Although the OER Teachers' Network project has come to its end, European Schoolnet is taking forward the work on the "travel well" resources and features in the framework of a European project entitled eQualityNet (eQNet).

Coordinated by European Schoolnet, the 3-year Comenius Multilateral Network eQualityNet is investigating the “travel well” idea and developing quality criteria for educational resources building on the findings and work of several previous projects.

Moses Mwale is the National Chairperson of SchoolNet Zambia and is involved in the OER Teachers' Network. He has recently reported on the Zambian teachers' findings of the use of OER.

From: e-learning Africa

Interactive simulations
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php

resource name: Ancient Greece
url: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/menu.html

students' age group: 17 - 18+
academic subject: History

description of resource and comments:
This has everything I need for my teaching about this theme. It is logical, clever, rich visually and easy to take in. On this site is many interactivity, for example about ancient architecture: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/acropolis/challenge/cha_set.html

use again rating: 5
travel well rating: 5

resource name: Animated guide to earthquakes
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4126809.stm

students' age group: 13 - 15
academic subject: Geography

description of resource and comments:
I use the material the way it was because it had a video about the earthquake, Tornado, Tsunami. In this case students learn more through visual. It showed the visual /animation steps on how Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis develop and erupt; the resource was good and it had good content. Other teachers can also use the material.

use again rating: 5

resource name: Ecosystems
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/webs/flash/weboflife.swf

students' age group: 8 - 14
academic subject: Environmental education

description of resource and comments:
I added with flipchart graphics and simplicity and it fullfiled my requirements.

use again rating: 5
travel well rating: 5

resource name: blood groups
url: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/landsteiner/index.html

students' age group: 12 - 16
academic subject: Biology

description of resource and comments:
I prepared it as flipchart. Pros: reality and effectivness of use. Cons: advert at the end. This is one the best LR I have known.

use again rating: 5
travel well rating: 5

resource name: Marxist Internet Archive
url: http://www.marxists.org/

students' age group: 15 - 18+
academic subject: History

description of resource and comments:
The site is an outstanding source analysis site. Student can read original documents and analyse as required. The richness of original sources (letters, images,books, articles) are big assests. Visually attractive and easy to use. There is so much rich source material on this site that it can be used over and over. Is not location dependent at all.

use again rating: 5
travel well rating: 5

resource name: Engine animations
url: http://www.k-wz.de/e/overview.html

students' age group: 13 - 15
academic subject: Cross-curricular education

description of resource and comments:

It is a series of animations that are the perfect introduction to how each engine works. Very clear and simple. Needed no adaptation as it matched my needs exactly ... designed by a teacher. Clear and simple. Animations have no cultural bias.

use again rating: 5
travel well rating: 5