Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.
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Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?
1. Open Educational Resources:
What are they and where do I find
them?
February 10, 2017
Excellence in Teaching Conference
Margie Maxfield Huth, Systems Librarian
Amy Castillo, Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian
Dick Smith Library, Tarleton State University
2. Definition of Open Educational Resources (OER)
"Open Educational Resources (OER) are any type of educational
materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an
open license. The nature of these open materials means that
anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them.
OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes,
assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation.”
- UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-are-open-
educational-resources-oers/)
3. Essentially OERs are:
Teaching & Learning Materials released under an open license and
freely available online for anyone to use
Can be smaller, standalone resources that can be mixed & combined
such as tutorials or lesson plans
Can also be larger such as course modules, textbooks, & software
The idea is to create, share, & use materials so that future users
benefit
4. Why OER?
For Educators & Authors:
OER provides flexibility - “...can curate, tailor, and share OERs to perfectly suit their
curriculum, and share their innovations freely.”(1)
Can contribute to high, quality OERs for use around the world
For Students:
OER provides an alternative to rising costs of education
Eliminates cost barrier associated with purchasing a traditional textbook
(1) SPARC OER Fact Sheet http://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SPARC-Open-Education-Fact-Sheet.pdf
18. Supplemental Free Resources
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) - http://www.doabooks.org/doab
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) -
http://www.oapen.org/home
My NASA Data - http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/
Art Images for College Teaching - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict
World Digital Library - https://www.wdl.org/en/
19. For Administrators
Reach out to the platforms
OpenSUNY OER Success Framework - http://textbooks.opensuny.org/oer-success-
framework/
20. It’s In Your Hands Now (Why Open Education Matters) -
https://youtu.be/aUFjHDP35Rs
22. Resources and References
JISC Guide to Open Educational Resources: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/open-
educational-resources
UNESCO Open Educational Resources:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-
knowledge/open-educational-resources/
Open Washington - http://www.openwa.org/
SPARC OER - http://sparcopen.org/open-education/
Editor's Notes
Includes 4 evaluations of quality from University of California System faculty. Also links textbooks to specific classes and gives a description for those courses.
Nonprofit organization, initiative of Rice University and supported by several foundations
Professional, high-quality textbooks
Peer-reviewed
Some include supporting materials
Also offers an option to have a low-cost printed version made
Includes class materials, full courses and textbooks.
Also includes open courses, textbooks and classroom materials.
Includes open courses formatted as Google docs so you can download and edit them to your needs.
Open textbooks that are in use or have been in use by universities in the University of Minnesota system.