- Edith Garland Dupré Library
- Research Guides
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Communicating the Value of OER
Open Educational Resources (OER)
This guide provides faculty a basic understanding of Open Educational Resources (OER), including how to find, evaluate, use and adapt OER materials for their own courses.
Acknowledgment
Material in this guide is reused and adapted with permission from the OER guide by the Office of Information Literacy at University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Organizations
The following organizations are dedicating to supporting OER and facilitating their use in academia. If you'd like to further support open learning, please visit their websites. Some resources also go beyond the information on this guide to give more extensive information on OER.
Appeal to Administration
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Compelling Reasons to Adopt OER for Senior ManagementGives an explanation of OER specifically for administrators. Includes information on marketing, quality, productivity, and institutional reputation.
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Lumen Learning Impact MeterAdjust the meter to match the data from your institution. This is the potential impact OER could have for your students! Includes total amount of money students are spending on textbooks as well as how much each learning objective costs in comparison.
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Open Textbooks: A Policy GuideProvides current, relevant information on the textbook issue for students. Also gives sample programs and information on how to get grants and develop robust programs around OER.
Other Resources
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Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources Promo KitIncludes a glossary, sample policies, marketing materials, and case studies to help get buy in from stakeholders. Be sure to download the needs assessment as a starting point.
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CCCOER Policy ModelsMostly policies that R1 universities are currently implementing but can still be helpful as a framework.
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Why OER Matter Handout from SPARCProvides statistics about rising textbook costs.
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Why Open Education Matters VideoSimple video that can be shown to stakeholders to explain what basic open education is.
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ACRL Post: Alternate Textbooks + Engaged Students = Retention ValueCovers cutting costs for students and impact.