LibGuides: Scholarly Communication Services Toolkit: Open Educational Resources (OER)

See the following Research Guides for more information, or refer them to others as needed.

Open Educational Resources Research Guide
Broader topics include: Using OER for instruction; Why use OER; Find OER; and Slides and presentations.

Evaluating OER (Handout)
Do you need to advice on ways to evaluate an OER for an instructor? See this handout for some points to consider.

Related Research Guides (FAU Libraries)

Search for Free-to-Use Images (Images Research Guide)
Free Resources (Research Guide)
A curated list of various cultural, educational, organizational and governmental organizations that provide information and documents that may be reused as OER.

Busting Myths about Fair Use in Open Education (Webinar)
Slides for this webinar are available at Google Slides.
Open Education Network YouTube Page
The Open Education Network (formerly known as Open Textbook Network) is an alliance of higher education institutions and consortia working to improve access, affordability and academic success through the use of open education resources and practices. Their page includes past webinars to promote knowledge of open education resources and commonly asked FAQs.
Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources (American University)
Resilient Digital Materials for Teaching and Learning: Copyright and Open Education Strategies Webinar Series

SPARC Open Education
See SPARC's explanation of open education and the role of OER along with their listservs, activities and communities centered on these topics.
Open FL (Florida Virtual Campus)
FLVC's guide for open education and OER resources and programming in Florida.
Open Education Network (OEN)
Formerly Open Textbook Network, OEN promotes access, affordability, and student success through the use of open textbooks
Open Education Resources (Open Education Global)

Recommended Readings

Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources by Olena Zhadko; Susan Ko Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources is a practical guide that assists faculty and institutions looking to adopt and implement OER and to foster meaningful, effective learning experiences through the course design process. Chapters loaded with tips, case examples, and guidance from practitioners advise readers through each step necessary for sustainable OER initiatives, from preliminary planning and course redesign through teaching, learning, and faculty development. Written by two authors with direct experience in training higher education professionals to use OER, this is a comprehensive resource for faculty, instructional designers, course developers, librarians, information technologists, and administrators hoping to rethink and refresh their curricula by moving beyond traditional textbooks. An authors' website expands the book with resources, templates, and examples of implementation models, including faculty development workshop OER materials that can be adopted by readers.
Call Number: LB3045.74 .Z53 2020
ISBN: 9780367140694
Publication Date: 2019-12-20
Oer by Andrew Wesolek (Editor); Anne Langley (Editor); Jonathan Lashley (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1945398795
Publication Date: 2018-10-01