This post presents curricular alignment as the next big challenge for open educational resources (OER). "Alignment addresses such issues as matching the structure, vocabulary, navigation, and assessment mechanisms of diverse materials in a way which saves educators' time when using these materials." To address this, Shivai Chandra proposes the creation of a curricular alignment hub that "would be a centralised, dynamic hub to coordinate, train, standardise, and share alignment efforts." There's a concept note available on Google Docs for comments and sharing. As always, the disagreements will be found in the details, for example, the critique of the crowdsharing approach and the recommendation that consultatants be engaged to map resources to curricula.
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