This session explores student–staff partnership in co-creating interactive Open Educational Resources (OER) in medical education.
Using the OpenStax Microbiology Ancillaries (OSMA) project and a current collaboration with a medical student developing immunology resources for a Foundations of Allergic Diseases (FAD) module, we demonstrate how students and educators can co-create inclusive, scalable learning materials using H5P, generative AI, case-based learning, and the IDEA framework.
We reflect on how AI can accelerate resource creation while still requiring human pedagogical oversight, critical review, and inclusive design. Through comparison of modular LMS-embedded activities and textbook-style interactive resources, we explore tensions around usability, scalability, openness, and quality.
Co-presented by an educator and student partner, this session offers dual perspectives and practical strategies for engaging students as partners in AI-enhanced OER development.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- By the end of this session, participants will be able to:.
- Evaluate different approaches for developing and delivering interactive OER (modular LMS-based vs textbook-style).
- Identify strategies for engaging students as partners in AI-enhanced OER co-creation.
- Apply inclusive and pedagogically informed design principles (e.g., UDL) when using AI to develop educational resources.
- Consider trade-offs between scalability, openness, quality assurance, and human oversight in digital resource development.
