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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
WHY OER?
• OER textbooks and materials maximize student access • The first words in district strategic goals
• “1. Maximize student access…”
OER = COLLABORATION
• Common vision: committed to having open source textbooks for most courses
• Instructors pilot textbooks to assess suitability, quality and need for resources
• We work together to find and develop support resources
HOW ARE WE USING IT?
• Traditional textbook(s) • Group activities • Worksheets • Videos • Websites • Self-assessments
SPECIALIZE CONTENT
• Readings • Chapters • Excerpts • news articles
• Videos • Instructor-created • Student
Contributions
INSTRUCTOR-EDITED TEXTBOOK
Boundless Text https://www.boundless.com/
$29.99 vs. $100
Add/Removed Chapters • Customize Chapters • Customize Sections • Focus materials
INSTRUCTOR-INSERTED CHAPTERS
Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/
Free
Pull from multiple disciplines
Some resources
OER AND THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Source: California Career Cafe. Available at http://www.cacareercafe.com/start/interests/.
Source: O-Net. Available at http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
Source: University of Minnesota Career Services. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxmMkgPmaQ&t=6s
ACCESS
• Example: Students in MATH 116 (Algebra) no longer worry about…. • “Can I pay for my textbooks?” • “Can I pass this class without buying the
book?” • “How will I study for the first few weeks
without the book…” • “I have a disability…”
• Everyone has ACCESS and EQUITY is increased
HOW ARE WE CREATING OER?
• How we provide “access” needs to be expanded • New Technology!
• Example: Online Biol 107 (General Biology) • Youtube OER Lecture videos
that I have recorded • Publically available to the
world!
“ACCESS” IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• OER Lecture Videos have increased access for my students • Anyone able to attend just the lab is able to get a similar
quality education as face-to-face through my lectures and course
• Everyone benefits (ESOL, hearing impaired, etc.)
• My OER lecture video have increased access to students across the world! • One video has ~1000 views!
• Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) OER Cultural Anthropology textbook
• 3 year project
• Editorial board
• Each chapter has different author/s
• Publication date est. Fall 2017
• Creative Commons license
• Many chapters • Authors are teaching
anthropologists
• Several well-known authors
• Additional material in appendices
MULTIPLE AUTHORS –DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
Adopt an OER textbook
Use a variety of resources
Create OER yourself