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Adopting Free and Open Resources: A Faculty Panel Discussion

Facilitated by:

Kate Williamson, ARC

Andi Adkins Pogue, CRC

Megan Ozeran, FLC

Rebecca Goodchild, SCC

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Agenda

  • Welcome & Introductions
  • Zoom Poll - OER Knowledge
  • OER Basics
  • OER Research
  • Faculty Panel
  • How to get involved on your campus (committees, etc.)
  • Future directions & issues

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OER 411 - What? Why?

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions.

Why?

  • Textbook cost savings
  • Increased student success
  • Access to textbook on first day of class
  • Equity

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OER Helps Close Equity Gaps - See additional Research

What are students saying about textbook costs?

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Panel

  • Panelists introduce themselves
    • Name, college, department, OER experience (brief)
  • Questions from attendees
    • Please write your questions in chat
  • Initial questions
    • When did you start using OERs?
    • Was it easy to find OERs for your courses?
    • What was the student reaction?
    • Do you have any recommendations for faculty who want to adopt OER (or other low-cost materials) but haven’t yet?

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How to get involved at your college

  • AERC - Affordable Educational Resources Committee (SCC)
  • ALMC - Affordable Learning Materials Committee (ARC)
  • AERC - Affordable Educational Resources Committee (CRC)
  • ALMC - Affordable Learning Materials Committee (FLC)

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What’s next in OER?

  • Issues
    • Equity
      • Digital inclusion
      • Lack of representation
    • Accessibility
    • Gaps
    • ZTC adoption
  • Incentives/$$

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Questions?

Questions? Need help? Rant? Urges to share overwhelming, effusive praise? Want an egregiously deep dive into Creative Commons licenses? Thought we would go ddeeeeppp into Terms and Conditions and feel toyed with? Ask. Your. Questions.