- learning more relevant, need based and meaningful. The project would focus on identifying the various OERs available for delivery of content. It will also guide as to how the same can be integrated for the daily teaching-learning process and make science learning more experiential and fun.