Open Educational Resources

From "Inside Higher Ed": "Students who actually read pretty good material (OER) outperform students who skip 'great' material."

Thought-provoking blog post on how we define "quality" educational materials.

Presentation Given at ACRL's 2021 Virtual Conference (14 Apr.) by ASU's Amanda Langdon, Gettysburg College's Janelle Wartzberger & Mary Elmquist, and Harrisburg Area Community College's Andrea Hartrampf.

"One significant advantage for instructors is the ability to remix and edit content as needed to localize and adapt materials to individual and group needs, thereby promoting equity and differentiation for individuals and underserved learners... Furthermore, reducing barriers to publication and dissemination of materials can also empower the voices of traditionally marginalized educators, such as adjuncts, women, and BIPOC faculty, encouraging more democratized and open scholarship."

Great summary of why to adopt NOW.

This episode of The Key examines the state of open educational resources and other affordable textbook options, as impacted by the pandemic. (23 Mar. 2021)

SPARC's webcast (4 Mar. 2021)

All sessions / presentations from the Open Ed Virtual Conference (Nov. 9-13, 2020) are available to view.

Presentation from Channel Islands, CA (Nov. 6, 2018) that emphasizes the impact on HSI.

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From the open book: Open at the Margins, "Chapter 6: Reflections on Generosity of Spirit: Barriers to Working in the Open."

Watson, C. Edward; Domizi, Denise P.; Clouser, Sherry A. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, v18 n5 p287-304 Aug 2017

From the American Council on Education (ACE; ACEnet.edu), the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities.

Hawaii tried to mandate OER. Inside Higher Ed reports how it did NOT work.

Series of recorded webinars from Open Oregon on different topics around Open Education.

"Two-thirds of students reported skipping buying course materials because they were too expensive... Some members of Congress have joined the movement to provide free textbooks to university students."

2023 June 18
Short blog post on accessibility, interactivity, currency, etc.

2023 June 12
Financial burden of course materials (opinion piece)

2023 June 11
AI meets OER

From the UK's Higher Education Policy Institute, 2023 19 June.